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IRCC finds no fault in AIDS summit visa debacle, amid fear of December repeat
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – With Canada set to host a major international summit next month, advocates are warning about a possible repeat of issues that prevented some African delegates from attending a conference in Montreal over the summer, leading to allegations that the federal immigration department’s policies are racist. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said it found ... Read More »
1 responseDon’t have a cow: Senator’s legen-dairy speech draws metaphor from bovine caper
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Haven’t you herd? A dramatic tale of 20 escaped cows, nine cowboys and a drone recently unfolded in St-Sévère, Que., and it behooved a Canadian senator to milk it for all it was worth. Prompting priceless reactions of surprise from her colleagues, Sen. Julie Miville-Dechêne recounted the story of the bovine fugitives in ... Read More »
1 response‘An amazing feat’: Emergencies Act inquiry wraps up six weeks of hearings
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – The inquiry probing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protests has wrapped up its public fact-finding hearings. The Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 75 witnesses, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, and introduced more than 7,000 documents into ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa commits $39.4M to support Indigenous languages in the North
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
DETTAH, N.W.T. – The federal government says it is investing $39.4 million to support Indigenous languages in the territories. The funding is to go to communities, organizations and governments to reclaim, revitalize, maintain and strengthen the languages. Northwest Territories member of Parliament Michael McLeod announced the funding in the Yellowknives Dene First Nation community of ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. forecasts surplus of $5.7 billion, but ‘shock rebound’ may not last: minister
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s budget forecast shows a surplus of $5.7 billion, dwarfing the previous estimate and giving the government room to help people facing the ongoing cost-of-living crunch, says Finance Minister Selina Robinson. The projected surplus is $5 billion higher than the $706 million forecast last September, Robinson said Friday. The latest fiscal update, ... Read More »
1 responseEmergencies Act commission hears final arguments as public hearings conclude
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – The public inquiry probing the Liberal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to last winter’s weeks-long “Freedom Convoy” protest is hearing closing arguments from lawyers representing governments, police services, cities and protesters themselves. The arguments come at the end of the final day of hearings at the Public Order Emergency ... Read More »
1 responseInquiry document says Bergen, PM talked about setting ‘bad precedent’ with convoy
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – Notes taken during a conversation between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Conservative leader Candice Bergen shed more light on their discussion about reaching out to “Freedom Convoy” protesters. Details of that Feb. 3 phone call have been released by the Public Order Emergency Commission, the public inquiry examining Trudeau’s decision to use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harjit Sajjan tweets about raising Qatar human rights at World Cup after criticism
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan has tweeted about raising human rights concerns during his visit to Qatar for the World Cup after opposition criticism. The NDP and the Bloc took Sajjan to task on Thursday because he had not made any public statement about Qatar’s documented mistreatment of migrant workers and the emirate’s ... Read More »
1 response1M units of imported kids’ pain meds now hitting pharmacy shelves as flu rates spike
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the previously announced one million units of imported kids’ pain relievers are starting to arrive on pharmacy shelves, while an additional 500,000 units have been ordered and are expected over the next few weeks. A separate shipment of kids’ pain relievers from Australia are headed for hospitals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers debate whether Nazism led to Holocaust, as Montreal hate speech trial resumes
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
MONTREAL – Lawyers in a hate speech trial in Montreal are debating whether it is well-established that Nazism led to the Holocaust. The trial involves Gabriel Sohier Chaput, 36, who faces one charge of wilfully promoting hatred in connection with an article he wrote for neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer. In July, Quebec court Judge Manlio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says he’s ‘absolutely serene’ about invoking Emergencies Act
By Stephanie Taylor, Lee Berthiaume and Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
OTTAWA – Before Justin Trudeau became the first prime minister to sign off on invoking the Emergencies Act, he says he took a brief moment to think: “What if I don’t sign it?” Trudeau detailed some of his thinking in the moments leading up to that final call as he testified Friday before the Public ... Read More »
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