While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Cormac MacSweeney.
As many people crack open a cold one to beat the heat this summer, there is a push in Canada’s senate to try and place new restrictions on the advertising and labelling of alcohol. Senator Patrick Brazeau, who has publicly battled substance abuse issues, believes alcoholic drinks should face many of the same restrictions as tobacco and marijuana, so this...
There’s a chance the federal government could end up looking into the drone spying scandal Canada Soccer has found itself embroiled in. It’s been an unfortunate storyline for Canada’s women’s team at the Paris Olympics. There have been suspensions, docked points, and many questions after two team staffers were sent home for allegedly using a drone to spy on Team...
A video circulating on Reddit appears to show a person approaching Liberal Member of Parliament Marco Mendicino and spiting on him.Moments before the person leans forward, Mendicino reaches his hand out to him. The video then shows a slow motion of the man allegedly spitting on the MP of Toronto’s Eglinton—Lawrence riding.
A foreign agent registry and changes to Canada’s spy agency could be on the way as the Trudeau government is set to introduce legislation as early as next week to further counter foreign interference. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has put a new bill on the House of Commons notice paper entitled An Act respecting countering foreign interference. The minister’s...
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reviewing the actions of one of their officers who gave security information about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a protester and expressed his support for the demonstrators.
Financial and real estate professionals are trying to clear the air on halal mortgages, which have been in the spotlight since the Trudeau government vowed in the spring budget to begin consultations to possibly expand the alternative financial option.
The federal health minister is accusing Pierre Poilievre of spreading ‘lies’ after the Conservative leader claimed to CityNews the government’s legislation on pharmacare would ban workplace health coverage.Speaking with ‘Now You Know with Rob Snow,’ Poilievre took aim at the bill, claiming the legislation will replace private insurance options for Canadians.
Ottawa-Centre MPP Joel Harden is looking to grab a seat at the federal level.CityNews has confirmed that Harden submitted his paperwork seeking the nomination to run as the NDP candidate in the Ottawa-Centre federal riding. The news first surfaced in the Kitchissippi Times.