Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer
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Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer
06:34 | June 5, 2016
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The West Block: May 12, 2024 | Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP
23:21 | 10 hours ago
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09:53 | May 12, 2024
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Important that we bring the temperature down: Minister responds to Calgary campus protest clashes
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Former CSIS exec on bombshell RCMP arrest of suspected hitmen in Nijjar case
09:24 | May 5, 2024
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Everybody opposing the regime automatically declared extremist: Exiled Belarusian opposition leader
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11:34 | March 17, 2024
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The West Block: March 10, 2024 | Calls to bolster Canada’s military operation in Latvia and boost CAF recruitment
23:23 | March 10, 2024
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Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister
07:54 | March 10, 2024
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Former chief of defence staff says Canada’s military recruitment ‘death spiral’ is ‘evening out’
11:13 | March 10, 2024
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Ukraine at its ‘most fragile, most vulnerable period’: Gen. Hillier on 2-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
11:34 | February 25, 2024
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‘The most serious threat to national security’: Ex-CSIS manager on insider threats after alleged nuclear plant info leak, Ortis case
09:02 | February 25, 2024
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09:40 | February 18, 2024
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10:35 | February 18, 2024
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Feds open to stiffer penalties, Minister LeBlanc says on repeated car thefts
10:23 | February 11, 2024
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‘I hope it doesn’t come to that’: Premier Smith on notwithstanding clause option for new trans policies
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‘She’s trying to insert herself between kids and their parents’: Minister Boissonnault on Alberta premier’s new trans policies
09:57 | February 4, 2024
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Former U.S. special envoy: I don’t see Yemen being a front that has potential to explode
09:31 | January 14, 2024
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What to do about Canada’s Emergency Room Crisis?
09:37 | January 14, 2024
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Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer
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June 5, 2016
Sun, Jun 5: A referendum on electoral reform isn’t possible under current Canadian laws because it is not a constitutional issue, says former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley
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Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer06:34 | June 5, 2016
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The West Block: May 12, 2024 | Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP23:21 | 10 hours ago
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Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP09:53 | May 12, 2024
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Important that we bring the temperature down: Minister responds to Calgary campus protest clashes10:09 | May 12, 2024
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Former CSIS exec on bombshell RCMP arrest of suspected hitmen in Nijjar case09:24 | May 5, 2024
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More foreign interference actions coming after inquiry report, India arrests: LeBlanc10:14 | May 5, 2024
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Everybody opposing the regime automatically declared extremist: Exiled Belarusian opposition leader10:06 | April 28, 2024
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Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne09:20 | April 28, 2024
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‘I don’t think it’s enough’: John Manley on if budget can boost Liberals’ polling numbers10:50 | April 21, 2024
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What role do nuclear weapons have in potentially making Iran-Israel conflict a more dangerous situation?08:50 | April 21, 2024
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the foreign interference inquiry hot seat08:47 | April 14, 2024
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What is the political fallout from latest foreign interference inquiry revelations?10:57 | April 7, 2024
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Gen. Petraeus says West faces more ‘threats than we have at any time since the end of the Cold War’10:25 | March 31, 2024
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‘Show me the money, show me your plan’: Guilbeault to premiers opposing carbon price hike09:48 | March 31, 2024
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‘You’ve got to listen to people about their experiences’: Blair on proposed military court reforms12:28 | March 24, 2024
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The West Block: March 24, 2024 | Court reforms for military sexual misconduct cases and carbon tax fact-check23:21 | March 24, 2024
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Carbon tax debate ‘sucking all of the oxygen out of the room’: Canadian Climate Institute07:25 | March 24, 2024
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‘I think we have to be realistic about our own capacity’: Ambassador on calls for CAF intervention in Haiti11:34 | March 17, 2024
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The West Block: March 10, 2024 | Calls to bolster Canada’s military operation in Latvia and boost CAF recruitment23:23 | March 10, 2024
-
Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister07:54 | March 10, 2024
-
Former chief of defence staff says Canada’s military recruitment ‘death spiral’ is ‘evening out’11:13 | March 10, 2024
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Ukraine at its ‘most fragile, most vulnerable period’: Gen. Hillier on 2-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion11:34 | February 25, 2024
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‘The most serious threat to national security’: Ex-CSIS manager on insider threats after alleged nuclear plant info leak, Ortis case09:02 | February 25, 2024
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‘He’s deadly serious’: John Bolton on Trump’s warning to NATO allies09:40 | February 18, 2024
