politics
NDP leadership candidates face off in final debate
When the five NDP leadership candidates take the debate stage on Thursday, they will face two challenges — convincing Canadians the party is still relevant, and then rebuilding it. Source link
Here's what a decade of the Phoenix pay crisis looks like in numbers
From 233,000 cases still in the backlog to the private companies that have benefited most, here’s what a decade of the Phoenix pay-system crisis looks like in numbers. Source link
Ottawa will fund first Inuit-led university as part of major announcement for Inuit communities
Ottawa will provide $50 million to help build the first Inuit-led university in Canada, and more than $170 million for tuberculosis elimination, food security, and child and family supports in Inuit communities, CBC News has learned. Source link
Poilievre may have wanted to avoid an election. But maybe not like this
Two weeks ago, Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre met in an apparent attempt to find common ground on the government’s legislative agenda. “My message to him is to work with us,” Poilievre told reporters afterwards. Perhaps Carney took that message more literally than Poilievre intended. Source link
NDP leadership candidates aim to set themselves apart as final debate approaches
The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Thursday. Source link
Liberal government expands Express Entry immigration program for some skilled workers
Canada is expanding its Express Entry immigration stream so it can bring in a range of skilled workers it says are necessary to grow the economy and defend the country. Source link
Canada should do more to screen visitors from China: former CSIS analyst
A new report outlines how several countries are engaging in transnational repression in Canada. As Canada increases economic ties with some countries, like China and India, experts say it should guard against attempts to intimidate members of those diaspora communities in Canada.. Source link
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joins Liberal caucus: Carney
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal cacucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on social media Wedneday. Source link
A sex offender receives full gender surgery. Should she be transferred to a women’s prison?
A transgender woman incarcerated as a dangerous offender for sex offences wants a judge to order the Correctional Service of Canada to transfer her from the men’s prison system to a women’s institution following her recent gender surgery. Source link
Phoenix pay system fiasco: 10 years of mistakes and lessons
A decade after the Phoenix pay system fiasco began, a new wave of job cuts in the federal public service might only add to the government’s backlog of problematic pay transactions. Source link