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B.C. Premier David Eby unveils his new cabinet
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
Here is a list of British Columbia Premier David Eby’s ministers following his first major cabinet shuffle since taking over as leader: Agriculture and Food – Pam Alexis (new to cabinet) Attorney General – Niki Sharma (new to cabinet) Children and Family Development – Mitzi Dean (unchanged) Citizens’ Services – Lisa Beare Education and Child ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is reviewing an RCMP equipment contract with a company that has ties to China’s government. Radio-Canada reports that the federal Procurement Department awarded a $550,000 contract to an Ontario company last year to build and maintain a radio frequency filtering system for the Mounties. Its ... Read More »
1 response‘More to do’ on systemic barriers facing Muslim charities, Trudeau acknowledges
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is “significantly more to do” on the systemic barriers that confront Muslim charities amid concerns from a federal watchdog that his review of the issue also faces roadblocks. In a statement last month, taxpayers’ ombudsperson François Boileau said his office was having trouble obtaining information needed from ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. finance minister replaced in Premier David Eby’s cabinet shuffle
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has upended his cabinet, bringing in new faces from the backbench and replacing senior cabinet ministers, including finance minister Selina Robinson. Katrine Conroy, the former forests minister, will take over the finance portfolio. Robinson announced just last month that the government had a surplus windfall of $5.7 billion ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: B.C. finance minister replaced in Premier David Eby’s cabinet shuffle
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has upended his cabinet, bringing in new faces from the backbench and replacing senior cabinet ministers, including finance minister Selina Robinson. Katrine Conroy, the former forests minister, will take over the finance portfolio. Robinson announced just last month that the government had a surplus windfall of $5.7 billion ... Read More »
1 responsePolice call not to search for women’s remains “a breach of human dignity,” AFN hears
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – A Mohawk official tasked with helping Indigenous communities investigate unmarked graves says Winnipeg police’s refusal to search for the remains of missing women in a landfill is a “breach of human dignity.” Kimberly Murray made the comment at a gathering of Assembly of First Nations chiefs in Ottawa. Murray, a former executive director ... Read More »
1 responseCanada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres. Trudeau made the announcement today at the Biosphere environment museum in Montreal accompanied by Indigenous leaders and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada caused an uproar when it denied visas for multiple African delegates for the International AIDS Conference, also held in Montreal. The ... Read More »
1 responseBob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada is trying to dislodge a political impasse in Haiti by sending one of its top diplomats to that country. Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, starts an in-person push for negotiations today in Port-au-Prince. Haiti is facing a series of crises, as armed gangs block access to fuel and essentials, ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Dec. 7 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 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 Dec. 7 … What we are watching in Canada … The Bank of Canada is expected to raise its key interest rate today, making it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Georgia runoff wraps, Supreme Court considers who wields America’s election power
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
WASHINGTON – Another day, another interesting intersection for modern American democracy – this one between the 2022 campaign trail, the perennial search for election integrity, and the road to the highest court in the United States. Protesters plan to gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court today as North Carolina Republicans seek to persuade the high ... Read More »
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