Liberal MPs yesterday by a 5 to 4 vote blocked Commons committee hearings into secretly negotiated toll concessions on the Gordie Howe International Bridge at Windsor, Ont. One MP expressed resentment that Canadians would think the Prime Minister lied to taxpayers over terms: "I am a little offended by the insinuations." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday said he decided months ago to repeal production fees on Netflix and other video streaming services though he voted for them in the Commons. Carney denied changing his mind under U.S. pressure: "No, not at all." READ MORE
Clearing tent cities violates the Charter Of Rights, argues the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. The group in a submission to MPs recommended that Parliament “recognize residents of unhoused encampments as rights holders.” READ MORE
Retirees, especially women in British Columbia and Québec, are most concerned about plastic pollution, says in-house demographic research by the Department of Environment. The findings followed psychosocial Statistics Canada data showing urban women over 65 were most upset by climate change: "Women are much more likely than men to feel plastic waste and pollution is an issue." READ MORE
Newly-declassified 2001 records show then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien cautioned his cabinet against becoming “actively involved” with floor-crossers. Eight Conservative MPs defected to the Liberal Party in a five-year period: "It was agreed that cabinet ministers should not become actively involved in such activities." READ MORE
Newly-declassified records show the federal cabinet months before 9/11 was told Canadian charities were being used for terrorist financing. “Most of the world’s terrorist organizations had supporters in Canada,” read minutes of one confidential meeting: "One Minister commented on the need to closely examine the use of charities." READ MORE
Federal forecasters propose to change the way they talk about the weather, says a report. The Meteorological Service of Canada said it will simplify its current list of dozens of hazards, warnings and alerts: "Canada currently issues alerts for around 28 types of hazards." READ MORE
My mother and my grandmother made most of our clothes when we were growing up. It was a normal day to get up and go out and get your water and cut your wood and go hunting or fishing. People might consider it to be a hard life, but for us it was not a hard life, it was a normal life. And the contentment to be able to go out and get what you need from the land, there’s a certain tranquility about that. As soon as I started going to school, I realized there were a lot of changes happening in our community.
