Oct 19 2018 — Globe and Mail — Some of the famed White Helmets, a group of volunteer humanitarian workers the Canadian government helped rescue from war-torn Syria, have arrived for resettlement in Canada, and more will be on their way soon.
Oct 19 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — Personal income tax revenue shot up by nearly $10-billion last year according to a federal government report that attributes the gain to a strengthening economy and the ripple effect of tax changes aimed at raising more money from high-income earners. Finance Canada will release its annual financial report on Friday, which will provide the final […]
Oct 18 2018 — Globe and Mail — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has pulled the plug on an expert panel to end violence against women that was established under the Liberals to provide strategic advice on policies. Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod, who is also responsible for women’s issues, immigration and poverty reduction, informed the panel, called the Roundtable on Violence […]
Oct 18 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — Canadians are strongly opposed to allowing lobbyists to buy their way into exclusive political fundraisers featuring party leaders, according to a new Nanos Research survey. The Globe and Mail reported last month that the Liberal Party frequently allows lobbyists to attend what it calls “Laurier Club” donor-appreciation events, which feature Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or […]
Oct 17 2018 — Bessma Momani — Globe and Mail — After nearly two weeks of unending attention on the disappearance and now confirmed death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the powers have finally agreed upon a narrative that can satisfy all interested parties’ state interests. Make no mistake, the now agreed upon story of Mr. Khashoggi’s death was a negotiated one between Saudi Arabia, the […]
Oct 17 2018 — Michelle Zilio — Globe and Mail — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canadians who travel to war zones to join “vicious” terrorist groups must accept the consequences of their decision and that the lives of Canadian consular officials will not be put in danger to help them if they want to leave. Mr. Goodale made the comments on Parliament Hill on […]
Oct 17 2018 — Gloria Galloway — Globe and Mail — A former Canadian army captain has been released from custody in the United States where he spent months behind bars because of a decades-old marijuana conviction for which he had been pardoned in Canada. Demetry Furman, 47, was dropped off at the border crossing at Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday. His American wife, Cynthia Furman, sped […]
Oct 16 2018 — Gloria Galloway — Globe and Mail — A former Canadian army captain who was in the United States and waiting to get a green card after marrying an American woman has spent the past 75 days detained in a U.S. jail as a result of a decades-old marijuana conviction for which he was pardoned in Canada.
Oct 16 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — As tensions increase between the federal and Ontario governments, Premier Doug Ford’s office says he won’t be meeting this week with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s point man on federal-provincial relations due to “scheduling constraints.” Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is making his first trip to Queen’s Park since being named to his new role this […]
Oct 16 2018 — Bill Curry — Globe and Mail — The federal government is rejecting opposition calls for its electoral reform bill to be amended to subject political parties to federal privacy laws. Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould appeared Monday as the last scheduled witness before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee dives into a marathon effort this week to review and vote on more […]
Oct 15 2018 — Daniel Leblanc — Globe and Mail — The federal government has quietly launched a series of closed-door consultations on the issue of racism, hoping to avoid heated public debates on issues such as Islamophobia and systemic racism. “The meetings are not held in public for the simple reason that we want to be able to have in-depth discussions with experts across the […]
Oct 15 2018 — Daniel Leblanc — Globe and Mail — The federal Conservatives say they would not stand in the way of the Quebec government if it moves to bar some provincial employees from wearing religious symbols at work. In an interview, Conservative MP Gérard Deltell said his party accepts the incoming Coalition Avenir Québec government’s right to introduce legislation on the matter, would not […]
Oct 12 2018 — Steven Chase and Robert Fife — Globe and Mail — Two influential members of the U.S. Senate select intelligence committee have written Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, urging him to bar Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G mobile network on the grounds the Shenzhen-based firm represents a significant security risk.
Oct 10 2018 — Gary Mason — Globe and Mail — The world can’t say it wasn’t warned – repeatedly. But unfortunately, the dire cautions being levelled by climate scientists these days don’t seem to be precipitating the global panic and outrage that they should. The latest report from the United Nations indicates the planet is warming at a far greater rate than previously thought. At […]
Oct 10 2018 — Laura Stone — Globe and Mail — Ontario Premier Doug Ford took repeated aim at Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during a rally to mark the Progressive Conservative government’s first 100 days in office, accusing the Prime Minister of using jobs in the province as “bargaining chips” in recent trade talks while touting a growing alliance to fight the federal carbon tax. Speaking […]