Canada Political News
Currently showing last 100 links of 9,521
Canada, international allies butt heads over focus on white supremacismPolitical | 207989 hits | 1:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada has been butting heads with some of its closest allies over the extent to which rising white supremacy at home and abroad poses a global threat, federal insiders say. Ahead of federal election, imams at 69 Canadian mosques deliver message that every vote countsPolitical | 207951 hits | 9:57 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
When Canadians go to the polls in October, a non-partisan group hopes Muslim voter turnout will be higher than ever — and seized one of the year's most-attended days of prayer to mobilize the community with a single message: every ballot counts. Political | 208146 hits | 10:33 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Justin Trudeau will increase the federal government’s per-person debt more than any prime minister in Canadian history who did not face a world war or recession, says a new report by the Fraser Institute. Cash incentives for parties could help get more women in politics: MPsPolitical | 208111 hits | 12:41 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A House of Commons committee is making a cross-party call for the federal government to offer financial incentives to political parties that nominate more women candidates to run for election. Trudeau road tests campaign attacks that lump Scheer and Doug Ford with the alt-right Social SharingPolitical | 208036 hits | 12:32 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau road tested his campaign strategy at an event Friday, lumping Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer with with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and other right-of-centre politicians who deny climate change, vilify immigrants and tolerate Political | 207023 hits | 4:31 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The federal Liberals are using their omnibus budget bill to legislate a "right to housing" and the requirements on future government to not drop the concept. Political | 206872 hits | 12:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The RCMP finally responded to a Global News Access to Information Act request, with a new document about Justin Trudeau's ill-fated family vacation to the Bahamas island owned by the Aga Khan. Scheer says PM's lawyer threatened him with libel suit over SNC-Lavalin affairPolitical | 206936 hits | 12:25 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Andrew Scheer is challenging Justin Trudeau to follow through on a threat to sue him over his assertion that the prime minister politically interfered with the criminal prosecution of Montreal engineering giant SNC-Lavalin. Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likelyPolitical | 206830 hits | 2:12 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Malign foreign actors will likely try to meddle in the Canadian federal election in October, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland warned Friday, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pointed the finger at Russia as the most likely culprit. KINSELLA: Liberal Party has morphed into a cultPolitical | 207128 hits | 4:05 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Dear Liberals:This is an open letter to all of you. I want to start it by telling you why I became a lawyer.It was a movie, called The Oxbow Incident. It was a Western, released some 75 years ago, and it starred Henry Fonda. It was about how a mob hanged Federal government hunted for person who leaked Omar Khadr's $10.5M settlement Political | 206873 hits | 2:06 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Privy Council Office refuses to say whether it ever referred the probe to the RCMP, as it did with the leak investigation into Vice-Admiral Mark Norman Trudeau ejects Wilson-Raybould, Philpott from Liberal caucus Social SharingPolitical | 207158 hits | 6:24 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expelled Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus, saying trust with the two former cabinet members has been broken. The spectre of political interference linking SNC-Lavalin to the Norman trialPolitical | 208205 hits | 4:40 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
They're two sides of the same political and judicial coin — SNC-Lavalin and the Mark Norman trial — and the thing linking them is the suggestion of political meddling in the justice system. Wilson-Raybould's credibility skyrockets with damning audioPolitical | 208358 hits | 9:35 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The SNC-Lavalin mess had, up until now, been a "she said, he said" story. Jody Wilson-Raybould gave her testimony and then Gerald Butts and Michael Wernick gave their somewhat different side of the story.To pick a side was about judging who had the greate Trudeau now has a lower approval rating than Trump, with Tories way ahead: Ipsos pollPolitical | 208108 hits | 3:28 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The Conservatives are sitting pretty in crucial provinces like Ontario and B.C., with Trudeau falling behind among two of his key demographics from 2015 — women and young people. Braid: Leaders erupt as Senate cuts Alberta out of tanker ban hearingsPolitical | 206748 hits | 8:22 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Lynn Beyak broke Senate's code of conduct by posting racist letters, ethics officer says
The Senate's ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber's conflict-of-interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous people on her website. Trudeau tries to bury SNC scandal with budget distractionPolitical | 208038 hits | 12:13 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In all my years covering politics, one thing has been almost a given. On budget day, no other political story will overshadow the narrative the government is trying to tell. Conrad Black: SNC-Lavalin is a sideshow to the real Wilson-Raybould issuePolitical | 206947 hits | 11:06 AM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Over a million people sign petition calling for the removal of Australian politician
Over a million people have signed a petition calling for the removal of Australian politician Fraser Anning from parliament after he blamed immigration for the deadly terrorist attack at two New Zealand mosques.
