Canada’s immigration system is entering a new era where the provinces want to have even more control than the federal government.
Canada’s Corrupt Liberal Government
Trudeau’s latest gun measure more about votes and election posturing than safety
Imagine just for a moment that Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government put as much time, effort and money into tackling gun crime as they do picking political fights with legal gun owners.
Canada fast-tracks ban on handgun imports, without approval of parliament
The ‘temporary’ ban will last until a government-tabled permanent freeze on handguns is passed by parliament and comes into effect.
h/t Mauser 98
Climate policy conflicts with energy security
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s support for Canada providing Europe with liquid natural gas (LNG) to help it cope with looming fuel shortages as Russian President Vladimir Putin restricts gas exports to the continent is a great idea.
Sabrina Maddeaux: The incredibly incompetent Mélanie Joly
Something is seriously wrong at Global Affairs Canada — and it’s getting harder not to conclude a change must occur at the very top.
Not all cabinet positions are created equal, and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s is one that literally deals with life and death on a daily basis. There’s little room for error, let alone the displays of gross incompetence, dysfunction and/or bad judgment we’ve seen as of late. The job is simply too important. The stakes are too high.
Jesse Kline: Does Freeland actually mean it when she says she wants LNG projects?
It’s hard to worry about keeping warm when it’s 37 C out, but that’s exactly what the Germans are being forced to do as Russia continues to cut gas supplies to Europe, creating the prospect of severe shortages this winter. In Berlin, the lights illuminating 200 monuments and government buildings, including the presidential palace, are being switched off to save electricity. People in Hanover will no longer be able to take hot showers at gyms and pools. Residents and businesses are facing huge increases in their energy bills.
I think Freedoughgolin is staking out her leadership strategy.
Did Canada abandon Ukrainians on hit list risk? Tempers flare as Joly pressed on report
Tensions flared at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee on Thursday as Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly was grilled over a report that Canada “abandoned” Ukrainian embassy staff as the Russian invasion loomed.
The report, which was published by the Globe and Mail on Tuesday, cited three sources who alleged that Global Affairs Canada received intelligence confirming Russia’s intention to wage war against Ukraine — and that Ukrainian staff at Western embassies were among those on likely Russian hit lists.
Canada’s troublesome travel app now under investigation over privacy concerns
The Canadian federal government’s much-maligned ArriveCAN app is being investigated by a federal privacy commissioner due to a protest.
According to an email from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, the office has “received and is currently investigating a complaint that raises concerns with respect to the collection of personal information through ArriveCAN and subsequent use of that information.”
Jamil Jivani: The collateral damage of Trudeau’s war on climate change
Most people I know are worried about climate change for genuine reasons. But there is an influential subset of people and organizations that are so ideologically captured by a war on climate change, they’re unfazed by the suffering of whoever gets caught in the crossfire.
Recently, Canadian farmers and Indigenous community leaders have been voicing their concerns over how the war on climate change is impacting their businesses and economic prospects.
Quebec firms will have much lower carbon pricing costs than those in other provinces until well into the 2030’s
The unfairnesses in carbon pricing
According to its advocates, carbon pricing measures have many advantages. They are simple, equitably applied, economically efficient and ultimately fairer than intrusive regulation and subsidy measures. Somewhere between the theory and the design of Canada’s climate policy, however, the theory got lost. Quebec’s “cap-and-trade” system is a prime example.
Health Canada Didn’t Recommend Travel Vaccine Mandate, Official Behind the Policy Testifies in Court
The federal government bureaucrat who wrote the policy that prevented unvaccinated Canadians from flying or travelling by train said she has no recollection of health officials recommending a vaccine mandate for travel, according to court documents.
Jennifer Little, director general of COVID Recovery at Transport Canada, made the comments on June 9 and 10 while being cross-examined under oath in federal court as a government witness in support of the mandate.
Ukraine’s ambassador to tell MPs Canada must reverse Russian turbine decision
OTTAWA — Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada will today make clear her country’s disappointment over Canada’s decision to allow pipeline equipment that was in Montreal for repairs to be returned to a state-controlled energy giant in Russia despite war-related sanctions.
Canadian Forces will train Ukrainian soldiers in the U.K. on countering Russia
Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canadian Forces members will train Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom in an effort to bolster their fight against the Russian invasion.
In a press conference on Thursday, Anand called the invasion a “direct” attack on the rules-based international order and one that is extracting a heavy cost on Ukrainians fighting for their freedom.
Are Liberals making ArriveCAN permanent?
It’s worrisome the way the federal Liberal government is now talking about the ArriveCAN app for travellers. They appear to be positioning things to make it a permanent feature of the travel experience.