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Hundreds at Vancouver rally to support Quebec students
Over 200 protestors stood in solidarity with Quebec students at a rally in downtown Vancouver to mark the 100th day of students' protest in Montreal. Read more…
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Harper gov't funded study arguing Canada suffers from 'Dutch Disease'
OTTAWA - The Harper government has funded research that argues Canada's economy suffers from so-called Dutch Disease, an economic theory the prime minister and other senior officials ridiculed when raised recently by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. Read more…
Surprise! Trio of ministers shows up unexpectedly for environment hearings
OTTAWA - Three cabinet ministers made a surprise appearance at the subcommittee looking into the environment provisions in the government's massive budget bill -- raising questions about the Conservatives' commitment to giving the bill a full hearing. Read more…
RCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 story
OTTAWA - The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security, The Canadian Press has learned. Read more…
EI reform will drive down wages for everyone: CLC chief Georgetti
The president of the Canadian Labour Congress says Canada's job market remains fragile and this is no time for the federal government to make it more difficult for unemployed Canadians to receive Employment Insurance benefits. Read more…
Ottawa offers help to suicide-pained Vancouver Island First Nation
VICTORIA - The federal government is preparing to put together a relief plan for a B.C. First Nation that has declared a state of emergency over a disturbing spike in suicides and attempted suicides. Read more…
Tories admit to closing enviro research group because they disliked results
OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm's length, independent advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on addressing climate change. Read more…
Feds fall short in protecting vital ocean habitat off BC's coast: report
The federal government's progress towards legally protecting Canadian marine habitat -- including four vulnerable areas off B.C.'s coast -- is compromised by weak conservation measures, according to a 20-page report released today by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Read more…
Massive budget bill poised to clear first big legislative hurdle
OTTAWA - The Harper government's massive budget implementation bill is poised to clear its first major legislative hurdle without further attempts by the NDP to delay the vote. Read more…
Fifty people still need safe housing in Attawapiskat: Chief Spence
While 22 new mobile homes are now occupied, some 50 members of the Attawapiskat First Nation urgently need safe housing, and 23 others are in temporary housing, Chief Theresa Spence said in a May 11 news release. Read more…
Environmental charities not biggest recipients of foreign cash, tax returns show
The Conservatives have taken some Canadian environmental charities to task for accepting money from wealthy foreign donors to finance their campaigns against oil and gas projects. But tax returns filed to the Canada Revenue Agency show most of the foreign money that fills the coffers of Canadian charities does not go to the environmental groups now in Tory crosshairs. Read more…
Globe to Harper govt: Stop 'smearing' green critics
The federal government's claim that Canada's environmental movement is "laundering" money for foreign charities is apparently part of a deliberate campaign to "smear and intimidate" its critics, reads a Globe and Mail editorial. Read more…
Japan to buy F-35 jets at $240 million each
Japan's Self-Defence Forces will buy 42 F-35 jets for $10 billion, or about $240 million per plane, according to a Kyodo News Agency report in The Japan Times. Read more…
Clark's deal with feds costs BC taxpayers $154M a year: Schreck
Premier Christy Clark's claim that she'd cut a good deal for British Columbians regarding changes to the federal government's transfer payments for health care doesn't pan out according to political analyst and former NDP David Schreck. Read more…
Mulcair declares himself friend of reporters, foe of Harper
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair vowed to work alongside journalists to fight against the Harper government’s lack of transparency at The Canadian Association of Journalists conference on Sunday. Read more…
Harper, Mulcair mark one-year anniversary of govt
Prime Minister Stephen Harper looked to the future Wednesday in speech marking the first anniversary of his majority government. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, meanwhile, says his party is ready to make the leap to government in 2015. Read more…
Hundreds of public sector workers march on Harper's office
OTTAWA - Public-sector workers sang their souls out for a little respect Tuesday as hundreds marched on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office in downtown Ottawa in protest of budget cuts. Read more…
Taseko asked Minister Kent to restrict First Nations' role in mine review
The president and CEO of Taseko Mines Ltd. wrote to Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent asking the federal government to limit First Nations participation in the review of Prosperity Mine, a project opposed by the Tsilhqot'in National Government. Read more…
As feds 'sell' CETA, BC's Bell says he can't talk about trade agreement
The British Columbia government is barred from talking publicly about a proposed free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell told The Tyee this week. Read more…
Opening abortion debate could 'criminalize pregnant women': pro-choice group
"The fact that people are willing to talk about my human rights in 2012 is shocking," said Julie Lalonde, a member of Radical Handmaids, in reaction to the debate on Motion 312, a motion brought forward by Conservative backbencher Stephen Woodworth and being debated today. Read more…
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