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Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller is expressing support for the removal of a religious exemption for hate speech in the Criminal Code. Miller, who chaired the justice committee until he rejoined cabinet Monday, says he doesn’t believe people should be using religion to escape from prosecution for a hate crime. The Bloc Québécois said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-agency effort led to seizure of large amounts of fentanyl, other drugs: RCMP
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The RCMP says it teamed up with other law enforcement agencies to seize 386 kilograms of fentanyl and significant amounts of other illicit drugs over a five-month period. The Mounties say the effort, which ran from late May through the end of October, brought together agencies across Canada to focus on fentanyl traffickers, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates demand Carney clarify feminist foreign policy, spending on women and LGBTQ+
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism. In an open letter co-ordinated by Oxfam Canada, 92 organizations and 162 individuals say they’re deeply concerned by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent statement that Canada supports equality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leader says Liberals are being ‘dishonest’ about the future of pharmacare
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP’s interim leader says the Liberal government’s reaction to a report it commissioned on pharmacare is shockingly dismissive and deeply disappointing. Don Davies was involved in negotiations on the Pharmacare Act last year, which was a key part of the supply-and-confidence deal between the NDP and the Liberals that supported the government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs voted unanimously today to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast. The chiefs also voted in favour of a resolution calling on Ottawa to withdraw an agreement signed last week that clears a path for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs voted unanimously today to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast. The chiefs also voted in favour of a resolution asking Ottawa to withdraw an agreement signed last week that clears a path for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to “sit down and start working now” on consultation with Indigenous people and stakeholders about a potential pipeline in B.C. On his way into a cabinet meeting this morning, the former minister of Crown-Indigenous relations told reporters he expects a difficult road ahead for any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National chief rips Carney government’s approach to consultation with First Nations
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is slamming Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government over what she calls its failure to consult meaningfully with First Nations and cuts to federal investments in First Nations communities. Speaking to the Assembly of First Nations’ December meeting today, Woodhouse Nepinak says First Nations will continue to protect their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: National chief rips Carney government’s approach to consultation
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is slamming Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government over what she calls its failure to consult meaningfully with First Nations and its budget cuts to investments in First Nations communities. Speaking to the Assembly of First Nations’ December assembly today, Woodhouse Nepinak says First Nations will continue to protect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office projects Ottawa’s new housing agency will fill only a small gap in the housing market. The Liberals launched Build Canada Homes in September and tasked the new federal agency with boosting the total stock of affordable housing with $13 billion in funding for loans, financing and land acquisition. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney to address Assembly of First Nations
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney to address Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney will address hundreds of First Nations chiefs gathered in Ottawa today for the December meeting of the Assembly of First Nations. Carney’s appearance before ... Read More »
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