Invoking Emergencies Act necessary step to tackle protests amid jurisdictional ‘squabbling’ and inaction, say top security experts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “stunning” invocation of the Emergencies Act is the right move to handle the escalating entrenchment of protesters in the nation’s capital and anti-vaccine mandate protests across the country, according to some top security and defence experts. If anything, Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) waited “too long to take control of the protests” and […]
Need for national dialogues to repair damage from pandemic, protests
As someone who has spent his entire professional life in Canada, first joining the many Canadians who fought to establish the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 and then as a constitutional scholar and teacher promoting it, the use by some protesters of the Charter to claim a right to terrorize and illegally […]
‘The government is clearly being hurt by this’: Trudeau government criticized for its handling of Ottawa occupation
Justin Trudeau’s handling of the occupation of Ottawa, combined with his own caucus members’ public criticism of their government’s more recent approach on the pandemic, could be politically damaging to the prime minister and the government, say politicos. “The government’s getting a big black eye right now,” said Greg Lyle, president of Innovative Research, in […]
COVID is something we all have to learn to live with
OTTAWA—Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen may have her way after all. With Liberals breaking ranks with the government on vaccination mandates, all eyes are on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. And as the days pass with no solution in sight, what was a small Canadian story has become a global phenom. Everywhere you look, from The […]
Many players behind truckers’ convoy protest, Hillier says 50 people ‘in various control rooms or war rooms in hotels around the city’
They say they seek freedom from government control over their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been enormously disruptive in the capital for more than two weeks now as they convey that message by placing Ottawa’s downtown core under siege. But the truckers’ protest is not being led by any one leader, according […]
Amid continued instability, arts and culture reps call for more supports, help to encourage audience returns
Unable to reopen or properly plan ahead with ongoing COVID-19 turbulence, arts, culture, and sports sector experts recently stressed to MPs the need for continued government support for the industry, beyond measures already announced. “The biggest struggle is the unpredictability and not knowing how long things will run for various reasons, whether that’s another wave […]
Quebec Liberal MP Robillard also breaks ranks, questions Trudeau government’s handling of pandemic, sides with Lightbound
A three-term Quebec Liberal MP is raising questions about the Justin Trudeau’s handling of the pandemic and says he agrees with fellow Quebec Liberal MP Joel Lightbound who yesterday said the federal government’s response has become “politicized” and “divisive.” “He [Lightbound] said exactly what a lot of us think,” said Liberal MP Yves Robillard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, […]
Speak up for Canada’s global public health leadership
No government can claim an unblemished record in its response to the ongoing pandemic, but at least the Government of Canada is learning lessons and taking action. In fact, Canada may already be helping lead the world out of the next pandemic through its recently announced investment in the Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats […]
Glycomics is the new frontier in bioinnovation
As nations scramble to address global crises in antimicrobial resistance, food security, and climate change, the federal government’s vision to invest in glycomics, a field of research laying the groundwork for the next biotechnological revolution, deserves particular recognition. Canada has a tremendous opportunity with continued investment in glycomics to establish global leadership and economic prosperity […]
Will 2022 be the dawn of a new era for long-term care in Canada? Yes, with federal leadership
Like a category five hurricane, the trail of devastation left by COVID-19 is clearly illustrated by the all-too-familiar epidemic curves and graphs of the cumulative deaths from COVID-19 in Canada. Yet, even amid another wave brought on by Omicron, many of us are cautiously optimistic about the pandemic’s end and have started to plan our […]
