Federal Court rejects constitutional challenge to mandatory quarantine hotels
The Federal Court has upheld the Trudeau government’s hotel quarantine program as constitutional.
Chief Justice Paul Crampton released his decision in favour of the Trudeau government Friday, in a decision that said pandemics require “sacrifices,” even of constitutional freedoms.
‘An insult to Parliament’: No interest in fast-tracking Bill C-10 for Liberals, senators say
The Liberal government’s push to speed up the passage of its controversial broadcasting bill C-10 before Parliament breaks for summer is set to hit a wall at the Senate.
There is no appetite among a majority of senators to fast-track the bill, which they believe needs further study, senators belonging to different groups told the National Post on a background basis.
Canada’s Small and Medium Enterprises Struggling on Every Level
According to a study by Ryerson University small and medium sized enterprises are not only struggling with debt due to the pandemic, they also can’t hire new staff because of a serious skills shortage. Small and Medium business (SMEs) are drivers of the Canadian economy, accounting for nearly 70 percent of private sector jobs. They have also been hit hardest by the pandemic.
The Supreme Court’s Day of Reckoning is Coming
The Supreme Court avoided involvement in the election because they wanted to stay out of the controversy — they didn’t want to be bullied by the Democrats or the media. There are other possible motives, but they’re even more disturbing. Cowing to bullies will not avoid conflict. Bullies prey on weakness. One has to either stand up to them eventually or accept servitude. Every kid on the playground has learned that lesson by the 8th grade. Apparently, John Roberts hasn’t. Each time Chief Justice Roberts has acceded to the bullies, he’s made the court’s future challenge greater.
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot says racism public health emergency, to use CDC pandemic funds to address
Chicago Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has declared systemic racism a public health emergency in the city, an issue she intends to address, at least in part, with nearly $10 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coronavirus relief funds.
Cher: Every Time Trump Does Something I Get ‘Sick to Stomach,’ ‘I Get Angry’
Singer and actress Cher said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” that every time former President Donald Trump did “something,” she got “angry” and “sick.”
