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Alberta premier rejects accusations her sovereignty bill is undemocratic power grab
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that a bill granting her and her cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws behind closed doors is an undemocratic, dangerous power grab. Smith told the house during question period that under her bill, cabinet can only take specific actions that are first approved by a ... Read More »
1 responseCSIS definition of threat irrelevant to Emergencies Act decision, ex-directors say
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s interpretation of what constitutes a national security threat is not relevant when it comes to a government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, two of the spy agency’s former directors testified at a national inquiry Wednesday. Ward Elcock, who led CSIS from 1994 to 2004, and Richard Fadden, ... Read More »
1 responseCalls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs. The coroner says the October statistics show that illicit drugs caused the deaths of 1,827 people in B.C. in the first 10 months ... Read More »
1 responseList of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
EDMONTON – When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government was one aimed at shielding the province from federal laws it deems harmful to its interests. The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act was a key promise from Premier Danielle Smith when she was running ... Read More »
1 responseLegal experts say Ottawa unlikely to be ‘main combatant’ in Alberta sovereignty fight
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
CALGARY – Constitutional law experts say it’s unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it considers federal intrusion. Eric Adams, a constitutional law expert at the University of Alberta, calls the legislation “unprecedented” and an attempt to “rewrite the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver turns 45-minute commute into 12-hour frustration
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
VANCOUVER – When Bharanisai Madhusudhan stopped at the grocery store on his way home from work Tuesday afternoon, he expected the trip from Vancouver to Surrey to take him about 45 minutes. Instead, it would be nearly 12 hours before he arrived home. “If I had walked to my home, I would have reached there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China accused of ‘regularly’ intercepting Canadian military aircraft
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – China is being accused of having “regularly” intercepted a Canadian military aircraft tasked with enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea. The Department of National Defence says the intercepts happened on a number of occasions between September and November. They involved a Canadian CP-140 Aurora surveillance aircraft flying out of Okinawa, Japan. Defence Department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy and identity: Quebec premier delivers inaugural speech of 43rd legislature
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault says his focus for the next four years will be to reverse the decline of French in Montreal and to expand Quebec’s economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legault is delivering his inaugural speech to the legislature today, almost two months after his Coalition Avenir Québec was re-elected with a large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate motion to strip ‘Honourable’ title could affect at least two former senators
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – At least two former senators could be stripped of the title of “Honourable” following a motion the upper chamber passed Tuesday. Former senator Don Meredith, who is facing criminal charges for sexual assault and harassment, was the impetus for a motion that passed in the Senate Tuesday. But the motion also calls for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada issues $500M in government-backed bonds for Ukraine
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government has finished issuing $500 million in bonds to support Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, pointing to the bond drive as another sign of Canada’s support for the embattled country. “It’s been fully subscribed,” Trudeau said of the bonds while appearing at a Reuters Next conference. “Which points out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CSIS definition of security threat irrelevant to cabinet decision, ex-directors say
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s interpretation of what constitutes a national security threat is not relevant when it comes to a government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, two of the spy agency’s former directors testified at a national inquiry Wednesday. Ward Elcock, who led CSIS from 1994 to 2004, and Richard Fadden, ... Read More »
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