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In rare move, House admonishes private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The House of Commons admonished a private citizen Wednesday for the first time in more than 100 years. It’s just the latest example of ArriveCan fallout as MPs point fingers over the Liberal government’s failure to manage development of the COVID-era app. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth was ordered to appear before the ... Read More »
1 responseHealth minister pitches dental-care changes to get dentists onside
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland is announcing tweaks to Ottawa’s new dental-care plan in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care providers to participate. Dental and hygienists associations say their members have been slow to sign up to provide care under the new federal program, even though 1.7 million low- and ... Read More »
1 response‘Heart breaks’: Advocates say new disability benefit still leaves people in poverty
By Nicole Ireland and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
Advocates say a disability benefit that was supposed to be a historic move to lift people out of poverty turned out to be a disappointment in the federal budget. The new Canada Disability Benefit will provide a maximum of $2,400 a year – or $200 a month – for low-income people with disabilities. The benefit ... Read More »
1 responseOfficer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
BURNABY, B.C. – The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White told a coroner’s inquest the suspect, Randy Crosson, gave officers a deadline on when he would kill Nona McEwan, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Too early for conclusions on integrity of last two elections, MP Chong tells inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative MP Michael Chong is urging a federal inquiry to refrain from making final conclusions about the integrity of the last two general elections, saying it is too early to do so. The commission of inquiry recently wrapped up hearings on possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the 2019 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All federal ministers will participate in process to find 5,000 jobs to cut: Anand
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand says no government ministry and agency will be left out of the process of cutting 5,000 public-service positions. Anand, who is responsible for much of the public service, says all ministers will be expected to participate in the cost-cutting plan, not just the biggest departments. The 2024 budget, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa must revisit assisted dying for Alzheimer’s, dementia patients: advocates
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Now is the time to urge Ottawa that people with disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia should be able to request medical assistance in dying before their cognitive decline, says the CEO of an influential group. Helen Long, the head of Dying With Dignity Canada, says the public strongly supports allowing people with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In rare move, House to admonish private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The House of Commons is preparing to admonish a private citizen today for the first time in more than 100 years. It’s just the latest example of ArriveCan fallout as MPs point fingers over the Liberal government’s failure to manage development of the COVID-era app. GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth has been ordered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories accuse minister of ‘politicizing’ Governor General’s office over online harms
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – A spokeswoman for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she will continue to advocate for “digital respect,” despite suggestions it’s inappropriate for her to wade in when a government bill addressing the issue is being hotly debated. The comment comes after Justice Minister Arif Virani posted photos of himself with “industry experts” at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10 years in U.S. prison for Canadian man who stole millions with fake psychic fraud
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – A former Montreal resident has been sentenced to 10 years in a United States federal prison for a multi-decade fraud that manipulated more than one million Americans into sending money to fake psychics. The U.S. Justice Department says Patrice Runner, 57, stole more than $175 million from 1.3 million people in the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal budget ignores Indigenous infrastructure needs: Assembly of First Nations
By The Canadian Press on April 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the latest federal budget all but ignores the needs of the communities she represents. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says Ottawa is neglecting a long-standing promise to close the First Nations infrastructure gap by 2030. And she wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister ... Read More »
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