The Department of Natural Resources yesterday said it will pay a British Columbia consultant $84,000 to find five countries that will buy Canadian softwood lumber. The notice came nearly a year to the day that Prime Minister Mark Carney promised federal leadership to “supercharge” market diversification at a $1.2 billion cost: "Together we’re going to write our own story." READ MORE
Installing rooftop solar panels on Canadian homes makes “limited” economic sense, says an internal Department of Natural Resources report to Minister Tim Hodgson. Homeowners would take up to 30 years to recover exorbitant costs even with subsidies: 'The economic case is limited.' READ MORE
Canadians are proud of their rights and freedoms, the military and hockey, says in-house research by the Department of Canadian Heritage. The findings contradicted attempts by federal managers to emphasize Indigenous reconciliation and “equity and diversity.” READ MORE
Nearly 380,000 new Canadians gained citizenship last year, according to Department of Immigration figures. The department would not say how many more applications were expected under revisions to the Citizenship Act: "Given the complexity of some Bill C-3 cases, we expect greater pressure." READ MORE
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday would not say whether he’ll lead the Liberal Party into another general election. Asked twice by reporters, Carney, 61, replied: “I am blessed.” READ MORE
A former president of Dairy Farmers of Québec, Daniel Gobeil, last night claimed an upset Liberal win in Chicoutimi on unusually high turnout in a federal byelection, 41.5 percent. Liberals easily held two other safe seats to retain a narrow majority in the Commons: 'We produce less milk than the state of Wisconsin and without supply management, dairy producers would see their farm gate price drop.' READ MORE
Indigenous Canadians under forest fire evacuation orders have been mistreated by federal and local authorities, says Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle. Complaints ranged from being denied access to hotel swimming pools to falling prey to local gangs: 'Some of them were leaving their communities for the first time experienced trauma and uncertainty.' READ MORE
My father was offered cabinet posts by the Liberal Party. They wanted to appoint him to the cabinet in 1945, but he declined. The Liberal Party used a lot of our ideas, I think, but my father never wanted to be a Liberal. He always maintained he wanted to achieve his purpose through democratic socialism. That’s what he was. That’s how he lived. He thought all people were entitled to a decent life, that no one should suffer from poor housing and poor health. His whole life was devoted to improving conditions for the common man.
