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The panel hearing from Albertans on quitting the Canada Pension Plan argued with callers and tried to persuade naysayers in its third telephone town hall session Thursday night. Panel chair Jim Dinning fired back at two callers, one of whom said Alberta’s claim to half the CPP is nothing but naked …
Read More »Grocer code of conduct could fuel food inflation, Loblaw argues – National
As the grocery code of conduct nears completion, the Canadian industry’s biggest player is raising concerns the guidelines could add fuel to the food inflation fire. Loblaw Companies Ltd. said it’s worried the code could “raise food prices for Canadians by more than $1 billion” in a letter sent to …
Read More »Jury to hear from witnesses as Crown argues case against London attack suspect
WINDSOR, Ont. _ The jury in the trial of a man facing terror-related murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario is set to hear from more witnesses today. Federal prosecutors are arguing that Nathaniel Veltman was motivated by white nationalist beliefs, branding the …
Read More »Court misconstrued Charter when directing feds to bring men in Syria home, Canada argues – National
The Canadian government says a federal judge misinterpreted the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in directing officials to secure the release of four men from detention in northeastern Syria. Government lawyers are set to stress that point in the Federal Court of Appeal Monday as they seek to overturn a …
Read More »Naturopaths ‘not bound by science,’ lawyer argues in B.C. hearing on fecal transplants for autism
The lawyer for a Fraser Valley naturopath facing investigation for his business selling fecal microbiota transplants to families of autistic children argued in a B.C. courtroom Tuesday that his client isn’t obligated to follow scientific evidence. Naturopath Jason Klop was in B.C. Supreme Court petitioning for a judge to order …
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