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Canadians invite California, Oregon and Washington to join Canada
Canadians are inviting people in the United States Pacific coastal states of California, Oregon and Washington, where United States President-elect Donald Trump lost heavily to his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, to secede from the US and join Canada. “Dear California,
Official Statement by Maryam Monsef
Official Statement By Maryam Monsef Today, The Globe and Mail published an article outlining that I was in fact born in Mashhad, Iran and not in Herat, Afghanistan – as I was led to believe for my whole life. Because
Workers denied opportunity to speak at TFWP review
The Liberal-dominated House Committee denied workers an opportunity speak at the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) review and only listened to employers and organizations representing employers, the opposition New Democrats stated in the dissenting report on the controversial program, where
The Two Sides Of The Anti-Terror Coin
By Jared Milne The wave of attacks that have occurred this summer have made the debate over how to respond to terrorism more heated than ever, with calls for Canada and its allies to step up the fight against ISIS
Kenney in hot water for drawing MP salary while running provincial campaign
Federal Conservative MP Jason Kenney is facing a possible ethics probe after his Calgary Midnapore constituents complained to the Ethics Commissioner that Kenney was engaging in provincial politics while still drawing his MP salary. Kenney is busy running a “unite
Trans-Pacific Partnership is mostly an investor protection agreement
By Blair Redlin Inasmuch as 97% of Canadian exports to TPP countries are already duty free, it’s our view that the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is mostly an investor protection agreement, which should be primarily assessed on that basis. The arguments
Harper prosecution fund hits $20K
A fund set up by a democracy watchdog to launch a private prosecution against former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, members of his Prime Minister’s Office, and officials of his Conservative Party of Canada has reached the $20,000 mark. There has
Harper signed trade deal with Panama encouraging tax evasion
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a trade deal with Panama in 2010, which encourages tax evasion by Canadian companies, according to experts. Todd Tucker, research director at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, warned Parliamentarians that the Canada-Panama Free Trade
Judge reserves decision in “Fuck Harper” case
A provincial court judge in Alberta has reserved his decision in the case of an Edmonton man facing a $543 fine for displaying a “Fuck Harper” sign in his car. An RCMP officer cited Rob Wells for “stunting” after pulling
Budget 2016: CRA gets $444 million to go after tax dodgers
Canada’s federal budget 2016 earmarked nearly $444 million over five years for the Canada Revenue Agency to go after tax cheats, amid revelations that the government’s tax collector offered an amnesty to wealthy clients of KPMG who took part in