Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Buy Canadian policy doesn’t apply to Crown corporations hiring suppliers outside the country, says a federal memo. The Prime Minister omitted the fact when urging Canadians to support home industries: "Canada is on a mission to build Canada strong." READ MORE
Complaints of misleading “Made in Canada” labeling increased tenfold since tariff troubles erupted with the U.S., says the Food Inspection Agency. Inspectors attributed it to “an increase in awareness.” READ MORE
Distributing conspiracy videos does not constitute discrimination or hate speech, British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal has ruled. The decision came over a 21-minute video posted in a students’ union Facebook chat: "I do not see how sharing the video in a small group could be likely to cause the kind of societal harms the Human Rights Code is designed to prevent." READ MORE
A social media post by the publisher of Rebel News Network prompted federal managers to launch an immediate search for a security guard wearing a Palestine pin, Access To Information records show. The search followed a Twitter comment last December 18 by Ezra Levant at the Calgary International Airport: "This needs to be addressed as soon as possible." READ MORE
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed a constitutional challenge by Google Canada Corp. in a long-running dispute over marketing practices. Google complained federal investigators were after billions in damages for alleged breach of the Competition Act: "“Google claims the requested administrative monetary penalty may exceed $90 billion." READ MORE
The Department of Foreign Affairs liberalized drinking rules for diplomats in the name of “improving efficiency,” Access To Information records show. Repeal of strict controls on embassy liquor cabinets came under a 2025 order to cut red tape: "We believe these changes will significantly reduce the administrative workload and improve efficiency in our operations." READ MORE
War in the Middle East “is an opportunity for us,” Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, Hodgson said while violence was distressing it could be good for exports: "Wow, Canada’s got its act together." READ MORE
As kids, we told the legend of Nian, a ferocious beast that came to steal children. We lit firecrackers and hung Chinese red paper couplet decorations to ward off the Nian. That’s how we would bring in the new year with a fresh start. It makes me nostalgic. My parents were born in the mainland province of Guangdong and moved to Hong Kong. I was born in Kowloon in 1965, the youngest of six children. For Chinese, new year is as big as Christmas.
