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Politics Health Minister Mark Holland says some of his provincial counterparts have concerns about whether Canada is ready to extend medical assistance in dying to people with severe mental illnesses. Parliamentary committee has been looking at whether health-care system is ready for assisted-dying expansionThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 22,Continue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s position on South Africa’s genocide claim against Israel on Monday, calling it “incomprehensible” and accusing the prime minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly of deliberately giving answers no one can understand. Joly standing by previous statement that neither rejects nor supports South Africa’s allegations BrennanContinue Reading

With a stated goal of targeting institutional “bad actors” — and amid concern about the impact growing numbers of international students are having on the housing market — Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced Monday that the federal government will cap the number of student permits over the next two years.Continue Reading

Canada is going through an unprecedented growth spurt, having added well over a million people last year after a similarly historic intake in 2022. Some economists have argued this record-setting surge could be a boon to an economy heavily dependent on immigration. A recent Desjardins report cautioned the federal government against slamming the doorContinue Reading

Politics The federal government will not appeal an Ontario Superior Court ruling overturning a law that denies automatic citizenship to children born outside of Canada if their Canadian parents were also born abroad. Under new ruling, Ottawa obligated to end second-generation cut-off rule for Canadian citizenship Kate McKenna · CBCContinue Reading

Politics The head of the union representing diplomats abroad says the government is having a hard time attracting diplomats to work in the United States, and it should consider pay boosts or other incentives. Head of foreign service union says gun crime, health insurance issues are helping drive diplomats awayContinue Reading

With rising rents and house prices making it increasingly hard to find an affordable place to live, some are pointing the finger at Canada’s record-level immigration rates. Immigration is not the only thing putting a strain on the housing market. High interest rates, increasing building costs and red tape at the municipalContinue Reading

In August 2016, when the current government was less than a year old, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet gathered at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont. for a two-day retreat. The ministers bunked in the student dorms. The big story of the week concerned a $1,700 bill for car serviceContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s ambassador to the United States says Ottawa must start putting in the work now to reinvigorate a network of contacts across our southern neighbour, so this country can be ready no matter the outcome of the November presidential election. Kirsten Hillman says Canada must make preparations for aContinue Reading