Oct 15 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — With only days to go before recreational cannabis use becomes legal in Canada, Parliament Hill’s own rules governing marijuana in the workplace amount to a confusing patchwork — or, in some instances, are nonexistent. The rules are so disjointed that, in at least one case, two people doing the same job might be subject to […]
Oct 10 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Canada’s elections watchdog should use new powers to shed new light on the robocalls scandal, says a member of the committee studying changes to Canada’s elections law. New Democratic Party MP Nathan Cullen said elections officials used the robocalls scandal to convince MPs that new powers were needed. “I don’t know why you wouldn’t want […]
Oct 8 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Sweeping new powers to fight electoral wrongdoing could also be used to get to the bottom of existing cases that have frustrated investigators up to now, says Canada’s elections watchdog. In an exclusive interview with CBC News, Commissioner of Elections Yves Côté said his office could use the new powers it will get when Bill […]
Oct 2 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Opposition critics are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to look into how reliable Canada’s cellphone networks are in emergencies after a devastating series of tornadoes and a prolonged power failure in the Ottawa area left many with little or no cellphone service. Conservative MP Dane Lloyd moved Monday to have the House of […]
Sep 30 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Advocates are calling for the federal government to examine the reliability of Canada’s cellphone services during emergencies after tornadoes swept through the Ottawa area last week leaving thousands with little or no cellphone service. John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, said Canada’s communications systems are more vulnerable than they were in […]
Sep 18 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s controversial trip to India in February was even more expensive than first reported. Documents tabled in the House of Commons Monday reveal that the nine-day trip cost Canadian taxpayers $1.66 million — roughly 10 per cent higher than the $1.5 million the government reported in June. Adam Austen, spokesman for Foreign […]
Aug 27 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — More has to be done to prevent foreign interference and abuse of social media from disrupting Canada’s elections, says Canada’s chief election watchdog. In his annual report tabled in Parliament last week, Commissioner of Elections Yves Côté said he has already begun to prepare for possible threats to next year’s federal election.
Aug 14 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The Canadian government is talking to the U.S. government about the impact a retroactive tax signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump is having north of the border, Finance Minister Bill Morneau revealed Monday. Speaking to reporters in Windsor, Ontario, Morneau said he is aware that some of the U.S. government’s tax changes affect […]
Aug 13 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Thousands of Canadian residents hit hard by a retroactive tax signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump have been dealt another blow, CBC News has learned. Newly proposed regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service threaten to increase their tax hit. “You have to almost empty out your company […]
Jul 16 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — The number of federal public servants fired for misconduct or incompetence has risen sharply in recent years, according to figures obtained by CBC News. The government sacked 1,316 full-time public servants between 2005/06 and 2015/16 — 726 of them for misconduct and 590 for incompetence or incapacity. An additional 862 were let go before they […]
Jun 20 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Less than a day after Parliament adopted landmark legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has quietly started using the legislation to raise funds, CBC News has learned. In a series of Facebook ads, the Liberal Party points out it kept its campaign promise to legalize recreational cannabis use. “It’s been […]
Jun 13 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Thousands of Canadian residents who are facing massive tax bills as a result of the sweeping tax reform U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law in December have been given a temporary reprieve. With only days to go before a deadline of June 15 to make the first payment, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
Jun 7 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Three of Ontario’s four largest provincial political parties are microtargeting Ontario voters with Facebook ads on election day, CBC News has learned. However, there are conflicting opinions about whether those running the ads are violating Ontario’s elections law, which imposes a blackout period for advertising on election day.
Jun 7 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — A mysterious group that has been microtargeting Ontario voters with Facebook ads attacking Conservative Leader Doug Ford says it has stopped running the ads for the final two days of the Ontario election campaign. Ontario for Ontarians announced the move on its Facebook page shortly before noon Wednesday. The post came only hours after CBC […]
Jun 6 2018 — Elizabeth Thompson — CBC — Two dozen groups who aren’t registered as third parties under Ontario’s election rules have been quietly targeting Ontario voters with Facebook ads on a range of issues during the provincial election campaign, CBC News has learned. Under Ontario election rules, any group running political ads during a provincial election has to register as a third […]