Canada’s economy is so poor it represents a “human rights crisis,” says the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The agency in a report said inflation, housing shortages and rising poverty rates had put the “the fundamental human right to an adequate standard of living at risk.” READ MORE
Assigning federal employees to work from home cost the equivalent of more than $4.3 million a year, records show. Expenses included providing staff with laptops, office chairs, printer supplies and other equipment: 'This included direction on how to ensure safe and ergonomic workspaces at home.' READ MORE
The Public Health Agency says it’s making progress in discarding a mountain of expired masks and other personal protective equipment following the pandemic. Storage costs alone totaled $17 million since the World Health Organization announced an end to the global emergency in 2023: "Recycling and, if required, disposal is undertaken." READ MORE
A multi-million dollar federal program to aid farmers in financial distress has little take-up, says a Department of Agriculture audit. The program intended to provide free mediation for farmers facing insolvency saw few applicants, it said: 'There is low program awareness.' READ MORE
The Marxist-Leninist Party is petitioning Parliament to encourage Canadians to holiday in Cuba. Airline cancellations and a federal advisory against non-essential travel to Cuba have prompted a “really difficult situation,” MPs were told. READ MORE
A federal climate panel that recommended Canadians walk or take the bus to work billed more than $180,000 in flights from Brazil to the United Arab Emirates, records show. The Net Zero Advisory Body promised “bold vision” in lowering greenhouse gas emissions: "There is no debate. The climate is changing." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney will spend more on the Privy Council Office than his predecessor, new records show. Carney had promised to “work relentlessly to cut waste.” READ MORE
The Charter Of Rights in Canada is all about minority rights, not majority rights. The idea that Parliament wants to deal with all these difficult issues is simply a fiction. There’s been a lot of criticism of so-called judicial activism. This is but one example. They said we were reckless. I realized the sky was not going to fall. I mean, there are times when the courts have to act. To me it was an issue we didn’t need to go on debating indefinitely.
