Indian Act amendment a short-term fix, big questions remain
A government bill that was introduced in the Senate last week is a short-term fix for one aspect of the Indian Act, say the bill’s sponsor and the Native Women’s Association of Canada. The bill was introduced by Government Representative in the Senate Peter Harder, and is a government bill, but has been taken over by […]
I admit it, Mulroney was right on many issues
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was always well-loved in Quebec. Across the rest of the country, not so much. But the launch of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., should go a long way to changing that. Time is a former politician’s best friend. In the heat of […]
MPs in rural, remote ridings do put themselves at greater risks
When former Alberta premier Jim Prentice was killed in a small-plane crash shortly after takeoff from the Kelowna airport on Oct. 13, some MPs back in Ottawa could particularly relate. There is a handful of MPs who not only fly the big airlines every week, but then have to get on small single or dual-engine planes to […]
MP Jenny Kwan ate nothing but two oranges and noodles every day last week
NDP MPs Jenny Kwan and Ruth Ellen Brosseau both spent last week eating on an $18 budget; no more, and no less. The pair took part in British Columbia’s annual Welfare Food Challenge, which gets participants to try and fill their tummies for a mere $18. That’s the amount of money Raise the Rates, a […]
Aerospace industry paying price of Liberal inaction
The first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s government leaves us with few reasons to celebrate. When it comes to aviation, as with many other industries, there is a huge gap between what was promised and what was actually delivered. The aerospace industry and its workers are paying the price of Liberal inaction on many issues facing […]
No more treading water
Patrick Brown has heard it all before. Assertions that the Ontario Progressive Conservative leader’s most defined personality trait is that he’s not Kathleen Wynne; that he’s flip-flopped on policies as starkly as Donald Trump has on immigration; and even that he’s a dead-eyed, brainwashed robot that runs on talking points uploaded to his hard drive […]
Seismic testing controversy in North set for Supreme Court
For the northern community of Clyde River, Nunavut, the sustainability of hunting and fishing is at the centre of a Supreme Court of Canada case around seismic testing that could test the limits of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. “The biggest concern we have is that the wildlife, the sea mammals, the narwals, seals, the […]
Shipbuilding contract leads to research funding in North
The federal government is hoping that its shipbuilding program will help nurture a sustainable marine industry across the country, and through its shipbuilding contracts is investing in northern research. The Nunavut Research Institute at Nunavut Arctic College has just awarded $2-million in funding to nine scientific projects that range from industry research to wildlife health […]
Vox Populi on how climate change is transforming the Arctic
Liberal MP Michael McLeod Northwest Territories “Taking action against climate change is a moral imperative. I do not believe there is another option if we care about our children, our grandchildren, the future of our land and our waters. “To meet this threat and to minimize the potential for its devastating impacts requires global action, […]
Canada falling far behind on marine conservation say experts
Canada is doing a horrible job at protecting marine environments, according to some experts who point to the country’s low number and quality of protected marine areas. While Canada may soon significantly increase its numbers, it is the efforts within those areas that is of the most concern. “Canada is currently one of the developed countries […]
