The Persian Gulf War rates as a “smaller, less costly conflict” that doesn’t warrant inscription on the National War Memorial, according to Access To Information records from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Recognition has been sought by Canadian veterans of the war that ended 35 years ago this week: "They did lobby." READ MORE
Cabinet will “bring more order” to labour relations at Canadian ports, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said yesterday. His remarks followed a succession of cabinet orders quashing legal strikes by port workers: "Canada must urgently solve this." READ MORE
Cabinet yesterday ruled out any repatriation flights for Canadians in Mexico. The Department of Foreign Affairs urged vacationers to follow curfews amid public disorder: "Are you considering sending in planes?" READ MORE
The National Research Council last year wrote down more than $12 million in subsidies to now-insolvent companies, records show. Taxpayer-backed bankrupts ranged from an Alberta shrimp hatchery to a brewery in Prince Edward Island: "The pandemic created major challenges." READ MORE
The Department of Health will not support a Senate bill mandating health warnings on liquor labels, according to a briefing note. The Canadian Medical Association endorsed the bill after blaming alcohol for 17,000 preventable deaths annually: "People in Canada make informed decisions about their alcohol use." READ MORE
Cabinet spent more than $18 million refitting an Italian office to showcase “Canada’s efforts to combat climate change,” Access To Information records show. The spending on a consulate in Milan was approved at the same time cabinet claimed to cut unnecessary spending: "How do you convince Canadians that you are serious about this?" READ MORE
A federal hate crimes bill would outlaw “obstruction” of Indigenous sacred sites including purported unmarked graveyards, says a Department of Justice memo. Attorney General Sean Fraser made no mention of it when he introduced Bill C-9 An Act To Amend The Criminal Code last September 19: "Why isn’t Indian Residential School denialism proposed in this bill?" READ MORE
In small-town Saskatchewan in those days if your parents didn’t own a farm or a business where you might work there were few choices, actually. One was to join the RCMP. Another was to join the military. The third option was to get a job in a bank, so that’s what I did. I started off as a ledger keeper and finally got promoted as teller. Banking was very different then. You basically took people’s money, looked after it, and if you did lend it was only to customers with a huge amount of collateral.
