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Politics·Analysis If one accepts the premise that higher immigration is both a net-positive — economically and socially — and a public policy imperative for Canada, then significantly curtailing immigration for the sake of the housing market risks swapping one problem for another. Anxiety over the housing shortfall threatens the Canadian consensus onContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis Armies rarely measure their success by the roads they’ve paved or the rail lines they’ve laid down — but that may be the metric Russia is using in occupied portions of Ukraine, where major infrastructure projects are underway or are being planned. Ukraine says it needs the help of its allies — Canada included —Continue Reading

Politics Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Minister Marc Miller say the federal government is working to stabilize the number of people entering the country every year as housing pressures mount. Ministers say increasing immigration numbers in recent years helped fill labour shortagesNojoud Al Mallees · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

Politics Veteran public servant Nathalie Drouin has been named national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Drouin takes over as government considers reforms to CSIS’s governing legislation The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 12, 2024 4:59 PM EST | Last Updated: January 12 Nathalie Drouin has beenContinue Reading

Politics Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific. Both countries recognize ongoing diplomatic strain but pledge to maintain communication channels Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 12, 2024Continue Reading

Politics Canada’s top military commander is headed for the exit. Gen. Wayne Eyre, chief of the defence staff, has confirmed he plans to retire, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a media statement on Friday. Eyre, who led the military through a period of controversy and crisis, will retire thisContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government’s support for the International Court of Justice as a key institution of international law does not mean it backs the premise of the genocide claim brought by South Africa against Israel. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre dismisses genocide allegation against Israel as a ‘shameless’Continue Reading

Politics Elections Canada is preparing to insulate Canadian voters from false narratives and information during the next federal election by launching an online tool to help voters cut through misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process in Canada.  Agency says it will focus on electoral process, not accuracy of contentContinue Reading

Canadian customs officers could soon be posted to U.S. border posts on American soil for the first time in history, and American officers could be assigned to work from border posts in Canada, CBC News has learned. “It’s a fundamental shift,” said Mark Weber, president of the union that representsContinue Reading