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Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada’s GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what it could have been without climate change, which amounts to $20 to $25 billion less in economic activity. That is linked to ... Read More »
1 responseWindsor considered delaying plan to clear bridge blockade because of Ottawa protest
By Laura Osman and David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – OPP Supt. Dana Earley says she briefly considered putting off an operation to clear a blockade of protesters at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. fearing it might make the ongoing occupation in downtown Ottawa worse. Earley is testifying before the commission investigating the federal government’s decision to use the Emergencies Act last ... Read More »
1 responseWere mixed signals a worry for Ottawa ahead of Pope’s visit: In The News for Nov. 8
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 8 … What we are watching in Canada … Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous languages, consultation among issues raised before Pope Francis’s visit
By Stephanie Taylor and Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Before Pope Francis’s arrival in Canada last July, federal officials flagged concerns about the level of consultation done with a First Nations community that was set to host him. Briefing notes prepared for the deputy minister of the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations a month before the Pope arrived also show officials were concerned about how ... Read More »
1 responseHealth ministers expect details after promise of federal funding boost
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Provincial and territorial health ministers have presented a united front as they seek more federal funding, and today expect to hear more details on cash promised by their federal counterpart. British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix is hosting the country’s health ministers for a second day of talks in Vancouver that are set ... Read More »
1 responseProtesters at Windsor, Coutts blockades set to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
A local Alberta politician facing charges for participating in “Freedom Convoy” protests at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade is set to testify today at the public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Marco Van Huigenbos is a Fort MacLeod, Alta., councillor who was charged with mischief for his role organizing the ... Read More »
1 responseLGBTQ students allege mistreatment, want change at Saskatchewan Bible college
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
REGINA – Jordan McGillicky says she was devoted to sports and her studies at a private Saskatchewan college but eventually felt driven away from the school because of her sexuality. She enrolled two years ago at Briercrest College and Seminary, an evangelical Bible college in Caronport, an hour east of her hometown of Regina. The ... Read More »
1 responseProvinces and territories need details on federal money for health care: minister
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Canada’s health ministers are hoping for “serious engagement” by the federal government after an announcement that it’s ready to increase funding for health care, British Columbia’s health minister says. Adrian Dix, who is hosting a two-day meeting of his counterparts, said positive comments by the prime minister and the federal health minister earlier ... Read More »
1 responseBill 21 appeal: Groups opposing Quebec secularism law denounce derogation of rights
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – The Quebec government’s pre-emptive use in its secularism law of the notwithstanding clause – which shields legislation from challenges over violations of fundamental rights – was the centre of debate Monday before the province’s highest court. Invoking that clause must come at a high political price, said lawyer Frédéric Bérard, who is representing ... Read More »
1 responseFederal government prepared to increase health transfers: Duclos
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Just as Canada’s health ministers meet about their floundering health systems, the federal government says it’s ready to increase health-care transfers to provinces and territories. However, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the jurisdictions must commit to expanding the use of common key health indicators and to build a “world-class” health data system ... Read More »
2 responsesQuebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade resigns for ‘good of the party’
By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – Dominique Anglade, the first Black woman to lead a major Quebec political party, resigned as Liberal leader on Monday, five weeks after her party suffered a crushing defeat in the provincial election. Anglade told reporters in Montreal she will also step down as member for the Montreal riding of St-Henri”“Ste-Anne, effective Dec. 1, ... Read More »
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