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Protesters 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 »
1 responseCSIS warned Emergencies Act would radicalize protesters and push them toward violence
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service warned cabinet ministers on Feb. 13 that invoking the Emergencies Act could push “Freedom Convoy” protesters toward violence, a public inquiry was told Monday, while the mayor of Windsor, Ont., testified he hoped it would act as a deterrent. A record of the advice from CSIS was released ... Read More »
1 responseSenators ponder loosening French requirements for diplomats as Canada pivots to Asia
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – A Senate committee studying the future of Canada’s foreign service is pondering whether French needs to be a lower priority for recruiting diplomats. The foreign-affairs committee is looking at whether Global Affairs Canada is successfully meeting the country’s foreign policy goals. Staff recruitment and the role language plays in the process are among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The federal government is putting $5 million toward chronic pain resources in what Carolyn Bennett, minister of mental health and addictions, says is part of an effort to help stop people with untreated pain from seeking relief through toxic street drugs. She says up to $4.5 million over five years will go toward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM free to reopen Constitution if he has problem with notwithstanding clause: Ford
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is free to reopen talks with the provinces about the notwithstanding clause and the Constitution, though he’d recommend against it. Ford made the comments today after being criticized for pre-emptively invoking the notwithstanding clause in legislation that imposed a new contract for 55,000 Ontario ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau tells health ministers money is there, but he wants to see results
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The federal government will invest more in health care, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it also needs to ensure that Canadians see the results of an improved system. Trudeau made his comments in Montreal today ahead of two days of meetings in Vancouver by Canada’s federal, territorial and provincial health ministers. The ... Read More »
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