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Defeat terror with love, United Church urges Canadians in letter
Resistance rooted in love is the best hope for defeating terrorism, according to a letter issued by The United Church of Canada in light of this month’s terrorist attacks in Paris that claimed the lives of 137 people. “Recent events
Majority opinion at odds with Trudeau over refugees, air strikes
A clear majority of Canadians disagree (60%) with the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to settle 25,000 refugees in Canada before the end of the year and more than two thirds (68%) support the use of Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter
Minister confirms another misuse of TFW program by Alberta-based contractor
By Brandon Kostinuk Earlier this month, via an anonymous source, Thinkpol.ca received information that an Alberta-based contractor for the oil and gas industry was recently granted approval for 10 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) while Canadian workers were left in the
Listen to Canadians before reforming Bill C-51, joint open letter urges Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to listen to Canadians before bringing forward a reform package on Bill C-51, according to a joint open letter penned by a broad range of civil society groups and privacy experts, who say Canadians need
Majority of Canadians oppose Trudeau’s Syrian refugee resettlement plan
A slim majority (54%) of Canadians oppose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s refugee resettlement plan while 42% support it, according to a new poll. The latest public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute conducted three days after the terrorist attacks
Pesticide exposure impairs bumblebee crop pollination, study finds
Low-level neonicotinoid pesticide exposure affects the pollination services provided by bumblebees to an economically important crop, according to a University of Guelph research published today in Nature. “Until now, research on pesticide effects has been limited to direct effects on
BC’s farm industry relies on exploiting vulnerable temporary foreign workers, study finds
Nearly 100% of the farmworkers in British Columbia are either immigrants or migrants and most workers are subject to hazardous conditions like unsafe transportation, substandard living conditions, long work hours and dangerous equipment, a new study has found. “Many British
In wealthy Canada, hunger is rapidly growing: food bank report
More than 850,000 Canadians rely on food banks each month to put food on the table − a figure that has gone up by 26% since 2008, according to the 2015 Hunger Count report released by Food Banks Canada today.
Thousands to converge on Ottawa for a 100% clean economy by 2050
Thousands of Canadians are to converge on Parliament Hill urging the new Liberal government to take strong action on climate change and transition Canada to a 100% clean renewable economy by 2050, a diverse civil society coalition announced today. “A
“ISIS is an Islamic problem,” says Muslim man in viral post
ISIS is an Islamic problem that Muslims must confront, according to a post by a Singaporean Muslim that is going viral on Facebook. “ISIS is a Muslim organisation, and it is an Islamic problem. Let me say it again to