By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government’s priorities for improving Canada’s immigration system include better aligning the number of people welcomed to the country with what the labour market needs, as well as services and infrastructure, says a report released Tuesday. “With an aging population, people living longer, families having fewer children, Canada imperatively needs immigration to ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – The judge in the trial of two “Freedom Convoy” protest organizers has ordered access to internal police documents so that she can determine whether they should be admitted as evidence. Justice Heather Perkins-McVey says she must review unredacted copies of police communications to determine whether they are protected by solicitor-client privilege and also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jordan Omstead and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be no further carbon price carve-outs,including for natural gas heating, as criticism mounts of his decision to temporarily exempt home heating oil from the policy. The promise is landing with a political thud, with both Conservative and NDP leaders accusing Trudeau of regional favouritism to save his political ... Read More »
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MONTREAL – A new survey by a housing construction industry association suggests that stalled construction projects are holding up the delivery of at least 25,000 homes across Quebec. The survey of 42 real estate developers found that more than half of those units, around 14,500, were planned for Montreal and the regions to its north ... Read More »
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A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members limited hunting rights in Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when the park was created in western Alberta. The Aseniwuche Winewak Nation says it wants in on a deal signed last weekend with the Simpcw and Stoney First Nations. That deal gives the ... Read More »
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MONTREAL – Two Black Montreal firefighters say they have for years been subject to racist abuse from their colleagues and that their managers didn’t do anything about it. A Montreal anti-racism group told reporters today it filed a complaint with Quebec’s human rights commission on behalf of the two firefighters. The Red Coalition says one ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – Mark Carney pressed for Canada to stick with predictable climate policy as he questioned the federal government’s move to lift the carbon price on home heating oil. The former central banker, who has long been rumoured to be a possible future Liberal leadership candidate, says he would have looked for different ways to ... Read More »
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MONTREAL – Quebec’s 22 Indigenous police forces have filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission accusing the Public Safety Department of chronic underfunding. Shawn Dulude, president of the Quebec Association of First Nation and Inuit Police Directors, says federal funding for Indigenous police has set forces up to fail. Dulude, who is also ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – Former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, who was most recently Canada’s consul general in Boston, has been named a senator for Nova Scotia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced that Cuzner and four others have been appointed to represent Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the Senate. Cuzner was first elected to the House ... Read More »
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Palestinian, Israeli advocates in Ottawa reject temporary pauses in Gaza fight A temporary respite from Israel-Hamas hostilities should not be Canada’s focus, Israeli and Palestinian advocates argued separately on Parliament Hill ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – The trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is set to resume today with the continued testimony of an officer who served as a liaison between the Ottawa Police Service and demonstrators. Sgt. Jordan Blonde, a police officer who described himself as a “secondary” contact for Barber, will be back on the stand today. ... Read More »
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