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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accepts role in Calgary advising law firm
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
EDMONTON – Jason Kenney, more than three months after stepping down as Alberta’s premier, has landed a new role as a Calgary-based adviser in law firm Bennett Jones. Kenney, who is also a former federal cabinet minister, will work in the public policy group. Kenney says on Twitter he looks forward to the new job ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group says private school near Montreal ignored racism complaints
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A private high school west of Montreal is promising to make changes, following allegations that administrators for years ignored complaints about racist bullying targeting two Black students. Joel DeBellefeuille, founder of Montreal-based anti-racism group Red Coalition, said the family of the two girls approached his organization after administrators brushed off their complaints. “They’ve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wilkinson says ‘just transition’ bill for energy workers isn’t expected for months
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says legislation to oversee the government’s plan to protect jobs during the clean-energy transition is still months away. The minister had indicated recently that the long-promised “just transition” legislation could be tabled early this year. That prospect prompted outcry in Alberta, where the energy transition will have the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs vote unanimously to have Canada resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghur people
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament have unanimously called on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China. Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi proposed the motion last June, calling on the government to launch a program in 2024 to bring Uyghurs and other Muslims of Turkic origin to Canada. The UN ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group says administrators at private school near Montreal ignored racism complaints
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A private school west of Montreal is promising action after allegations that for years administrators ignored complaints about racist bullying targeting two Black students. Joel DeBellefeuille, the founder of Montreal-based anti-racism group Red Coalition, says two teenage sisters who attend Collège Bourget in Rigaud, Que., have been called the N-word, spit on and ... Read More »
1 responseWork conditions in long-term care must go beyond new standards: labour congress
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says new standards to improve the quality of long-term care are not enough to address the serious staffing issues that led to dismal and deadly conditions for seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts with the non-profit Health Standards Organization this week released updated guidelines for delivering ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals set to introduce law delaying expansion of medically assisted dying regime
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to introduce a law as early as Thursday to delay the extension of medically assisted dying eligibility to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder. Justice Minister David Lametti announced in December that Ottawa intended to seek the delay after hearing concerns the health-care system might ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drug users say B.C. ‘fight continues’ during decriminalization amid safe supply calls
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will “fight back” against any efforts to seize illicit substances that meet the 2.5-gram threshold allowed under the first such policy in Canada. The meeting at the office of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Tory interim leader, longtime Manitoba MP Candice Bergen stepping down
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Former Conservative interim leader and longtime Manitoba member of Parliament Candice Bergen has announced she is stepping down. Bergen said in a video posted to Twitter that she submitted a letter of resignation as the representative for Portage-Lisgar after meeting with her party’s caucus. The MP said last September, after serving as interim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s new anti-Islamophobia representative apologizes for comments about Quebecers
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s new special representative on combating Islamophobia says she is sorry that her words have hurt Quebecers. Amira Elghawaby apologized in English before a meeting today with Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet. She says she is “extremely sorry” for the way her words have carried and how they hurt the people of Quebec, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP seeks to probe federal contracts with other consulting firms — not just McKinsey
By The Canadian Press on February 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – The NDP is calling on the a House of Commons committee to expand its study of federal contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company and include other consulting firms that have received large contracts. New Democrat MP Gord Johns is bringing forward a motion to expand the scope of the study to include other ... Read More »
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