Over a million people have signed a petition calling for the removal of Australian politician Fraser Anning from parliament after he blamed immigration for the deadly terrorist attack at two New Zealand mosques. Political | 208323 hits | 9:37 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Last fall, the Liberals announced new tax credits and incentives, worth 595 million dollars over the next five years, to support the struggling news industry. Report raises fresh doubts over economic benefits of Trudeau's $188 billion infrastructure planPolitical | 207929 hits | 9:17 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The new Parliamentary Budget Officer report comes as the Canadian economy is again showing signs of weakness 'We still haven't found any kind of pest': Canada presses China over contaminated canola claims
Canada's recently appointed agriculture minister says the federal government is pressing China to provide verification of its claims that Canadian canola exports have been contaminated by harmful organisms. Police investigating theft of Mountie's sidearm from vehicle
Police investigating theft of Mountie's sidearm from vehicleRussian bots are using #WalkAway to try to wound Dems in midterms
The #WalkAway hashtag is being used by conservatives and now Russian Twitter bots to spread the myth that there is an exodus happening within the Democratic Party, writes David A. Love. Actually, the opposite is happening.
The #WalkAway hashtag is being used by conservatives and now Russian Twitter bots to spread the myth that there is an exodus happening within the Democratic Party, writes David A. Love. Actually, the opposite is happening. Critics question SNC-Lavalin 'jobs' defence as minister can't give evidence
Protecting at-risk jobs has been at the centre of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government’s defence of its conduct in relation to the still-simmering SNC-Lavalin scandal, but when asked what evidence they have to back that stance, one federal min Scheer says he 'didn't hear' question about Clinton 'pizzagate' lie during town hall
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said today he "didn't hear" a question about an infamous — and debunked — conspiracy theory connecting the Clinton Foundation to a child sex ring during a town hall event in Kitchener, Ont. last night. In his words: Gerald Butts on SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-RaybouldPolitical | 206946 hits | 10:43 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Mark Norman one of only three people DND refused to give help with legal bills in past two yearsPolitical | 206855 hits | 4:56 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Liberal MP says SNC-Lavalin 'entitled' to agreement to avoid criminal trialPolitical | 207038 hits | 3:17 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
A Liberal MP says his party believes the SNC-Lavalin is “entitled” to a deferred prosecution agreement — a legal mechanism that would allow the Quebec engineering firm to avoid criminal prosecution. Jane Philpott resigns from cabinet, citing loss of 'confidence' over government's handling of SNC-LavalinPolitical | 206912 hits | 4:43 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jane Philpott, one of Justin Trudeau's most trusted ministers, has resigned from cabinet as the Liberal government's crisis over the SNC-Lavalin affair deepens. Trudeau is speaking at an event at 7:15 p.m. ET and CBCNews.ca is carrying it live.House to query 60 Trump officials in obstruction probe
Declaring it's "very clear" U.S. President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as pa
Declaring it's "very clear" U.S. President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee in charge of impeachment says the panel is requesting documents from more than 60 people from Trump's administration, family and business as paMexico says it won't ratify new NAFTA deal unless U.S. lifts tariffs
Unless the Trump administration lifts the punishing tariffs it has imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum imports -- duties it also imposed on Canada -- Mexico is prepared to keep the status quo with the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
Unless the Trump administration lifts the punishing tariffs it has imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum imports -- duties it also imposed on Canada -- Mexico is prepared to keep the status quo with the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Political | 206842 hits | 9:34 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jody Wilson-Raybould says she has heard from "thousands" of Canadians since her bombshell testimony in Ottawa. And she's ready to run for re-election in the fall. The Harper government passed a measure 13 years ago to catch Liberal scandals. It worked perfectlyPolitical | 206667 hits | 9:25 PM on Saturday | posted by Freakinoldguy
NEB to release new Trans Mountain report on possible marine impacts
