Scratching the surface: more needed to address northern housing, say MPs, experts
New funding allotted for the North in the recent federal budget won’t make a dent in the housing problems that plague these communities, and more needs to be done in a multitude of areas, experts say. Housing conditions in the North came under a spotlight following the release of NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq’s (Nunavut) report, […]
New consul in Nunavut even more essential without ability to travel to the North, says Danish envoy
Providing a voice for an ambassador stuck in Ottawa as a result of public health measures, Denmark named a new honorary consul to Iqaluit last month. Originally from Greenland, Navarana Beveridge was appointed by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to the new post on March 5. Danish Ambassador to Canada Hanne Fugl Eskjær told The […]
‘It’s getting worse, we’re going backwards’: Ontario MPs say constituents confused, frustrated, angry with vaccine supply issues, and partisan ‘finger-pointing’ as COVID cases skyrocket
Canada’s most populous province is facing an increasingly uphill battle in reining in the pandemic with new cases of COVID-19 hitting all-time highs last week, intensive-care units stretched to capacity, and what a number of Ontario MPs describe as confusion, frustration, and anger with the vaccine rollout among their constituents. Ontario recorded 4,250 new COVID-19 […]
Political figures share stories of Prince Philip, Ottawa commemoration set for April 17
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died April 9 at the age of 99. Canadian political figures were quick to express their condolences and to share their own stories of personal interactions with him. One such person was Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who recalled sitting at the prince’s table during an informal barbecue at Rideau […]
Reforms needed at Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, say activists
Canada’s nuclear regulatory agency, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission says it’s the “World’s best nuclear regulator” on its website. That “self-image” of the CNSC’s is inconsistent with statements made in recent years by international peer reviewers, high-ranking Canadian officials, international nuclear proponents and others. The International Atomic Energy Agency recently reviewed Canada’s nuclear safety framework. It identified numerous […]
Why you should care about the Yukon election
On March 12, Premier Sandy Silver, Leader of the Liberal Party, dissolved the Legislative Assembly and sent Yukoners to the polls with eight months still left in his five-year mandate. Though the election could result in the loss of one of the last Liberal premiers in the federation, it could also foreshadow broader political forces […]
‘It’s about time we started to push back’: Conservative Alberta MPs support beleaguered energy war room
Despite a string of controversies since its December 2019 launch, Conservative Alberta MPs say the province’s energy war room is an important support and voice for the energy sector. The Canadian Energy Centre’s website describes its mandate as being in place “to promote Canada as a supplier of choice for the world’s growing demand for […]
Chaotic management of the pandemic is bringing government into disrepute
OTTAWA—The COVID-19 pandemic is enough to give a semanticist fits. As provincial government consultants have gone into overdrive to coin phrases for measures to reduce caseloads, the public is increasingly confused and restive. “Lockdown, shutdown, moveable curfews, circuit breakers, emergency brake”—the lexicon is becoming meaningless. As are the measures themselves. In Ontario’s “emergency brake,” some […]
Quebec has to come to grips with systemic racism
MONTREAL—I love Quebec. It is why I moved back last fall, splitting my time between my ancestral home in Kamouraska and my pied-a-terre in Montreal. There are so many enriching aspects of life in this province, especially its people. Whether in the dynamic metropolis of Montreal or the countryside of the Lower Saint Lawrence, this […]
Fight to save proposed Line 5 shutdown needs Team Canada approach, provinces say
Three provincial energy ministers are urging the federal government to intervene in a legal dispute between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Inc. and “keep all options on the table” to avoid the threatened shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline. The representatives for Alberta, Ontario, and Saskatchewan told a parliamentary committee Tuesday there would be […]
