Category Archives: Social
Canada’s border communities find togetherness in facing pandemic challenges
The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of community members. “It's almost like somebody just erased a year,” says Jim Willett, the
Tories demand PM testify on WE deal, Liberals say House leader will appear instead
OTTAWA — The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rather than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or
B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration
VANCOUVER — The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia's mining sector are set to change as the province works to match its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Mining Minister Bruce Ralst...
China sanctions Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong, federal subcommittee
China's decision to sanction a Conservative MP as well as a Parliamentary subcommittee is an attack on freedom of speech regarding human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday. "China's sanctions are an attack...
Senior bureaucrat avoids naming names in PMO over Vance allegations
OTTAWA — A senior civil servant wouldn't disclose to a parliamentary committee Friday whom she communicated with in the Prime Minister's Office about a sexual-misconduct allegation against Canada's top military commander. Janine Sherman, a deputy secre...
U.S. research shows race, age of jurors affects verdicts but Canada lacks data
The race and age of jurors has a noticeable effect on trial verdicts, American studies indicate, but Canada has no data allowing similar research here. Experts in Canada said it's imperative to gather such demographic information to better understand s...
‘What do you have to hide?’ Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking
A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether systemic jury bias plays a role in who ends up behind bars in Canada — and who doesn't. Experts say the information gap is crucial in
‘What do you have to hide?’ Demographic data on jurors in Canada lacking
A lack of data on race, gender or age makes it impossible to know whether systemic jury bias plays a role in who ends up behind bars in Canada — and who doesn't. Experts say the information gap is crucial in
‘My people need help:’ Nunavut MP’s report on housing decries living conditions
IQALUIT, Nunavut — A member of Parliament from Nunavut says she won't forget the smell of mould that permeated through houses she visited across the territory last year. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq travelled to communities in the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions in...
Research raises questions over delayed second vaccine doses for seniors
TORONTO — More questions are being raised about how long second shots of the COVID-19 vaccine can be delayed for seniors and other immunocompromised people. The federal body that advises how vaccines be deployed said Thursday it's reviewing a Vancouver...