The latest chapter in the Trans Mountain pipeline saga will be written Friday as the National Energy Board releases its recommendations on how to proceed with the contentious project should the federal government choose to do so. Deported after toppling Liberal minister with fake charges, pizza-shop owner is back in Canada 13 years laterPolitical | 207945 hits | 9:45 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Convicted fraudster Harjit Singh's visa aided by letter from controversial MP Raj Grewal, as Liberal Judy Sgro demands an "accounting" from her government Bigotry against western Canada keeps on rollin' by jaundiced commentators
The bigotry against Western Canada just keeps on rollin’.How else to describe the commentary on Twitter and in some other media coverage in Ottawa on Tuesday over the United We Roll convoy of some 200 trucks filled with people from across Canada protestin Minister tasked with safeguarding election calls on committee to look at regulating Facebook, TwitterPolitical | 207875 hits | 2:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould today called on a Commons committee to look at the possibility of the Canadian government imposing new rules on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the lead-up to the next federal election. 'Trudeau is just the worst:' Teacher investigated for insulting PMPolitical | 208081 hits | 11:57 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
MIAMI, Man.; A rural Manitoba school division says it is investigating after a gym teacher posted a photo to Facebook showing him holding a sign insulting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Twitter trolls stoked debates about immigrants and pipelines in Canada, data show
Twitter trolls tried to stoke fears about pipelines and immigration in Canada, according to a CBC/Radio-Canada analysis of 9.6 million tweets from accounts linked to suspected foreign influence campaigns.
Private investigators working for Jeff Bezos have concluded that the brother of the Amazon chief executive’s mistress leaked the couple’s intimate text messages to the National Enquirer, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press on Monda Ethics commissioner to probe Prime Minister's Office over SNC-Lavalin scandal Social SharingPolitical | 206900 hits | 1:12 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion will investigate claims that the Prime Minister's Office pressured former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to help Quebec engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. Former finance minister Michael Wilson dead at 81: source
Condolences are pouring in for former Progressive Conservative finance minister Michael Wilson, who has died at the age of 81. Tory senator on committee studying environmental assessment bill is a mining company board member
The vice-chair of a Senate committee studying a bill to overhaul the environmental assessment process for the natural resources sector is also a board member and an option holder in a mining company — something which could put him in a conflict of interes Hundreds of ex-slaves in Libya coming to Canada, immigration minister says
More than a year after the United Nations asked countries to take in refugees living in slavery in Libya, Canada has begun resettling hundreds of them, the UN and the federal government said Wednesday. Trudeau denies report his office pressured attorney general to help SNC-LavalinPolitical | 207209 hits | 8:38 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
NDP asks elections watchdog to investigate 'slanderous' ads targeting Singh
The NDP is asking Canada's elections watchdog to immediately launch an investigation after a series of ads claiming Leader Jagmeet Singh lives in a multi-million dollar mansion popped up online in the lead up to Burnaby South byelection later this month. Ottawa pushes navy's planned supply ships to the front of the construction queue
The Liberal government has decided to pull out all the stops on the construction of the navy's planned permanent supply ships — a move that’s raised questions about how quickly the Canadian Coast Guard will get a critical oceanographic science vessel.Back to Canada News
News Topics
Last 5 Articles
- Canadian Forces college graduate ceremony truly global
"Wednesday, July 07 at 00:44" - Ontario Tory leader introduces Newcomers Employment Opportunities Act
"Monday, June 07 at 13:27" - Toronto Concert sets World Record at 30 Hours as the longest show on Earth
"Friday, October 23 at 02:38"
Recent Reviews
- War Horse 2012-01-02
- Legion 2010-01-23
- Zombieland 2009-10-02
- The Martyr's Oath: The Apprenticeship of a Homegrown Terrorist 2009-08-20
- Bachman Cummings 2009-06-22
- Star Trek 2009-05-03
- X-Me Origins: Wolverine 2009-05-01
- Soloist 2009-04-24
Dalton McGuinty Libe
LIBERAL GAS
Gas Pricing in Thund
Gas Pricing
Dalton McGuinty Gree
Dalton McGuinty Gree
Dalton McGuinty Heal
Mobile