Category Archives: Social
Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA — More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug possession. Legal and health organizations have asked...
Budget office says federal spending on health care going up faster than planned
OTTAWA — Federal spending on health care and elderly benefits are set to rise at a faster clip over the next 12 months than previously planned under forecasts the parliamentary budget officer warns don't account for looming budget promises. Health tran...
P.E.I. boosts aid programs for Islanders struggling with pandemic, high gas prices
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is launching financial programs to help Islanders struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic and high gas prices. The government said today it will distribute $150 cheques this month to every adult and dependant receivin...
GiveSendGo tells court it is refunding convoy donations amid freezing order
OTTAWA — Lawyers for a proposed class-action lawsuit against the convoy protest in Ottawa argued in court Wednesday that GiveSendGo may be in breach of a freezing order on funds raised for the convoy on the website. Monique Jilesen, a lawyer
B.C.’s auditor general says more work needed to assess risk of fraud in public sector
VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says the government's framework to manage fraud in the public service is well underway, but it's not fully developed. Michael Pickup says in a news release that fraud risk management in the province is dece...
Student and youth groups call for free menstrual products on post-secondary campuses
TORONTO — Student unions and youth advocacy groups across Ontario are calling on the provincial government to ensure free menstrual products are made available on all post-secondary campuses. In a letter sent to the government Tuesday, the Toronto You...
Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 see slight drop in B.C.; 11 more deaths recorded
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded 11 new deaths related to COVID-19 over a three-day period for a total of 2,914 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says in a news release that six of the deaths were in
Non-citizens of Ukraine don’t qualify for temporary refuge from war in Canada
OTTAWA — Masouma Tajik fled Taliban rule in Afghanistan in August, leaving her life and family behind at only 22 years old, carrying just one backpack. Last week, she left the new life she had built for herself over the past
Muslim groups ask feds to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugees in Vancouver
OTTAWA — Dozens of Muslim Canadian organizations are urging the prime minister, public safety minister and president of the Canada Border Services Agency to intervene on behalf of Egyptian refugee claimants in Vancouver. The Canadian Muslim Public Affa...
More privacy breaches in handling of military sex misconduct settlement deal
OTTAWA — The company overseeing the federal government’s $900-million settlement deal with military members who experienced sexual misconduct in uniform has admitted to more privacy breaches. Epiq Class Action Services Canada confirmed the additional e...
