politics
Montreal-area byelection to use write-in ballots due to dozens of protest candidates
The head of Elections Canada said voters will have to write in their pick in next month’s byelection in an off-island Montreal suburb due to the long list of protest candidates running in the riding. Source link
Quebec government within its rights to adopt Bill 21, lawyer argues
Lawyers for the Quebec government argued in Supreme Court today that the province was within its rights when it adopted its secularism law, known as Bill 21. Source link
Justice minister won't meet premiers' demand for 'sea change' to how judges are appointed
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he has no plans to change how judges are appointed in Canada after four premiers wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking for more of a say in the process. Source link
To stop long ballot protests, MP committee calls on government to change candidacy rules
A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to federal election rules it says would make it harder for electoral reform advocates to stage long ballot protests. Source link
Smith-Carney pipeline deal to miss early deadlines, premier says
The first set of deadlines included in the energy and climate deal struck between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are not expected to be met, showing early challenges with the agreement that includes pursuing a new export pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast. Source link
How RCMP spies infiltrated the 1970s Indigenous rights movement
A CBC Indigenous investigation has found the Cold War-era RCMP Security Service had a widespread and intrusive surveillance operation targeting at least 30 legitimate Indigenous political organizations and hundreds of Indigenous people. Source link
How the RCMP spied on Indigenous organizations — and how we broke the story
Today, we begin publishing a series of exclusive stories that expose a sweeping RCMP program of surveillance, disruption and infiltration of Indigenous organizations between 1968 and 1982. Though long suspected by Indigenous leaders across Canada, the scope and scale of the spy program has remained hidden behind walls of government secrecy, until now. Source link
Canadian military members safe after reports of damage at UN peacekeeping camp
Canadian Armed Forces members deployed in the Middle East are safe after a missile was intercepted on Sunday near the Israel-Lebanon border, the defence minister’s office says. Source link
Conservatives to vote against Liberals' fiscal watchdog nominee
Conservative MPs say they’re voting against the Liberal government’s nominee for the federal fiscal watchdog. Source link
Critical weaknesses in controls for International Student Program: AG
Auditor General Karen Hogan says there are critical weaknesses in the integrity controls for the International Student Program. Source link