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After an eventful few months at Queen’s Park — that included the use of the notwithstanding clause — Ontario’s lieutenant-governor called on Ontario’s MPPs to uphold democratic values in the Ontario legislature. Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivered an end-of-year speech to Ontario legislators moments after giving Bill 39 royal assent and …
Read More »Manitoba Indigenous chiefs frustrated, call for more action over MMIWG – Winnipeg
Dozens of people gathered at Odena Circle at The Forks Sunday night demanding a state of emergency be declared to stop the hurt and trauma for more families in the future. This comes after police charged a Winnipeg man with first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran …
Read More »New laws to protect animals, raise minimum wage passed by Manitoba legislature
Politicians gave final approval to a bill to raise the minimum wage to $14.15 an hour as of April 1. News Source link
Read More »Manitoba government slow to lower child-care fees: advocates – Winnipeg
Despite promises to make changes to child-care fees, advocates say Manitoba is slow to enact those pledges. Under a Canada-Manitoba agreement announced in 2021, a 50 per cent reduction in average parent fees was promised by the end of 2022, with an average of $10 per day by 2025-2026 for …
Read More »Trudeau government unveils long-awaited plan to confront an ‘increasingly disruptive’ China
Canada’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy describes China as “an increasingly disruptive global power” on the world stage — a social and economic force that’s too big to ignore but is also increasingly focused on bending international rules to suit its own interests. Using some surprisingly blunt language, the strategy says the Canadian government needs …
Read More »Inquiry to probe legal advice government received on Emergencies Act as justice minister testifies
Justice Minister David Lametti is expected to field questions about the legal advice the federal government got before invoking the Emergencies Act to deal with anti-public health measure protests last winter when he testifies before the public inquiry later today. The attorney general is one of three federal ministers before …
Read More »Hockey Canada scandal is not an isolated event. Forceful government action is past due
This column is an opinion by Alison Clement and Sandrine Desforges, Master of Public Policy candidates at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Safe and inclusive sports should always be the primary goal ahead of winning medals, gaining sponsorships or …
Read More »Alberta government to re-index AISH, seniors benefits to inflation
The Alberta government will re-index benefit payments to inflation for nearly 300,000 people, the minister of seniors, community and social services announced Wednesday. Minister Jeremy Nixon said he’s working to get Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), income support benefits and seniors’ financial assistance unfrozen “as soon as possible,” …
Read More »The Ford government wants to open up the Greenbelt for housing. Here’s what it’s proposing
Premier Doug Ford is justifying a proposal to build tens of thousands of new homes on land that is now part of Ontario’s Greenbelt by saying the province’s housing crisis has worsened — and that it will become more dire now that the federal government has unveiled a plan to bring in half a million …
Read More »Ford government was warned it has ‘limited options’ to enforce municipal housing targets
Just days before it announced sweeping housing legislation, Ontario civil servants warned Premier Doug Ford’s government it has “limited options” to force municipalities to comply with a key part of its new plan. Provincial bureaucrats provided the advice last month in a draft document, which was obtained by CBC Toronto. They took issue with …
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