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‘Listen to us’: LGBTQ activists seek help, prudence in raising human rights abroad
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – LGBTQ activists say Canada should ramp up its help in the fight against an organized movement to clamp down on sexual and gender minorities in Africa, while being cautious about when to raise issues in public. “We are being bullied into silence,” said Alex Kofi Donkor, the founder of LGBT+ Rights Ghana, on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G7 nations to ‘diversify’ their economies, but won’t part ways with China
By The Canadian Press on May 20th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – The G7 leaders say their nations don’t plan to part ways with China or harm its economy. Instead, they plan to diversify their economies in order to reduce their dependencies on China. That’s according to their communiqué, a document that’s typically released on the final day of the summit that outlines the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio host jailed for sedition in Hong Kong finds a home and freedom in Canada
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on May 20th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Edmund Wan, recently released from a Hong Kong prison, says he feels at ease in Vancouver. He described the sense of familiarity that struck him in a Hong Kong-style café on Vancouver’s Cambie Street – the smell of baked pork chops on rice, the background noise of people joking in Cantonese. But there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G7 leaders’ communiqué to mention foreign interference, Canadian official says
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – A senior Canadian government official says the G7 leaders’ communiqué at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, will make mention of foreign interference, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the issue of Chinese foreign interference to other leaders. The official gave the information during a briefing with the media, and is not being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Example of a rewritten Parks Canada plaque at N.L. historic site
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Parks Canada is in the process of rewriting many of historic plaques and markers to reflect new scholarship and changing interpretations of Canada’s history. Here is one example of original and rewritten text from the L’Anse Amour National Historic site in Newfoundland and Labrador: 1984 text: L’ANSE AMOUR BURIAL This mound of rocks is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers argue Liberals’ proposal to clarify sanctions regime does the opposite
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Reforms in the federal budget bill that seek to clarify Canada’s sanctions regime will actually have the opposite effect, warn The Canadian Bar Association and a lawyer helping firms navigate the rules. “From the perspective of assisting Canadian businesses doing business with Russia “¦ the legislation is flawed, in that it is incomplete ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford says Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, feds say deal is close
By Allison Jones and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Ontario is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric-vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., Premier Doug Ford said Friday. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days stopped construction and warned they were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec sets out plan to reach 60 per cent of greenhouse gas reduction target by 2030
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has now mapped out how it will achieve 60 per cent of its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, Premier François Legault said Friday as he announced an updated green economy plan. The third edition of the province’s green plan details increased funding for greenhouse gas reduction and climate change adaptation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers argue Liberals’ proposed sanctions clarification does the opposite
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Bar Association and a lawyer helping firms navigate Canada’s sanctions regime warn that reforms in the federal budget bill seeking to clarify the rules will actually have the opposite effect. The Liberals are proposing changes that would specify which entities are barred from doing business with Canadians, such as companies that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighting foam ban possible as Canada looks at risks of ‘forever chemicals’
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Firefighting foams, cosmetics and food packaging that contain cancer-causing “forever chemicals” could be limited or outright banned in Canada following a federal government risk assessment of the products. Environment and Climate Change Canada says in its draft report on PFAS chemicals that there are broad concerns about the risks they pose to both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. district postpones climate events, citing intimidation, safety, misinformation
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
NELSON, B.C. – A British Columbia regional district has postponed a series of climate action open houses, citing safety concerns and fears of intimidation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay in southeast B.C. says the open houses were scheduled to take place from next week until July, but making the “difficult decision” to delay the ... Read More »
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