CUSMA negotiations may spell further trouble as the carceral agribusiness competes in Canada’s supply-managed dairy sector, and implicates prison labour in a supply chain of powdered milk exports.
Stephanie Carvin and Amarnath Amarasingam say the COVID-19 pandemic unified a fragmented movement ‘that could easily snap back together’ under the right environment.
Bill C-22 would mean certain electronic service providers to retain the ability to hand over data when legally ordered by the government. This creates a backdoor that doesn’t remain neatly reserved for the good guys.
The classification that denies forest firefighters the same protections and pension benefits as their urban counterparts will be reviewed, but the focus must stay on preparing for the upcoming fire season, says Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski.
If resilience is the goal, then communities cannot be treated as liabilities to manage; they must be recognized as assets to mobilize.
European Union politicians have voted for a ‘digital minimum age’ of 16, and banning some addictive elements of social-media sites. As Ottawa contends with these concerns, one European politician says laws should also focus on regulating platforms.
Building fortresses that keep the public at bay is not the answer. Yet, with vitriol and hatred on the rise, we must find a balanced way of ensuring that access is safe and secure for both politicians and the public.
We have always known that vaccines are cost-effective. In an unpredictable world, they are also strategic. Canada is rightly investing in the capacity to build its immune arsenal. The harder question—and the more urgent one—is whether we are ready to use it.
With their newfound majority, the Liberals could take control of committees, giving them final say over the extent of Bill C-22’s sweeping new surveillance powers.
First Nations Elders and chiefs say the Earth is speaking to us, and it seems we have not heard the message. Climate change is already an existential threat to infrastructure, communities, and our sense of safety. Perhaps the federal government might reflect this in its budgets.
As our own transit systems and rail lines become increasingly automated and data-driven, they become prime targets for malicious actors. Canada needs a comprehensive strategy that aligns with our NATO allies.
On March 17, the federal government appealed to the Supreme Court a pair of lower court decisions that found its February 2022 invocation of the Emergencies Act was ‘unlawful.’
Without a clear and consistent framework, let alone a readily available funding mechanism, critical time is often wasted in re-negotiating fundamentals. Political considerations and public debates draw valuable resources and tend not to be helpful.
The Carney government’s first attempt at these laws, in Bill C-2, caused a backlash from civil liberty and privacy activists, some legal experts, and opposition politicians, and the new bill addresses some of the complaints.
The impact of this destructive regime is by no means confined to foreign lands. It’s time to confront it with resolve.
No matter what the unnamed government official said, we can be fairly certain that there are agents of the Indian government who could pose a direct and credible threat to Sikh Canadians.
The pressure for lawful warrantless access to surveil internet subscriber data is long-standing and began in the late 1990s. But recently acquired access-to-information documents shed some light on some of the actors driving the push for more lawful access.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s previously announced trip to Munich, Germany, has been cancelled in the wake of the deadly Feb. 10 shooting in British Columbia, and Question Period, committee meetings, and other work on Parliament Hill was halted on Feb. 11.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it’s willing to fight at the Supreme Court if the Liberals choose keep appealing the decision that the 2022 use of the Emergencies Act was unlawful.
Knowing that Grok is a gender-based violence generator, why are institutional experts, organizations, and government officials still using X?
Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath of allegiance and registering with a militia regiment at the local armoury?
Climate change continues to worsen in high-risk areas, and certain policy decisions are converging to make disasters more common, more costly, and harder to overlook.
The Canadian government has been relatively silent about the strategy, with ministers only weighing in when asked by reporters.
The promised defence industrial strategy offers a significant opportunity to advance Canada’s innovation performance and the high-value jobs that should go with it. The biggest question is how we build the leadership and management skills that are essential for success.
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says it was ‘astounding and horrific’ to see the Liberals work with the Conservatives to lead Canada toward a more ‘draconian’ immigration system through Bill C-12.
