Monsef used her time in the press conference to speak directly to the Taliban and pleaded with them to end the violence, saying: “I want to take this opportunity to speak with our brothers, the Taliban. We call on you to ensure the safe and secure passage of any individual in Afghanistan out of the country.”
On August 25, Canada’s military ended its mission at Kabul airport, bringing with them 1,000 more Afghans while leaving thousands of Canadians stranded in the tumultuous country.
Already shaken by the realization he’s been left behind, one of Canada’s many abandoned evacuees found himself at a complete loss for words after Thursday’s suicide blasts near Kabul’s airport.
Government-mandated lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a mental health crisis in Canada and Conservative leader Erin O’Toole believes the federal government should play a vital role to alleviate the suffering.
The humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan is heart-rending. Because this disaster is unfolding in the midst of a federal election, it is also politically dangerous for Justin Trudeau’s Liberals.
On August 23, the BC government announced a vaccine passport. Everyone must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter spaces such as restaurants, theatres, and sports centres.
Jarringly, there are no exemptions from the policy for people who can’t get immunized for medical or religious reasons.
The government is willing to punish medically vulnerable and disabled people through social isolation and exclusion in order to implement vaccine passports, a policy with questionable effectiveness at achieving the goal of ending the pandemic.
A notice sent out this morning from the Immigration Department says that evacuation operations are done and “at this time, no further evacuation flights are being planned.”
The reason given to cabinet was that they have their plates full with their own files, and Mr. Ford’s team expects ministers will be too busy to get involved federally. The requests not to campaign for Mr. O’Toole or his candidates were described to The Globe by two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions. One of the sources said the message was also relayed to ministerial staff in a recent meeting. The Globe is not naming the sources because they were not authorized to discuss the internal deliberations.
Commenting on the situation, Trudeau delivered the following message, saying that MP Monsef had “expressed her views.” End of statement.
Canada is a signatory to a UN agreement for safe migration when there’s been a natural disaster. Yet, there’s no immigration policy in place.
Flanked by local candidates and union members, in Windsor, Ont., Singh said on Wednesday that if elected prime minister he would work with the CRTC to force large telecommunications companies to reduce prices and cap fees below the global average.
The announcement from Canada’s largest domestic and international carrier also marks it as the first major airline to mandate vaccines for all employees.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a re-elected government led by him would raise the corporate taxes paid by Canada’s “largest and most profitable” financial services firms to help pay for his promised multi-billion dollar housing program.
