News/Politics (Page 194)

Politics The federal government is facing renewed pressure on defence spending as the United States urges Ottawa to come up with a concrete plan to meet its spending commitments as a NATO ally. Canada’s defence spending falls well short of NATO’s 2 per cent of GDP collective commitment Brennan MacDonald ·Continue Reading

Politics The federal government’s carbon price could generate more than $5 billion from the federal sales tax over the next seven years, but none of that money is directly earmarked for climate programs. None of the money is directly earmarked for climate programsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 22, 2024Continue Reading

Politics The House government operations committee has agreed to summon the heads of the IT staffing firm at the centre of the ArriveCan controversy. IT staffing company was awarded contracts to work on the pandemic-era tool Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Feb 21, 2024 5:56 PM EST |Continue Reading

Politics Canada lambasted the Kremlin’s ambassador in Ottawa today over the reported death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Russian custody. Russian opposition figure, who was serving 19-year sentence in an Arctic penal colony, died FridayThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 21, 2024 5:48 PM EST | Last Updated: 3Continue Reading

Politics The federal transport committee is calling on Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to testify after his comments last week about federal funding of large road projects ignited controversy. Guilbeault’s comments were panned by Conservatives, Premier Danielle Smith Jenna Legge · CBC News · Posted: Feb 21, 2024 5:35 PM EST | LastContinue Reading

Politics In a first-of-its-kind appeal, Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for leaking secret information to police targets — is seeking acquittal, arguing that he didn’t get a fair trial. Ortis’s lawyers say he didn’t get a fair trial Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics The head of the RCMP says the national police force is vulnerable to leaks — a warning that comes as multiple people with ties to the RCMP face charges or have been convicted already. RCMP charged an Alberta Mountie with leaking police information to Rwanda Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population. Baby boomers’ 65-year reign as largest population cohort is over Nojoud Al Mallees · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

Politics A future Conservative government would change the law to require that porn websites verify the age of users to prevent minors from accessing the content, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre signalled on Wednesday. Senate private member’s bill would require age verification to access pornography online Mickey Djuric · The CanadianContinue Reading