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Opponents of Highway 413 say the “battle is not over” after a deal between the federal and provincial governments was reached to allow construction of the project to get underway. On Monday, the Trudeau and Ford governments announced they had come to an agreement that means work on the 52-kilometre …
Read More »Internal plans reveal potential ‘phase 2’ in controversial Ontario Place redevelopment
The Ford government is facing fresh questions over its plans to redevelop Ontario Place after new documents suggest the province considered filling in a portion of Lake Ontario to create a new development space. Internal government documents obtained by the Ontario NDP and provided to Global News refer to “Phase …
Read More »Auditor general to table long-awaited report on controversial ArriveCAN app – National
Canada’a auditor general will release a long-awaited report into the controversial ArriveCAN application Monday morning, more than a year after being tasked to look into it. Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report is scheduled to be tabled in the House of Commons around 11 a.m. Eastern. Hogan is also scheduled to …
Read More »Arrest the homeless? London, Ont. councillor promotes controversial plan
A city councillor in London, Ont., is coming under fire after sharing a plan to address homelessness that suggested providing support that people need to get off the streets but arresting anyone who refuses assistance. Ward 4 Coun. Susan Stevenson tweeted “London could be first” followed by an emoji face …
Read More »Waterloo region won’t ask province to close controversial highway off-ramps
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The plan to ask the province to close the ramps between Highway 85 and Lancaster Street in Kitchener was voted down at Waterloo Regional Council on Tuesday night. The vote, which ended up in deadlock, was conducted after impassioned pleas from both …
Read More »Controversial firearms bill loses amendment critics say hit hunting rifles – National
The government has withdrawn a controversial amendment to its proposed firearm legislation — one critics have warned could have restricted access to hunting rifles. The Liberal amendment to gun law reform Bill C-21, which was tabled in a committee meeting in November, faced questions about how far it would have …
Read More »Ford’s controversial housing bill could have ‘major unintended consequences,’ planners warn
The experts who manage planning in cities across Ontario say they want a seat at the table as the Ford government finalizes its controversial new bill to accelerate the construction of new homes. The Regional Planning Commissioners of Ontario say in a report released this week that they have identified 21 …
Read More »Jeremy Mackenzie, leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, arrested on Canada-wide warrant
Saskatchewan RCMP have confirmed that Jeremy Mackenzie, the leader of the controversial Diagolon movement, was arrested on a Canada-wide warrant on Wednesday. According to Mackenzie’s partner, Morgan May Guptill, he was detained at their Cole Harbour home by the Halifax Regional Police late Wednesday afternoon. May said she and Mackenzie had noticed …
Read More »RCMP held back senior Mountie’s controversial notes about commissioner for months, inquiry says
Four crucial pages of a senior Mountie’s notes were missing the first time the federal Department of Justice sent them to the public inquiry looking into the Nova Scotia mass shooting. The key section included allegations the head of the RCMP promised politicians the force would release information about guns used during the …
Read More »Legal experts fact-check Quebec ad campaign that aims to correct ‘falsehoods’ on controversial language law
Legal experts are slamming a full-page ad from the CAQ government running in both French and English newspapers this week that purports to correct “falsehoods” circulating about the new law to protect the French language, commonly know as Bill 96. “The ad campaign is misleading,” constitutional lawyer Julius Grey told CBC in an …
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