Category Archives: National
NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails
OTTAWA — An NDP motion calling on the federal government to recognize the residential schools policy pursued by Canada for over a century as genocide against Indigenous Peoples was unsuccessful. NDP MP Leah Gazan asked fellow lawmakers to unanimously a...
Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan
VANCOUVER — Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Canada. The study looked at the pandemic from early Mar...
Lobbying commissioner clears Rob Silver, who is husband of PM’s chief of staff
OTTAWA — Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner. Nancy Belanger says Silver spent about 70 minutes cumulatively talking to public office holders...
Lobbying commissioner clears Rob Silver, who is husband of PM’s chief of staff
OTTAWA — Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner. Nancy Belanger says Silver spent about 70 minutes cumulatively talking to public office holders...
Quebec’s new language bill creates ‘charter-free zone,’ Anglo rights group warns
MONTREAL — Quebec's new French-language bill represents a significant overhaul of the province's legal order and could significantly impact minority rights, an organization representing Quebec's English community warned on Thursday. Marlene Jennings, p...
Quebec’s anti-corruption unit issues apology to member of legislature for 2017 arrest
Quebec's anti-corruption unit has apologized to Guy Ouellette, an Independent member of the legislature, for arresting him in October 2017 for allegedly leaking sensitive documents about an investigation to the media. The former Liberal member was neve...
Supreme Court won’t hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. The Federal Court approved the agreement — the government's third effort
Citing distractions, New Brunswick Green MP Jenica Atwin crosses floor to Liberals
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin announced Thursday she has left the Green party to join the Liberal caucus mainly due to internal strife among the Greens over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It has been really difficult to focus on the work that
Budget officer says Liberals’ student aid revamp may cost more than estimated
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office is estimating that the Liberals' revamped student-aid package could end up costing half-a-billion dollars more than government expects. The Liberals proposed a sweeping package in the April budget to ease studen...
Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper
OTTAWA — The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon. Introduced in the House of Commons on Thursday, the bill to amend the Criminal Records Act would undo measures brought in
