politics
If court halts separatists' referendum bid, they'll push Danielle Smith to approve it anyway
A First Nation’s injunction request, to be heard April 7, claims the independence petition drive threatens treaty rights. Source link
Poilievre calls for federal tax holiday on fuel as gas prices spike
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to temporarily pause federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year. Source link
To meet next NATO spending target, Canada needs a credible fiscal plan, think-tank says
After hitting NATO’s two per cent GDP spending target in March 2026, Canada now faces a daunting climb to five per cent by 2035, according to the CD Howe Institute, one of the country’s leading economic think-tanks. Source link
Federal 30-days-or-free policy for passports now in place
The federal government’s new “30 days or free” policy for issuing passports takes effect on Wednesday. Source link
Liberals planned to buy back 136,000 banned guns. Fewer than half that many were declared
The federal public safety minister’s office says more than 67,000 assault-style firearms have been declared, far short of the 136,000 the government had budgeted for. The uptake combined with hurdles for the next stage are raising questions about whether the program will accomplish the government’s goal of abolishing assault-style firearms in Canada. Source link
Thousands of federal employees weighing early retirement offer
Thousands of federal public servants are currently mulling over a pivotal career decision: whether to accept or decline their employer’s offer of an early retirement incentive. Source link
Thousands of federal employees weighing early retirement offer
Thousands of federal public servants are currently mulling over a pivotal career decision: whether to accept or decline their employer’s offer of an early retirement incentive. Source link
First Nations chiefs demand the PM apologize after he said he could 'outlast' protesters
Two First Nations chiefs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to apologize for saying he could “outlast” protesters. Chrissy Isaacs, a Grassy Narrows woman suffering from mercury poisoning, was in Toronto on Monday to demand compensation from the provincial government for mercury contamination in her community. Source link
Changes needed at Canada Revenue Agency after audit of Muslim charity: report
A report by an expert in extremist financing and money laundering says the Canada Revenue Agency’s approach to policing terrorist abuse “proved seriously deficient” in the case of a long-running audit of the Muslim Association of Canada. Source link
Iran's nuclear constraints were more diplomatic than technical. Then the bombs started dropping
Nuclear weapons experts who were involved in U.S. efforts to sanction and contain Iran say the decision to attack the country is more likely to restart its nuclear program than dismantle it. A regime that previously believed that pausing at a “threshold” stage of 60 per cent enrichment would protect it from attack has learned […]