The federal government has announced that two emergency national summits — one on antisemitism and one on Islamophobia — will take place later this month.Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger announced the dates for the two summits in a statement on Friday. (David RIchard/Radio-Canada)The federal government has announced that two emergency national summits — one…
Two commissioners from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission say Ottawa needs to act more urgently to respond to its calls to action — and creating a national monument for residential school survivors would be a start.Shoes and flowers were laid at a memorial on Parliament Hill to honour the estimated 215 children whose remains were…
Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its landmark report, the federal government today presented its response — promising a series of “transformative changes” to tackle the persistent inequities Indigenous people face when dealing with the justice system.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett takes her seat as…
Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi has tabled back-to-work legislation to force more than 1,000 people back on the job at the port.More than 1,000 dock workers walked off the job at the Port of Montreal on Monday. They have been without a contract since 2018. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi has tabled…
The CFL has continued talks with the federal government about securing financial assistance in an effort to return to the field this season.Once again, the CFL will not get an interest-free loan from the federal government. Wednesday’s decision came after the league was unable to secure a $30-million interest-free loan from Ottawa earlier in the…
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said today the federal government plans to provide a one-time payment of $7 billion to provinces, territories, cities and First Nations communities to help them cover health care costs, COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and infrastructure projects.A health care worker is seen outside the Emergency dept. of the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver on…
Nova Scotian lawyers, social worker who pioneered program say just sentencing — not lighter sentencing — is needed to address systemic racism and overrepresentation of Black Canadians in prison.Brandon Rolle is a managing lawyer with Nova Scotia Legal Aid, which pushed to get ‘impact of race and culture assessments’ used in court. (Nova Scotia Legal…
The federal government will spend $12 million over the next four years on bursaries to help English-speaking students pursue their postsecondary education in French.Economic Development and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government will spend $12 million to help young people from under-represented groups enrol in French immersion programs. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)The federal government will…
“We can do this, and we will do this,” says Ryan Reynolds Remember Ottawa Public Health’s strange Super Bowl-related tweet? Well, this…
Fifteen minutes after getting his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Chief Chris Moonias of Neskantaga First Nation went on Facebook live to encourage other community members to roll up their sleeves.The CBC’s Olivia Stefanovich asks Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Chief Medical Officer of Public Health for Indigenous Services Tom Wong about…