‘I’m hoping I can encourage papers to think twice about firing their cartoonists’: de Adder’s axing underscores perils editorial cartoonists face in shrinking field, say industry reps
Political cartoonist Michael de Adder’s dismissal following the release of a hard-hitting cartoon critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s treatment of migrants is part of a worrisome trend for an industry increasingly being shut of the news business, say editorial cartoonists. “It’s part of a pattern of behaviour by editors and publishers that is only […]
Approved public service mental health claims pass 50 per cent threshold for first time
Claims involving mental health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to data contained in a Public Service Alliance of Canada presentation on federal public service disability trends. This information was provided to The Hill Times and was based on the contents of a Sun […]
Continued Liberal delays to end sexist Indian status rules ‘baffling’ to Indigenous advocates
With days left on Canada’s deadline to answer an international body’s ruling that Canada address the government’s ongoing discrimination against First Nations women, advocates say Canada should have more than an election promise for women who have been waiting years to see the practice stop. In January, the United Nations Human Rights Committee gave Canada […]
Arms exports to Saudi Arabia reach $1.2-billion in 2018, despite calls for Canada to suspend permits
Arms exports to Saudi Arabia doubled to $1.2-billion in 2018, which advocates say makes Canada “complicit” in human rights violations and “puts a lie” to Canada’s ongoing eight-month review of the munitions it’s sending to the desert kingdom. That amount suggests a ramping up of production on Canada’s controversial multi-year $15-billion deal to send light-armoured […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to sit down with Muslim community leaders
Good Wednesday morning, After meeting with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to discuss political reforms, in Toronto, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected sit down with Muslim community leaders for a closed-door roundtable in the morning before he makes his way back to Ottawa for private meetings. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, meanwhile, heads to Whitehorse, Yukon, to address […]
Liberals’ public opinion research spending bump an electoral boost, says strategist
Public opinion research spending climbed to $15.3-million during the 2018-19 fiscal year, according to a report by Public Services and Procurement Canada. This brings an end to the Liberals’ two-year decline in spending since 2016, with spending this year topping 2017-18 costs by $3.4-million. According to Conservative strategist Dennis Matthews, a vice-president of marketing and […]
Anti-racism strategy a ‘good start,’ says Senator, but critics pan definitions of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism
The government’s anti-racism strategy was announced last week following six months of cross-country consultations, but a number of critics, including an opposition MP, say the strategy is thin on details surrounding enforcement and that much of the terminology used within the report misses the mark. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) unveiled the government’s three-year […]
Ontario Court ruling in favour of feds’ carbon price shows need for national response to curbing emissions, say environmentalists
The Ontario Court of Appeal’s split decision on the province’s challenge to the federal carbon tax signals that a uniform approach to curb carbon emissions is called for, say experts, while an opponents says the decision is not a “slam dunk” for Ottawa. In a four-to-one judgment, the court upheld Ottawa’s ability to mandate a […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to meet Ukraine president in Toronto
Good Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be getting some face time with Ukrainian comedian-turned-president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Toronto at the Ukraine Reform Conference, which is expected to draw representatives from 39 countries, including Austria and Japan. Mr. Zelenskyy—a political neophyte whose life closely mimics the show he once starred in about an accidental president—is […]
Progress on reconciliation, debate on climate change could bring out higher Indigenous vote in next election, advocates say
Some Indigenous leaders and advocates say there’s enough momentum towards reconciliation to energize voters in their communities to turn out in significant numbers in October, with climate change, the national inquiry’s calls to address the systemic racism faced by Indigenous women and girls, and pipelines potentially galvanizing the electorate, though it’s an open question whether […]
