The general perception of the recent referendum on equalization is that it was all about Alberta and its resentment over contributing more to the program than it receives in return. But what it was really about was Quebec.
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Denley: Mandatory vaccination carries its own risks — as Ottawa is discovering
This is a situation where relative harms must be weighed against each other. Compulsory immunization will cut the number of workers available to deliver essential public services, such as health care or policing.
Trudeau calls for global carbon tax at COP26 summit
‘Putting a price on pollution is the most efficient and powerful way to keep 1.5 C alive,’ Trudeau says.
Don Braid: Liberals’ own climate agenda is hurt by their constant regional bias
Imagine what would happen if the oilsands and oil wells were in Ontario or Quebec, and western Canada were the hub for automotive, aviation, hydro power, etc.
2 out of 3 Canadians stressed about inflationary rise of food, fuel, and housing costs.
A survey of Canadians to understand their biggest financial stressors and found that inflation is weighing heavily on our minds. As Canada’s inflation rate soared to an 18-year high, increased cost of living is a source of financial stress for two out of three (67%) Canadians — more than double that of any other financial stressor.
Trudeau says climate action can’t wait and announces Canada ending exports of thermal coal by no later than 2030.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced Canada’s plans to support the global phase-out of thermal coal, help developing countries transition to clean fuel alternatives as quickly as possible, and reduce pollution in the oil and gas sector.
AGAR: Thankfully, Canada isn’t criminalizing offensive comedy – for now
A decade ago Quebec comedian Mike Ward made fun of an underaged, physically disabled boy’s physical appearance. He gave money to the child understanding the boy was going to die. He expressed frustration when the boy didn’t die, saying he wanted to drown him.
‘The Goal Is To Break The West’: Trudeau Slammed For Promise To Cap Oil, Gas Emissions
Trudeau boasted, “Just as globally we’ve agreed to a minimum corporate tax, we must work together to ensure it is no longer free to pollute anywhere in the world. That means establishing a shared minimum standard for pricing pollution. Of course, what’s even better than pricing emissions is ensuring that they don’t happen in the first place, which brings me to my next major commitment: We’ll cap oil and gas sector emissions today and ensure they decrease tomorrow at a pace and scale needed to reach net-zero by 2050. That’s no small task for a major oil- and gas-producing country. It’s a big step that’s absolutely necessary.”
‘Major issue’ in China relations resolved, Canadian envoy says, but experts urge caution
The “major issue” of contention bedeviling Canada-China relations has been resolved and sunnier days between the nations lie ahead, Canada’s ambassador to Beijing said last week, offering an optimistic spin on the file that may not be totally shared by his own government.
‘That’s too much’: Highest price hike to milk in recent memory sparks criticism of supply management
Sylvain Charlebois, a professor and often-quoted expert in Canadian food matters, got a call on Friday night from a friend who works in dairy processing.
The Canadian Dairy Commission, a crown corporation that sets the price that dairy farmers get for their milk, had just put out a statement recommending an increase of 8.4 per cent, to make up for big jumps in the cost of feed, fuel and equipment.
Canadian Real Estate Prices Are Overvalued By Up To 91%: Moody’s
Canadian real estate is very overvalued, according to a massive credit rating agency. Moody’s Analytics released its Canadian real estate model this week. The firm’s model shows markets are overvalued by up to 91% across the country. As disastrous as that sounds, the firm isn’t expecting a big housing crash. The baseline model shows low to no price growth, as mortgage rates rise.
Canada may look at making more temporary migrants permanent, Mendicino says
Canada may extend the deadline of a program created this year to give temporary residents working in key sectors a route to permanent residency, and is considering expanding the program’s eligibility to include refugee claimants, Canada’s immigration minister told Reuters on Thursday.
O’Toole should show ‘leadership’ and show unvaccinated Conservative MPs the door: Former PM Mulroney
Mulroney said that if he was the leader today, he would require all of his MPs to roll up their sleeves and receive the COVID-19 vaccine, calling it a “no-brainer.”
Conrad Black: Lowered flags are a symbol of a nation in decline
The most frequent opening conversational gambit that I encountered during the past three very social weeks in the refreshingly mask-free, socially undistanced city of London, was the question of why the Canadian flag on top of Canada House in Trafalgar Square appeared to be permanently at half-mast. I had the heavy duty of conceding that it was part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s endlessly protracted act of national self-humiliation and confected grief over the history of the white man’s treatment of Indigenous people in Canada over the last 500 years.
Americans ‘don’t want to flee to Canada’ after Trudeau’s new cabinet
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Assembly of First Nations Chief RoseAnne Archibald says any federal compensation paid to Indigenous children removed from their homes would be a recognition of the harms that were caused, but does not make amends for the damage done in the process.