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The public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent, the office of Canada’s justice minister says, warning that “immediate” and “uninformed reactions” only worsens matters. A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto …
Read More »Senior Ontario politicians pay respect on Remembrance Day
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid tribute to veterans as Remembrance Day was observed around the province. The provincial government hosted a ceremony at Ontario’s Veterans’ Memorial near the provincial legislature on Saturday morning. “These heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice, defended our …
Read More »In Fiona’s wake, politicians reflect on Canadians’ kindness after natural disasters
Brad Vis has learned a lot about how to help after watching fire, flooding and landslides destroy parts of the communities he represents. The Conservative MP for the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon in British Columbia chokes up when he thinks about the struggle to support people who have lost everything. “There …
Read More »Ontario politicians to return to Queen’s Park for budget debate
Members of provincial parliament will be in their seats at Queen’s Park on Monday for the first time since the Ontario PCs landed themselves another majority government in the June election. The rare summer session will provide Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government the chance to lay out its agenda, in a speech from …
Read More »What happened? Rogers executives to brief politicians about recent network outage
Officials from Rogers Communications Inc. and a slew of other stakeholders are set to appear at a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on Monday to explain how the company’s recent massive network outage happened, and outline the steps they are taking to make sure it won’t happen again. On the morning …
Read More »Officials, former politicians pitch a path to net-zero with Alberta’s economy in mind
In the Alberta government’s latest fiscal update Tuesday, skyrocketing oil and gas prices led the way to a $3.9-billion surplus, a figure that will lead to much debate over what to do with such a large cash influx. Perhaps in an instance of good timing, media personalities, former politicians and industry officials …
Read More »How much influence should politicians have over police?
Controversy erupted this week when allegations came to light that the Liberal government may have tried to interfere in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting where 17 people were killed. According to RCMP Supt. Darren Campbell’s notes, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said in a phone call that …
Read More »Judge throws out publisher’s $30M defamation suit against Toronto politicians, journalists
An Ontario Superior Court judge has thrown out a $30-million defamation suit accusing several local Toronto politicians, journalists and media outlets of labelling the owner and publisher of an Italian-language newspaper homophobic, transphobic and anti-LGBTQ+. The suit was filed in April of 2021 by Joseph Volpe, the publisher of Corriere Canadese, and M.T.E.C. Consultants, which …
Read More »Politicians Holding Important Positions Should Avoid Making Allegations, Says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal urged his political rivals to refrain from making unnecessary allegations against their political opponents. He said that people holding important positions should not make such comments and work for the development of their region, instead. “We the political leaders who are …
Read More »Will Battlegrounds Mobile India Be Banned? Know Why Politicians Are Opposing Its Launch
New Delhi: Ahead of the much-awaited launch of PUBG’s Indian version ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’, concerns over its Chinese affiliation and calls for imposing a ban have already begun. While Krafton continues to tease the launch of ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’, the political atmosphere regarding its launch seems to be heating up …
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