Government of Canada sets up “Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat” for $4.6 million to tackle “systemic racism”
The Canadian federal government has established a new Anti-Racism Secretariat within the Department of Canadian Heritage as part of its “Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022” to address systemic racism.
ethics investigation
Trudeau likely to face fourth ethics investigation since 2017 as commissioner looks into contracts between Liberals and Trudeau childhood friend
The Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion is asking prime minister Justin Trudeau about dubious contracts with the firm of a childhood friend in what could be Trudeau’s fourth ethics investigation.
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Justin Trudeau confirms vaccine certification system is coming, fails to condemn Cuban regime’s suppression of protestors
In a bizarre press conference, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that Canada will create a vaccine certification system for international travel, and failed to condemn the Cuban regime’s suppression of protestors.
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Trudeau government to spend $3.3 million to lecture Canadians on “systemic racism”
The Trudeau government will spend $3.3 million on a national ad campaign aimed at “making more white Canadians knowledgeable about systemic racism”, according to CTV News.
justin trudeau
Trudeau: Canada will not welcome unvaccinated tourists for “quite a while”
Justin Trudeau told CTV News on Thursday that it will be “quite a while” before Canada opens up to unvaccinated tourists.
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Trudeau government paid non-refundable cash advance to Chinese company for vaccines that were never delivered
The Trudeau government gave a non-refundable cash advance to CanSino Biologics, a Chinese pharmaceutical company, for a vaccine contract that was never delivered.
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Liberal Minister Catherine McKenna announces she will not run for office again
Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, previously the Minister of Environment, announced she will not seek re-election.
bloc quebecois
Opinion | Does the Bloc Québécois still speak for Quebec?
By Martin Tampier
abortion
Liberals, NDP, Bloc, Green and Erin O’Toole block bill to ban sex-selective abortion
81 of the 119 Conservative Members of Parliament voted in favour of a Bill that sought to restrict sex-selective abortion. All members of the other parties voted against the Bill, while Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole also voted against.
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Open Letter to the Trudeau Government: “Don’t Ignore First Nations’ Concerns Over UNDRIP”
By Stephen Buffalo, President/CEO of the Indian Resource Council
