Canada can do even more to boost aid to the world’s most needy
This year’s federal budget increased the baseline for humanitarian assistance to $738-million per year. This is very good news. The new base should improve predictability and timeliness in responding to humanitarian crises. More resources should also advance Canada’s efforts to promote gender-responsive humanitarian action in the implementation of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and increase […]
Feds should push TB eradication at upcoming United Nations meeting
Tuberculosis is the world’s leading treatable infectious killer, with millions of sufferers, one-third of which aren’t even diagnosed. At current treatment rates, the global TB epidemic will continue for another 150 years, with an estimated 28 million deaths and a cost of $1-trillion in about the next decade alone. But it doesn’t have to be […]
Chicken farmers care about food safety, think supply management works well
Re: “When our food system fails, who pays the price?” (The Hill Times, July 23, p. 14). This oddly circuitous piece is misleading. It seems like yet another attempt to cut down the hard work of Canadian farmers, their excellent management practices, and their ability to earn a fair wage for their work. The piece also appears […]
Pot industry urges feds to hold off on plan to recover regulatory costs
Marijuana producers are scrambling to convince Ottawa to hit pause on its proposal to introduce a fee to recover costs associated with the legalization of recreational pot, a move that they say should be delayed until the ban has been lifted for some time. The federal government first floated the idea of setting up a […]
Here’s what Canada’s first national anti-poverty plan needs
The time is long overdue for Canada to eliminate poverty. The federal government is set to launch the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS) in the next few weeks. For anti-poverty groups awaiting the release of the country’s first national plan to address poverty, it is a momentous occasion and the result of years of tireless […]
Politics This Morning: House Immigration Committee to meet on the Hill; Bains, Qualtrough, Garneau in U.K. for aerospace summit; Trudeau expected to shuffle cabinet Wednesday
Good Monday morning, The House Immigration Committee is holding an emergency meeting today on the Hill from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT to discuss the federal government’s response to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the U.S. The meeting will be held in 253-D Centre Block and will be televised. And let the countdown […]
Trudeau must show Canada is part of global fight against TB
Centuries of neglect have transformed tuberculosis, a curable disease, into the biggest infectious killer today, claiming more victims than HIV and malaria combined. Every year, 10 million human beings contract TB. Every year, 1.7 million die of it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown great leadership by promising to end TB in Canada’s North, but […]
Parliament should consider U of O model to support staff
I have read many articles in your publication about a lack of resources or knowledge of resources for parliamentary and political staffers to help them with problems regarding their roles, health, workloads, goals, harassment, professional responsibilities and relationships, stress, and other important matters. While obviously a different context, I wonder if it might be worthwhile […]
Advocates welcome accessibility bill, but some worry regulations timeline pushes benefits too far away
Disability advocates are applauding the government’s new accessibility legislation, but some are concerned the timelines that come with the bill’s regulatory regime could delay potential benefits from being realized for up to four years. Others, meanwhile, say that the delays are a common part of the government’s process, and that the regulation timeline allows for […]
Like father, like son? Is Justin Trudeau the keeper of his father’s legacy?
MONTREAL—To mark the 50th anniversary of the election of Pierre Trudeau’s first government, Radio-Canada’s version of CBC’s The Current set out to look back on what it called 50 years of Trudeauism. But can the last half-century of federal governance—including nearly two decades of Conservative rule—really be summed up as the pursuit of a so-called […]
