The Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations says it doesn’t believe any managers meant to steal paintings, jewelry, sculptures or other works that vanished from a $14.4 million Indigenous art collection. It is not known what happened to scores of artworks used to decorate the department's regional offices: "This went on for decades." READ MORE
Canadians nationwide have “strong interest” in a proposed $90 billion regional high speed railway in Eastern Ontario and Québec, Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday. In-house cabinet research shows taxpayers are wary of the venture managed by publicly-owned Alto Corporation: "I’m speaking to all Canadians." READ MORE
A federal judge yesterday ordered Heritage Minister Marc Miller to release portions of censored files on Nazi fugitives in Canada. The Federal Court dismissed a range of excuses invoked by Miller’s department and Library and Archives Canada in refusing to name names: "What could possibly be in it that still needs to be declassified so many decades later?" READ MORE
Two Maritime casino operators yesterday were fined a total $631,538 for breach of the Proceeds Of Crime And Terrorist Financing Act. The latest penalties follow a series of checks on the gaming industry by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre: "Violations were found during the course of a compliance investigation." READ MORE
Home bakers yesterday launched a federal petition drive to have Parliament proclaim National Butter Tart Day. The all-Canadian pastry is an indelible part of the country’s “culinary and cultural heritage,” wrote petitioners: "The butter tart is a cherished Canadian dessert." READ MORE
A widening tariff war with the United States including a 50 percent Canadian surcharge on smartphones will not have “a big ongoing impact” on the economy, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem yesterday predicted. Macklem said workers and businesses alike were taking higher costs in stride: "Businesses, workers, they’re adjusting." READ MORE
Canadians are divided over aid to Cuba, according to in-house Privy Council research. Federal focus groups said that, while some were sympathetic with Cubans facing food shortages, Canada should first aid working poor at home: "Canada should primarily be focused on providing assistance to those living in Canada." 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.
