Immigration Minister Lena Diab’s department in a draft citizenship guide celebrates Liberal political appointees and an LGBTQ activist. Cabinet sought new themes in what it called a “restructuring of the way we educate not only new Canadians but all of us.” READ MORE
Cabinet polled catchphrases and logos in attempting to ease the housing crisis, records show. The Privy Council commissioned federal focus groups on marketing techniques most likely to convince Canadians that cabinet would address shortages: 'Branding concepts could be used by the federal government.' READ MORE
Doly Begum, a Liberal byelection candidate, in social media posts prior to her nomination described Liberals as untrustworthy, conniving and “the surest path to greater evil.” Begum is a former deputy leader of the New Democrat opposition in the Ontario legislature: "The shine has worn off the Liberals’ formula of fake progressivism." READ MORE
Cabinet on Saturday served notice of fee hikes for migrant workers, foreigners seeking permanent residency and other services. Federal lawyers have successfully defended against challenges of fees as discriminatory: "Canada is a country of immigrants." READ MORE
A British Columbia motel operator has been ordered to pay damages for evicting a guest who breached house rules banning marijuana on the premises. Legislators had warned of endless legal battles over property rights when Parliament legalized cannabis in 2018: "The Government of Canada would leave it totally to the courts." READ MORE
Easter greetings to all friends and subscribers. Blacklock's pauses today for the federal observance. We are back tomorrow -- The Editor READ MORE
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the great seeker of the “sunny ways” in politics, lived in a grand hotel just steps from Parliament Hill before he became prime minister. The Russell Hotel was Ottawa’s answer to 19th century elegance. In time it descended into ruin. READ MORE
He didn’t want to get into politics. He told me, “Patty, you’re lucky if you get one honest man in politics; you start out with a few that are crooked, and the rest are bought off.” He called it one of the dirtiest businesses to ever be in. Everything he did, he gave full credit to Jesus. He said to me, “Patty, whatever job you take or person you fall in love with, if you take Jesus with you, you’ll succeed.” I never forgot that. I’m probably a little bit prejudiced, but I think he bordered on genius. He’s the only man I ever met who knew the Bible by heart in three languages: Hebrew, Greek and English. He had a photographic memory.
