The value of private business loans from Canadian pension funds, insurers and investment pools is worth about a half trillion, the Bank of Canada said yesterday. Researchers expressed unease with the largely unregulated practice in case of “a sharp downturn.” READ MORE
Canadians increasingly assume the CBC and other mainstream media have some “angle or agenda” in reporting the news with a “particular political slant,” says federal focus group research. The in-house report found more Canadians “go to Reddit to see what people are saying” than rely on TV networks or newspapers. READ MORE
New records show a federal blacklist of Freedom Convoy sympathizers was privately circulated to thousands of corporations. No account to date has documented the consequences for individuals named under the Proceeds Of Crime And Terrorist Financing Act by a cabinet order subsequently ruled unlawful: "There was no verification." READ MORE
Repeal of electric car mandates will save Canadians billions a year, according to new federal figures. Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin on Saturday served legal notice that mandates suspended six months ago will be permanently abolished: 'Risk of job losses in the Canadian auto sector need to be considered.' READ MORE
Opposition to a $90 billion regional high speed rail venture is growing, the Department of Infrastructure admits. An internal memo warned impending deadlines must be met if Alto Corporation, the Crown agency overseeing the project, is to start construction in 2029: "The project is increasingly scrutinized for its cost, timeline and potential impacts on communities and agricultural land." READ MORE
A legal scholar has filed a constitutional challenge against Québec to save the Oath Of Allegiance to the King. The Supreme Court of Canada is to hear a separate challenge of the oath required of MPs, senators and new citizens: "Abolition of the Oath Of Allegiance requires unanimous consent of Parliament and the provinces." READ MORE
Poet W.N. Branson writes: "The warmth of the summer sun fades as it sets below the mountain, alongside the lake, in the Okanagan. Sitting on the bench, ice cream melts before you can eat it, in the perfect summers eve..." READ MORE
I walk through our warehouse and study the artifacts the same way others people-watch on the subway. There is character in things. They tell a rich story. My favourite is the Theratron Junior built in 1956. Canada made 140 of these radiation therapy devices and sold them all over the world for $25,000 apiece. We were so proud of them we put the Theratron in the Canadian exhibit at the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. The German exhibit had strudel. The French exhibit had art from the Louvre. Canada had the Theratron and a Black Brant rocket and an Alouette satellite. We were fresh and modern and confident, and a scientific powerhouse. This is how we showed ourselves to the postwar world.
