Liberal about-turn on Bill C-21 marks failure of historically significant gun control reform
The amendments would have prohibited many semi-automatic weapons capable of carrying large amounts of ammunition by introducing a new ‘evergreen’ firearm classification system.
Moving past the convoy occupation requires transformational human rights change
Have lessons been learned? That is far from evident. There has been little effort by any order of government to even reach out and hear community-member views firsthand.
‘Structural failures’ and lingering trauma top of mind as convoy anniversary nears, say MPs, advocates
The Ottawa Police Service says it’s putting the kibosh on any vehicle-based protests in the city ahead of the Jan. 28 one-year anniversary of the day the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ rolled into town, as multiple inquiry bodies ready their reports on the event ended by the Emergencies Act.
Serial murders of Indigenous women should prompt swift reaction to hate and genocide
We must recognize that violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada is systemic and very often perpetuated by systems intended to serve and protect them.
Feds undercut their own momentum on gun bill, say observers
A gun control group calls on the House Public Safety Committee studying the sweeping Liberal firearms bill to address ‘misinformation’ about which guns would be banned by recent proposed amendments. Heidi Rathjen says she’s worried the confusion will erode public support for the bill.
Unambitious climate adaptation strategy needs clear goals for disaster mitigation, say climate experts, NDP MP
Ottawa released Canada’s first climate adaptation strategy in November, outlining goals relating to disaster resilience, biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy.
‘Rock and a hard place’: party insiders say managing internal divisions on gun control Singh’s ‘biggest test’ as left-leaning hunters set sights on rural, northern MPs
Bill C-21 amendments are a ‘no-lose’ scenario for the Liberals, regardless of NDP support, says Nik Nanos, who expects more ‘sensational’ behaviour as parties look to fill campaign war chests in 2023.
Parliamentary committee hopes to lift PMO ‘veil’ shrouding the legal opinion behind Emergencies Act invocation
‘The way in which Trudeau is concentrating his power and hiding behind the veil of his office would make Harper blush,’ says NDP MP Matthew Green as Conservative MPs push for info hidden throughout the Rouleau commission.
Powerful but precarious: cracks in the foundation of fire and emergency services in Canada
The climate crisis, health-care crisis, and personnel shortages in Canada’s fire departments are converging, causing increasing strain on Canada’s fire-fighting capacity.
Trudeau, ministers emerge from Rouleau Commission testimony ‘relatively unscathed,’ say insiders
Pollster Nik Nanos said the inquiry reinforced what most Canadians already knew, which was that there was a ‘hot mess’ between different law enforcement agencies, and between the federal government and provinces such as Ontario and Alberta.
