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Chinese Canadians walk tightrope in political arena amid foreign interference debate
By Chuck Chiang and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. He says he’s not ignorant of the risks and considers potential political interference a serious issue that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The CEOs of Canada’s largest grocery store chains will be before a parliamentary committee today to answer questions about the rapid rise in food prices. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd. – which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo – are set to testify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I was terrified:’ Woman testifies in trial for former residential school priest
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago – accusations the now-retired cleric has denied. Arthur Masse, 93, is charged with one count of indecent assault from when the woman ... Read More »
1 responseDefence chief wanted CF-18s to destroy object over Yukon, but fighters were delayed
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s top military officer says it would have been “preferable” for a Canadian fighter jet to shoot down a suspected balloon over Yukon last month ““ but they were delayed by freezing rain. “I gave direction that it’d be preferable for the Canadian CF-18s to do the shoot down,” Gen. Wayne Eyre said ... Read More »
1 responseFraser says Canada, U.S. support ‘root causes’ approach to immigration challenges
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada and the United States both support a holistic, long-term approach to their shared immigration challenges, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday after a meeting in the U.S. capital with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Both the federal Liberal government in Ottawa and President Joe Biden’s administration are under mounting political pressure to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake tells MPs on the committee the realities of Indigenous people who take their firearms on trips to hunt for food ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system ‘now’ to target repeat offenders
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada’s bail system now instead of simply talking about it. His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lametti said Ottawa is prepared to change the Criminal Code to add “more stickiness” for people seeking bail, and he plans to discuss the matter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition keeps pressure on the Liberals to call a public inquiry into interference
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s official Opposition is expressing little confidence that the Liberal government will appoint a truly independent watchdog to investigate foreign interference. The New Democrats, who are the Liberals’ closest allies in the House of Commons through the confidence-and-supply agreement reached between those parties, share similar concerns. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry’s boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million. That’s up more than six per cent from last year. As well, the rate of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country. But Anand says she won’t otherwise speculate on the origins or purpose of those two objects, or of a third shot down off the coast of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that national security agencies agree with. Despite this, attempts at foreign interference – mainly by China – have emerged in recent media reports, resulting ... Read More »
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