The RCMP has set minimum quotas on equity hiring to give preference to “those with key skills and diverse life experiences,” said a report. The document is dated March 20, three days before the release of an audit critical of recruitment: "The status quo is no longer sustainable."
The CBC has apologized and acknowledged numerous inaccuracies in a report that falsely depicted Senator Marilou McPhedrean (Man.) as a “top spender.” The story by reporter John Paul Tasker was prompted by a false tip from another Senator’s office, the CBC Ombudsman disclosed yesterday: "I am sorry."
Drivers can buy any Canadian-made electric vehicle they like over $50,000 to qualify for rebates so long as it’s a Dodge Charger, records show. The Charger made in Windsor, Ont. will be the only eligible model by year’s end under terms of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s program: "What makes and models of vehicles currently produced in Canada qualify?"
Canada could not raise corporate taxes without running the risk of “hollowing out” industry, says a newly declassified memo by a Liberal Senate appointee. Senator Peter Harder (Ont.) wrote the memo as a deputy industry minister: "Why is hollowing out such a concern?"
The Department of Finance will not disclose the findings of an internal review into allegations it invested millions in a Chinese Communist Party front. The department censored contents of a 2025 briefing note to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne: "The Bank undertook its own internal management review."
The future of cabinet’s $90 billion regional high speed rail venture yesterday fell in doubt after Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged any future Conservative government would cancel it as a costly fantasy. Promoters estimate construction will require at minimum a decade’s worth of federal financing: "Ridiculous."
Defence spending peaked at $63.5 billion before the expiry of the budget year at midnight last night, according to the Department of National Defence. NATO says it did not verify the figure which is not itemized in any federal budget document: "We have full confidence in the process."
The Public Health Agency today assumes direct management of a national compensation fund that to date has paid out $21,474,722 on injury and death claims attributed to Covid shots. Consultants previously hired to manage the Vaccine Injury Support Program were blamed for causing “frustration and hardship.”
A federal labour board has upheld the firing of a Coast Guard captain for ignoring a distress call at sea. The captain of the fisheries patrol boat Dudka denied misconduct, testifying he was waiting for orders: "He was wrong."
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday would not say whether he believes China uses slave labour. It followed cabinet’s announcement of “a new foreign policy” that encourages Canadians to get to know the People’s Republic: "Do you believe there is forced labour in China?"
Police-reported hate crimes against Jews remained high through 2024, Statistics Canada data showed yesterday. New figures followed testimony at parliamentary hearings that Canada had normalized anti-Semitism to the point it was “casual, even fashionable.”
New Democrat leader Avi Lewis yesterday said he will be “clear and consistent in my position” on alleged Israeli genocide and claims of a powerful Jewish lobby in Canada. Jews expressed alarm over Lewis’ election Sunday: "The NDP has become a hostile place for the vast majority of Jewish Canadians."
A federal plan to "modernize" the CBC will remain secret, the Department of Canadian Heritage said yesterday. It censored 21 of 22 pages of the confidential memo written weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney won the 2025 election: "The government has recommitted to protecting Canada’s cultural sovereignty and identity by strengthening CBC."
Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight is delaying release of records sought by MPs regarding millions in unpaid benefits for Métis veterans of the Second World War. A $30 million fund approved by Parliament paid only a fraction to old soldiers, sailors and air crew: "It is difficult."
A federal judge has faulted Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne for disobeying a Court order in a tax case. The Minister’s office and Canada Revenue Agency failed to comply with a 2025 order to disclose emails and memos regarding treatment of a Jewish charity: "Orders of the Court must be obeyed."
