Tag: Canada

Tories, Bloc Discuss Next Steps on Foreign Interference as NDP Pitches Its Own Idea

Two opposition party leaders have now met to discuss the next steps for how the Liberal government should tackle the issue of foreign interference. A spokesman for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed he met Tuesday with Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. A spokesperson for the Bloc said it was Poilievre’s office that reached out for…


Peter Menzies: Schoolchildren Shouldn’t Be Compelled to Attend Pride Activities

Commentary The Edmonton teacher who controversially tore a strip off a Muslim student for dodging school Pride celebrations isn’t the problem. She’s just the symptom, her words merely the manifestation of growing demands by government that citizens conform to its beliefs and submit their children to its guidance. If you haven’t heard the recording of…


RCMP Shut Down Operations at Alleged Chinese Police Stations, House Committee Hears

Senior RCMP officials told a House of Commons committee on June 13 that the force has shut down the operations of several locations across Canada that were reported to be secret Chinese police stations. “Based on the work that’s done, the overt action that the RCMP has taken on the multiple sites, we are comfortable…


Lockdown Lifted for Ontario High School After Reports of Suspect With Knife

A lockdown at an Etobicoke high school has been lifted after less than one hour, following reports that an individual was inside the school with a knife. According to Toronto Police Service (TPS), Kipling Collegiate Institute, located near Martin Grove Road and The Westway, went into lockdown at approximately 2:42 p.m. local time. Police said…


IN-DEPTH: What Happens Now That Johnston Has Stepped Down as Special Rapporteur?

With David Johnston having stepped down from his role as special rapporteur on foreign election interference, talk that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may initiate a public inquiry is in the air. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters on Parliament Hill on June 10 that Trudeau has instructed him to hold consultations with both “legal…


Canada’s Carbon Pricing Poses a $256 Billion Financial Risk, Study Finds

A study by the University of Waterloo suggests that Canada’s carbon pricing scheme is creating large financial risks, especially for the resource sector. The study, titled Carbon Costs and Credit Risk in a Resource-Based Economy: Carbon Cost Impact on the Z-Score of Canadian TSX 260 Companies and recently published in the Journal of Management and…


Drag Queen Summer Camp for Kids Comes to Government-Funded Winnipeg Theatre

The latest among a growing number of drag queen summer camps for kids has been announced at a youth theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The camp is for children aged 13 to 18. “Do you love the idea of being a Drag King, Drag Queen, or Drag Thing but don’t know where to start?” the program…


RCMP Says Trafficking Victims in London, Ont., Ring Held in ‘Inhumane Conditions’

The RCMP says the victims of an alleged human trafficking operation in London, Ont., were held in conditions that “bordered on inhumane.” The Mounties have said that two suspects in their 40s have been arrested and are facing numerous human trafficking charges that include withholding documents, possession of property obtained by crime and conspiracy to…


Rain Should Help Quebec Firefighting Effort as More Than 7,200 People Still Evacuated

Rain in the forecast and the arrival of more foreign reinforcements are raising hopes that Quebec’s more than 7,000 fire evacuees will be able to return home in the coming days, the province’s public security minister said Tuesday. François Bonnardel told reporters that rain showers and cooler temperatures should be moving into northwestern Quebec, where…


Chinese Donation to Trudeau Foundation ‘Bought No Influence,’ Says Former CEO

The former CEO of the Trudeau Foundation who was at the helm when Chinese regime-backed entities made a donation says the fund could in no way have influenced the Canadian government. “The donation bought no influence and we never thought that a $200,000 donation would influence any government,” said Morris Rosenberg on June 12 as…