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Politics·Analysis The remarkable revelations and accusations of the past week — from the expulsion of six Indian diplomats on Monday to the prime minister’s challenge to the Conservatives at the foreign interference inquiry on Wednesday — underline how the world has become a more dangerous and difficult place for Canada. The world isContinue Reading

Politics After her government expelled a group of Indian diplomats following the RCMP’s shocking public statement tying India’s government to violent crimes in Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is warning more than a dozen Indian diplomats still in the country to respect Canadian law. Joly said the level of transnational repression allegedContinue Reading

Politics Immigration Minister Marc Miller said efforts of Liberals to get the prime minister to step aside is “the most passive-aggressive” display of questioning leadership he has ever seen. Liberal caucus risks ‘sleepwalking’ into a Conservative win, Miller warnsHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 4:16 PMContinue Reading

Politics Canada announced the details of a $64.8 million military aid package to Ukraine Friday as National Defence Minister Bill Blair attended a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels. More than $50 million will go towards arms, ammunition and military drones David Cummings · The Canadian Press · Posted: OctContinue Reading

Politics Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP government is set today to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the $1 billion federal school food program. Premier Kinew’s NDP government now 2nd to sign on, enhancing province’s $30M ‘universal nutrition program’ Janyce McGregor · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made waves Wednesday by turning what started as an examination of his government’s response to foreign interference into a pointed criticism of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. “I’m getting a little more partisan than I tried to in this case, but it is so egregious to meContinue Reading

Canada’s spy agency says that while it can brief more Canadians than ever before on sensitive information, it still can’t share personal information — or name names — if the person receiving the briefing doesn’t have the proper clearance. That clarification from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) comes in the middleContinue Reading

Politics As India doubles down on rejecting the claim it is behind widespread crimes in Canada, its foreign ministry is accusing Ottawa of trying to smear New Delhi. Indian-origin journalists in Canada are ‘unsafe,’ India’s foreign ministry claims Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 17, 2024 6:44 PMContinue Reading

Politics Conservative MP Michael Chong has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of using his testimony on foreign interference as a “smear platform” targeting the Official Opposition. Liberal, NDP, Green parties urge Conservative leader to get security clearanceHolly Cabrera · CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2024 5:56 PM EDT |Continue Reading