politics
Munitions factory in Ingersoll, Ont., given multimillion-dollar defence contract
Canada’s defence minister has committed $1.4 billion to boost the production of weapons, saying the investment is essential to the future of the country. Source link
Munitions factory in Ingersoll, Ont., given multi-million dollar defence contract
Canada’s defence minister committed $1.4 billion to boost the production of weapons saying the investment is essential to the future of the country. Source link
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 2.25%, saying war will boost global inflation
The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday, saying that higher oil and gas prices from the Middle East war are likely to boost global inflation but that it’s too soon to assess the conflict’s impact on the Canadian economy. Source link
Northwestern Ontario pleads for federal funding as highway fatalities mount
Northern Ontario politicians are urgently appealing to the federal government for help during one of the deadliest winters on record along 2,000 kilometres of highway between Nipigon, Sudbury and North Bay. Source link
Border agency 'systemic collapse' allows man found guilty of immigration fraud to walk free and sue Canada
Gurpreet Singh is suing the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), alleging it violated his charter rights. In 2022, he was found guilty of immigration fraud but a judge found CBSA treated him unfairly so he granted Singh a “windfall” — no criminal record and no jail sentence. Source link
Books about oil, censorship and women's rights on shortlist for $40K Canadian political writing prize
The Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing recognizes nonfiction relevant to Canadian readers. Source link
B.C. premier signals he won't support feds' temporary foreign worker program expansion
B.C. Premier David Eby has signalled he won’t support the federal government’s move to temporarily increase rural employers’ allowances for temporary foreign workers, saying there should be a pathway to permanent residency instead. Source link
Longest ballot organizers eye protest in upcoming Montreal-area byelection
A group that has signed up droves of protest candidates in a number of elections and byelections in recent years is organizing in another upcoming vote, this time in Terrebonne. Source link
Avi Lewis stands by past activism as he's criticized for 'politics of subtraction'
In the closing days of the NDP leadership race, Avi Lewis’s past activism has resurfaced. But the front-runner’s campaign is standing by his past work and a decade-old vision that’s been both criticized within the New Democrats’ ranks and weaponized by their opponents. Source link
Federal government appealing Emergencies Act use to Supreme Court
The federal government is bringing its case to justify use of the Emergencies Act to clear the convoy protests that gridlocked the capital city and border points to the country’s highest court. Source link