Category Archives: Social
National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he’s waiting for action on racism in RCMP
OTTAWA — National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he looks forward to learning more about how Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki plan to address systemic racism in the national police
Quebec suspends private refugee sponsorships by organizations for one year
MONTREAL — Quebec is suspending all private refugee sponsorships by organizations because it says it has serious concerns with the integrity of the program. The province said Wednesday that until November 2021, only groups of two to five people can pri...
Alberta proposes legislation to change rules on child-care spaces
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing new rules for child care that would include flexible oversight and availability 24 hours a day to accommodate parents who work shifts. Children’s Services Minister Rebecca Schulz says a bill introduced in the house Wedne...
Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's efforts to straddle the divide between social conservatives and more moderate members of his caucus were on display Wednesday as the House of Commons gave approval in principle to a bill that would outlaw
Culture becomes latest front in military’s fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being told that it's possible to be the "ultimate soldier" while still caring for other people as the military launches the next phase of its fight against sexual misconduct in the
Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change
BANGKOK — He was only 7 when he saw his first military coup. He was 15 during the second. Now 21, he is among those at the front of Thailand's growing pro-democracy movement pushing for sweeping political reforms. And because of
Canadians support professor’s use of offensive language, in context: poll
OTTAWA — A new survey suggests Canadians are broadly supportive of freedom of speech on university campuses, at all costs. The poll comes as debate continues over a case at the University of Ottawa involving a professor who used one of
Corrections watchdog urges moratorium on doctor-assisted deaths in Canadian prisons
OTTAWA — Canada's prison ombudsman is calling for a moratorium on allowing medically assisted deaths inside federal correctional institutions, part of a sweeping annual report that also took a closer look at the prevalence of sexual violence behind bar...
Feds split rapid-housing cash between big cities, offer up rest for projects
OTTAWA — Fifteen cities will share $500 million in federal funding so they can buy properties being sold because of the COVID-19 pandemic and use them to help keep people from becoming homeless. Canada's biggest city, Toronto, will get the largest
Canada-U. S. refugee pact to remain in place until court challenge is resolved
OTTAWA — A judge says a refugee pact between Canada and the United States will remain in place until a full legal hearing of the measure is resolved.In a new ruling, Federal Court of Appeal Justice David Stratas has sided
