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Liberals changing Canada Summer Jobs attestation after reproductive rights controversy
The Liberals will also unveil changes to the program’s eligibility criteria, specifically excluding groups that plan to use public funding to undermine reproductive rights. Continue reading
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COMMENTARY: Ontario didn’t drop the constitutional ‘nuclear bomb’ — but Doug Ford isn’t disarming it, either
The threatened use of the notwithstanding clause isn’t a bug in a bumbling process, but a feature, Matt Gurney says. Continue reading
NDP MPPs removed from legislature as Ford government reintroduces bill to slash Toronto city council
Members of the Opposition caused a commotion in the legislature right before the bill was re-introduced and were ejected from the house. Continue reading
Public gallery shouts down Doug Ford, interrupts question period at Ontario legislature
Several members of the public gallery shouted down the premier as he responded to questions from the official opposition. Continue reading
Trudeau ‘won’t be weighing in’ on Doug Ford’s vow to slash Toronto city council by overriding Charter
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he has no plans to intervene in Ontario’s plan to invoke the notwithstanding clause for the first time in the province’s history. Continue reading
City clerk no longer accepting nominations for Toronto election after court ruling
The Ontario government had extended the nomination period to Friday, Sept. 14 after Bill 5, the Better Local Government Act, was passed last month. Continue reading
City of Burnaby going to court to evict Burnaby Mountain protest camp
By Simon Little Online Journalist
Protesters at Camp Cloud on Burnaby Mountain have defied a 72-hour eviction notice issued by the City of Burnaby last week. Continue reading
Public Schools of Saskatchewan calls for broad discussion on education
Public Schools of Saskatchewan says the government should be looking at integrating non-Catholic students attending Catholic schools into the public system. Continue reading
Danielle Smith: AHS inspectors may need to be reined in
Now if a landlord is creating a hazardous condition for their tenants, I say throw the book at them. Continue reading
Mohawk community’s ‘marry out, get out’ law ruled unconstitutional
A Quebec judge has ruled that a Mohawk community’s so-called ”marry out, get out” law is unconstitutional. Continue reading
