Canada – Hajdu Makes The Cut In Carney’s Cabinet

Hajdu makes the cut in Carney’s cabinet The more things change in Ottawa, the more they stay the same – at least if you’re Patty Hajdu. The long-time Liberal cabinet minister retained her seat at the cabinet table, and will remain as Indigenous Services minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s transition cabinet. Carney, who was … Read more

Canada – Feds Sign $8 Billion Preliminary Contract For New Navy Destroyers While Parliament Sidelined

Feds sign $8 billion preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined Amid a flurry of last minute senate and judicial appointments, the Liberal government quietly announced Saturday it has signed an $8 billion implementation contract for the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new destroyers. It is only the first step in the long-delayed … Read more

Canada – Carney Vows To Kill Consumer Carbon Pricing, Shift To Green Incentives.

Carney vows to kill consumer carbon pricing, shift to green incentives Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place. Carney said the country has become divided over the policy because Canadians have been fed “misinformation” by Conservative Opposition Leader … Read more

Canada – First Nations Reject $3.6 Billion Treaty Settlement Offer

First Nations reject $3.6B treaty settlement offer The First Nations of the Robinson Superior Treaty said they are rejecting a $3.6 billion dollar compensation offer and will be challenging it in court. The Supreme Court of Canada gave the provincial and federal governments six months to negotiate a settlement with the First Nations. Those negotiations have failed, Gull Bay First Nation Chief … Read more

Canada – Ford Plans To Call Snap Election On Wednesday

Ford plans to call snap election on Wednesday Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to call a snap election next Wednesday, according to reports by both CBC and the Canadian Press. If that happens, voters will be heading to the polls on Feb. 27. Ford, first elected in 2018 and re-elected with an overwhelming majority … Read more

Canada – Carney Has Shown He Can ‘Listen To Other People’, Hajdu Says

Carney has shown he can ‘listen to other people,’ Hajdu says Thunder Bay-Superior North MP Patty Hajdu says “the times are dramatically different…and I would say that calls for a different approach.” Hajdu was responding Wednesday to a reporter who had asked why she feels Mark Carney is more capable of leading the Liberal party than her long-time … Read more

Canada – Investigation Finds Dozens Of Potential Unmarked Graves

Investigation finds dozens of potential unmarked graves He was just three years old when authorities put him in the McIntosh Indian Residential School, away from his home in Grassy Narrows, in December 1943. Less than eight months later, he drowned in a lake near the school and was buried by the Catholic missionaries who ran … Read more