The federal government issued more than $4.1 million in penalties to employers violating the rules of the temporary foreign worker program in 2024, according to data from Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada. This is a 55 per cent increase from the $2.67 million handed out in 2023.
Ottawa levied 154 fines against non-compliant companies over the last calendar year, averaging $26,917 per decision, according to the Star’s analysis of the data — almost double the $13,917 average in 2023.
One of the major differences between growing up as part of the Baby Boomer generation and the generations that followed, is that the Boomers were raised in a time with far less adult protection for children. The equipment in the schoolyard was known to break limbs and knock heads, beginners’ chemistry sets given as gifts contained harmful substances and many children received a Daisy rifle when they turned twelve.
American law enforcement officials are different from their Canadian counterparts.
Names of accused killers are only rarely withheld, which makes the tragic shooting death on Monday of U.S. Border Patrol agent David “Chris” Maland just 32 km from the Canadian border all the more a mystery.
The feds have yet to release the triggerman’s name.
It was Canadian author Ronald Wright who noted that each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up.
In a press conference held at a cabinet retreat in Quebec , Justin Trudeau was asked whether he is frustrated that Donald Trump is once again threatening to impose tariffs on Canada.
“We’ve been here before,” he said. “The first Trump presidency represented moments of uncertainty and threats of instability, and we were able to work through that constructively.”
That’s true. But in his first term, Trump did not threaten to charge an extra 25 per cent on everything crossing the border.
Canada’s transgender advocates are calling on Ottawa to provide a safe haven to gender-diverse residents of the United States after President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying
Washington now only recognizes two sexes: male and female.
A person’s biological classification is “immutable,” the order says, and gender identity will no longer be acknowledged by the U.S. government.
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“My concern isn’t just that we’re going to get this influx but we are going to see more of the kind of policies we’ve been seeing lately in Canada, which are very much about closing the doors and battening down the hatches.
What’s happening in the U.S. will continue to drive that rhetoric in Canada.”
Geez I sure hope so!
Canada is experiencing a “concerning increase” in extremism but does not need to raise its terrorism threat level, according to CSIS.
Despite a series of attacks and disrupted plots, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service said the threat level would remain at “medium.”
… Former CSIS analyst Phil Gurski said the threat level should be based on corroborated intelligence about the number of extremists and their ability to plan and execute attacks.
He questioned whether CSIS was downplaying the threat posed by groups like ISIS at the behest of a government concerned about political optics, noting France raised its threat posture to the highest level last year.
A very special musical interlude.
Two days ago, the US started what many are calling its “Golden Age“.
It’s time for some musical selections to reflect that:
And for Garth Hudson, the last remaining member of The Band, rest in peace:
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been under fire for apparently betraying Team Canada when it comes to the threatened tariffs from President Donald Trump.
But despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stoking Canada-Alberta divisions, the two leaders are remarkably in agreement on how best to approach the problem.
For Canadian pundits and Liberal leadership hopefuls, Monday’s presidential inauguration in the United States was a letdown. Not only did U.S. President Donald Trump not keep his promise to slap Canadian goods with a 25 per cent tariff on Day 1, he didn’t even mention us in his inaugural address.
Columnists were left scratching their heads over how they were going to criticize the new president, while Liberals faced the daunting prospect of having to campaign against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, rather than their preferred opponent: Donald Trump.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is “counting down the days” until Justin Trudeau leaves office.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Smith said she hopes Trudeau does not continue “torching” Canada’s relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump in terms of trade relations. Smith spoke with reporters after attending Trump’s inauguration in Washington D.C.
The president’s policies on energy and DEI could drain Canada of its wealth and talent
The tariffs are coming. Not today, but perhaps on Feb. 1. That’s what U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday, after his inaugural address.
Trump’s speech made scant mention of tariffs, only that he would be establishing an “external revenue service” that would “tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.”
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is staying the course on her diplomatic approach to try to avert punishing tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump as a new deadline looms.
Trump said late Monday he is thinking of instituting 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Feb. 1, rather than on his first day in office.
Smith is doubling down on her efforts to address Trump’s main irritants, including beefing up border security and boosting military spending.
We’re better off following her lead than idiot Trudeau’s path.
More than one-third of Canadians have turned to the internet for medical advice because they couldn’t access a doctor or other health professional, according to a new survey whose respondents also reported encountering a rising tide of health misinformation in their everyday lives.
“This is a double whammy that no other generation has had to experience,” said Joss Reimer, president of the Canadian Medical Association. “We’re seeing both a crisis of access to care along with this crisis of misinformation, and together, those create real life-and-death situations when people don’t have access to accurate health information.”
To read the full NANOS report, click here.
From Ipsos – Three-Quarters (77%) of Canadians Want an Immediate Election to Give Next Government Strong Mandate to Deal With Trump’s Threats
