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Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that…
Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the legislation, once passed, would help accelerate rebuilding efforts. A July wildfire destroyed over one-third of the town’s homes and businesses…
Despite voting to wind down the Green Line LRT project this week, Calgary’s city councillors are still divided about the project’s viability moving forward. Council passed a motion Tuesday to bring an end to the oft-delayed project, a process which would cost at least $850 million on top of the roughly $1.3 billion that’s already been spent….
The annual convention for B.C.’s elected local officials hopes to deal with the elephant in the room for many councils across the province — respecting one another, getting along and finding consensus for their electors. A discussion paper from the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) and the Local Government Management Association of British Columbia (LGMA) delves…
After Monday’s emergency debate in Parliament about the killings of six First Nations people by police over a two-week span, an NDP MP says the time for talking is over. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said she thought there were some productive ideas brought forward in the debate including better training in de-escalation for RCMP and more cultural competency,…
Politics The Liberal government says it will slash the number of international student visas it issues by another 10 per cent. Liberal government to slash number of permits by 10 per cent Anja Karadeglija · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2024 1:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago Immigration, Refugees and…
Faith leaders are calling on Ontario Premier Doug Ford to reverse course on his decision to close 10 supervised consumption sites across the province. A number of religious organizations came to Queen’s Park on Tuesday and said they were hopeful they could reach Ford’s “humanity.” Last month, Health Minister Sylvia Jones outlined a fundamental shift…
Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is in dire need of armoured vehicles and hopes Canada’s plan to supply rebuilt troop carriers proceeds quickly. Yuliya Kovaliv appeared Tuesday before the House of Commons defence committee, where she fielded a series of questions about Canadian military support for Ukraine’s defence in its war with Russia. Earlier this…
Shirley Lucas, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Health Minister John Hogan spoke at a news conference Monday about the launch of a new website with resources for people with dementia and their caretakers. (Arlette Lazarenko/CBC) The Newfoundland and Labrador government has a new campaign and website focused on supporting dementia…
In the summer of 1978, against his top political strategist’s advice, Pierre Trudeau called a full slate of byelections to fill 15 vacancies in the House of Commons, including seven seats the Liberals had won in the previous election. As recounted in John English’s Just Watch Me, the Liberal Party’s own pollster said the governing…