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Defence Minister Blair says feds exploring ways to hold ‘this very oppressive regime to account’ following Navalny death10:35 | February 18, 2024
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Feds open to stiffer penalties, Minister LeBlanc says on repeated car thefts10:23 | February 11, 2024
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Canada speaking with Trump allies in U.S. to prepare for possible second term: Ambassador Hillman09:36 | February 11, 2024
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‘I hope it doesn’t come to that’: Premier Smith on notwithstanding clause option for new trans policies11:25 | February 4, 2024
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‘She’s trying to insert herself between kids and their parents’: Minister Boissonnault on Alberta premier’s new trans policies09:57 | February 4, 2024
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Former U.S. special envoy: I don’t see Yemen being a front that has potential to explode09:31 | January 14, 2024
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What to do about Canada’s Emergency Room Crisis?09:37 | January 14, 2024
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As carbon price fight flares, Minister Wilkinson defends Liberal approach11:41 | December 10, 2023
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Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer06:34 | June 5, 2016
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The West Block: May 12, 2024 | Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP23:21 | 10 hours ago
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Lessons for Canada from U.K.’s plan to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP09:53 | May 12, 2024
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Important that we bring the temperature down: Minister responds to Calgary campus protest clashes10:09 | May 12, 2024
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Former CSIS exec on bombshell RCMP arrest of suspected hitmen in Nijjar case09:24 | May 5, 2024
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More foreign interference actions coming after inquiry report, India arrests: LeBlanc10:14 | May 5, 2024
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Everybody opposing the regime automatically declared extremist: Exiled Belarusian opposition leader10:06 | April 28, 2024
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Why aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne09:20 | April 28, 2024
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‘I don’t think it’s enough’: John Manley on if budget can boost Liberals’ polling numbers10:50 | April 21, 2024
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What role do nuclear weapons have in potentially making Iran-Israel conflict a more dangerous situation?08:50 | April 21, 2024
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the foreign interference inquiry hot seat08:47 | April 14, 2024
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What is the political fallout from latest foreign interference inquiry revelations?10:57 | April 7, 2024
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Gen. Petraeus says West faces more ‘threats than we have at any time since the end of the Cold War’10:25 | March 31, 2024
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‘Show me the money, show me your plan’: Guilbeault to premiers opposing carbon price hike09:48 | March 31, 2024
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‘You’ve got to listen to people about their experiences’: Blair on proposed military court reforms12:28 | March 24, 2024
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The West Block: March 24, 2024 | Court reforms for military sexual misconduct cases and carbon tax fact-check23:21 | March 24, 2024
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Carbon tax debate ‘sucking all of the oxygen out of the room’: Canadian Climate Institute07:25 | March 24, 2024
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‘I think we have to be realistic about our own capacity’: Ambassador on calls for CAF intervention in Haiti11:34 | March 17, 2024
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The West Block: March 10, 2024 | Calls to bolster Canada’s military operation in Latvia and boost CAF recruitment23:23 | March 10, 2024
-
Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister07:54 | March 10, 2024
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Former chief of defence staff says Canada’s military recruitment ‘death spiral’ is ‘evening out’11:13 | March 10, 2024
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Ukraine at its ‘most fragile, most vulnerable period’: Gen. Hillier on 2-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion11:34 | February 25, 2024
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‘The most serious threat to national security’: Ex-CSIS manager on insider threats after alleged nuclear plant info leak, Ortis case09:02 | February 25, 2024
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‘He’s deadly serious’: John Bolton on Trump’s warning to NATO allies09:40 | February 18, 2024
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Defence Minister Blair says feds exploring ways to hold ‘this very oppressive regime to account’ following Navalny death10:35 | February 18, 2024
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Feds open to stiffer penalties, Minister LeBlanc says on repeated car thefts10:23 | February 11, 2024
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Canada speaking with Trump allies in U.S. to prepare for possible second term: Ambassador Hillman09:36 | February 11, 2024
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‘I hope it doesn’t come to that’: Premier Smith on notwithstanding clause option for new trans policies11:25 | February 4, 2024
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‘She’s trying to insert herself between kids and their parents’: Minister Boissonnault on Alberta premier’s new trans policies09:57 | February 4, 2024
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Former U.S. special envoy: I don’t see Yemen being a front that has potential to explode09:31 | January 14, 2024
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What to do about Canada’s Emergency Room Crisis?09:37 | January 14, 2024
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As carbon price fight flares, Minister Wilkinson defends Liberal approach11:41 | December 10, 2023
Electoral reform referendum not currently possible: former chief electoral officer
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Sun, Jun 5: A referendum on electoral reform isn’t possible under current Canadian laws because it is not a constitutional issue, says former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley
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