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The federal government is noting there are over a dozen properties it owns in Ottawa that can be used for housing.It is a part of a new tool announced by the government Aug. 25, called the Canada Public Land Bank, that helps use land it owns that could help add housing to cities. The new list will grow as more details emerge from the properties.
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.
Members of Parliament are reacting differently to the foreign interference report that showed some ministers “wittingly” or “semi-wittingly” took part in helping foreign governments.New Democratic Leader Jagmeet Singh called the behaviour unethical and illegal, telling reporters on Thursday he is “more alarmed” after reading the unredacted report given by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne announced the new spending as part of Canada's economic plan.The $99 million "top-up" to the Canada Housing Benefit will support low-income renters by "delivering rent support payments directly to Canadians" and will open emergency shelter spaces across the country, a press release about the announcement explained.
The world's doomsday clock is 90 seconds from midnight, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, who run the metaphorical clock, said on Tuesday.The clock's hands have moved forward since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, which was the main reason for the clock moving forward from 100 seconds to midnight to 90.
A new report predicts food products in Canada will have an average inflation rate increase between 2.5 and 4.5 per cent next year, down from the average five to seven per cent in 2023.More than 30 experts from Dalhousie University, the University of Guelph, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of British Columbia collaborated on the annual report predicting food inflation in Canada(opens in a new tab), which was published on Thursday.
Canada's ambassador to the United Nations said there's "no question in (his) mind" Iran is involved in the attacks on Israel."That's very clear to me," Bob Rae told CTV's Question Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview airing Sunday. "And I think it's something we have to understand, none of this stuff is accidental and Iran, of all the countries in the Middle East, does not accept the existence of the State of Israel."