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Bill 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 »
Be the first to comment!Windsor mayor supported Emergencies Act, worried blockades would return
By Laura Osman, David Fraser and Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – The mayor of Windsor, Ont. supported the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, even though police had already cleared out the serious blockade at a local border crossing, he told a federal inquiry Monday. Mayor Drew Dilkens feared protesters would return to the Ambassador Bridge border crossing, he said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many Ontario schools set to reopen Tuesday as CUPE workers return
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Several Ontario school boards, including the Toronto District School Board, are planning to reopen for in-person learning Tuesday, as education workers announced an end to a walkout that began Friday. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 55,000 Ontario education workers who walked off the job, says they will end their job ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds hold groundbreaking ceremony for Moderna’s mRNA vaccine factory in Montreal area
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
LAVAL, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today took part today in a groundbreaking ceremony for biotechnology company Moderna’s new mRNA vaccine factory in Laval, Que., a suburb of Montreal. The factory is expected to be completed in 2024 at the earliest and produce 100 million doses of mRNA vaccines per year. It will manufacture ... Read More »
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