News by subject: POLITICS

A clear majority of Ontarians support the construction and expansion of new road infrastructure, including transformational projects like Highway 413, the Bradford Bypass, and the Ring of Fire. A new public opinion survey released this morning...

The Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF/FCE) has launched a nationwide campaign advocating that a Pan-Canadian School Food Program be included in the 2024 Federal Budget. The initiative aims to address the critical issue of food insecurity among...

Changes are needed to Canada's immigration system to ensure the construction sector can respond to growth, and deliver on key public-policy priorities such as building new housing and greening infrastructure. A new report by BuildForce Canada,...

On January 16, 2024, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) released the policy briefing titled "Urgent and Long Overdue: Legal Reform and Drug Decriminalization in Canada." On March 27 at 2:00pm ET, the RSC is hosting a free webinar to present key...

The Board of Barrick Gold Corporation is deeply saddened by the passing of the Chairman of its International Advisory Board and former member of the Barrick Board of Directors, the Right Honorable Brian Mulroney, on February 29, 2024. Prime...

Dominion President Bruce Julian issued a statement today in the wake of the passing of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, P.C. C.C. G.O.Q., 18th Prime Minister of Canada, who passed away on February 29, 2024. "On behalf of The Royal Canadian...

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist of Canada (SOGC) applauds the Canadian government on today's historic announcement to include free access for prescription contraceptives as part of a National Framework for Pharmacare. This...

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and Massey College are thrilled to present the third installment of the RSC Dialogues @ Massey series, Water is Life: Sustainability of Our Oceans.   In recent decades, issues like contamination of our oceans...

The labour movement gets to celebrate another victory today with the vote on Bill C-58, the legislation to ban the use of replacement workers. Canada's unions are happy to see significant progress made on banning replacement workers, a crucial...

The Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) reforms announced by the Government of Ontario are long overdue. The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) calls on MPPs from all parties in the legislature to support these...

"This is a BIG deal. We are very encouraged by the news that the Liberals and New Democrats have reached a deal on pharmacare. This achievement represents the most significant enhancement to our healthcare system since the creation of public...

A new report, Robbing from the public to build the private: The Ford government's hospital privatization scheme reveals that local hospitals in every region of Ontario have operating rooms sitting idle the majority of the time. The public has funded...

As the Ford government counters horror stories about unprecedented emergency department wait times, burgeoning deficits, and an unrelenting staffing crisis, it is running high-rotation advertisements paid for by the public to convince Ontarians that...

Today, people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers join the ALS Society of Canada (ALS Canada) and physicians from Ontario's five regional multi-disciplinary ALS Clinics for a Day of Action at Queen's Park, urging the...

As the Ford government counters horror stories about unprecedented emergency department wait times, burgeoning deficits, and an unrelenting staffing crisis, it is running high-rotation advertisements paid for by the public to convince Ontarians that...

The Animal Alliance of Canada, on moral and ethical grounds, strongly opposes Nova Scotia's proposal to open a spring hunt for black bears. The province is Canada's last not to have such a hunt, and has asked for public input on the idea of also...

Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are not serious about negotiating and avoiding a work stoppage, says the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing workers at both companies. CN and CPKC are...

"We are happy to see recent technological developments that bode well for ecological health, human health, food security, and compassion for animals," says Barry MacKay, Animal Protection Party's General Manager. It was announced on February 5th...

The biggest disappointment of 2023 is the failure to implement Bill C-29 "The National Council for Reconciliation Act", the legislation called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada as "an independent, national oversight body" to...

The daughter of a deceased long-term care resident and the Ontario Health Coalition are asking the court to require the Ford government live up to their own long-term care legislation. The advocates are seeking a judicial review of the Ford...

The federal government could balance its budget in one or two years with only modest spending restraint, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. "There are a few...

Far from the stronger accountability promised after horrific conditions were exposed by the military in long-term care, the Ford government has decided to reward the worst of the long-term care chain companies by approving a new 30-year license and...

Aurora Mayor Tom Mrakas on Thursday evening was honoured with the Hazel McCallion Community Leadership Award by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) at its annual Excellence Awards in Toronto. The award is given to an elected official...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling on the Ford government to end its suppression of workers' wages, once and for all, following today's Ontario Court of Appeal ruling to uphold the Superior Court's 2022 decision striking down Bill 124...

Java Blend employees terminated by Java Blend in late January will be holding a community rally outside the café on Saturday. WHAT: Justice for Terminated Java Blend Employees Rally WHEN: Saturday February 10, 2024 @ 1 pm (TOMORROW!) WHERE: Java...

Jushi Holdings Inc. ("Jushi" or the "Company") , a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, made the following statement regarding the inclusion of an adult-use cannabis policy in Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's annual budget...

Hundreds of trade union and community members, including health care and education workers, joined a rally organized by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) during the Ontario PC Party's 2024 policy convention in Niagara Falls on Saturday. The...

The West Coast Multiplex (WCM) Society today unveiled the details of a petition calling on the House of Commons in Parliament to significantly increase funding to expand, create, or replace health, wellness and recreation facilities on Vancouver...

The 2024 Washington, D.C. Auto Show wrapped up this past Sunday, marking the conclusion of a highly successful event that showcased the automotive industry's latest innovations and engaged participants in meaningful discussions on public policy and...

As MPs head back to Parliament, Canada's unions urged decision-makers to put people first by alleviating the cost-of-living crisis, fixing the healthcare crisis and the workforce crisis, and helping communities cope with the devastating impacts of...

Canada faces a substantial housing shortage which has led to rapid increases in house prices and rental rates, and while steps have been taken to relieve pressure on these issues, a more concerted effort is needed to address shortages and...

TVO Today releases The Ultimate Choice, a groundbreaking original podcast series that explores the state of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Canada, developed in partnership with the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) and the Toronto Star....

On December 15, 2023 the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement...

CN announced today that CNTL, a CN subsidiary dedicated to first and last mile trucking container pickup and deliveries, has reached a tentative agreement with owner-operators affiliated with Unifor. This four-year agreement covers approximately...

A new global campaign, backed by the Honourable First Lady of Pakistan, Begum Samina Arif Alvi, was launched today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling for urgent action to improve access to assistive technology for millions of people around...

Indigenous Watchdog makes the following the statement:  2023 started off bad and ended up worse. On January 23 federal, provincial and territory ministers refused to invite any of the leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis...

Bow Valley College and partner Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (CRIEC) have received a $9.4 million grant from the Government of Canada to help Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) gain employment in Canada.  Employment and Social...

Wyoming, for a second year in a row, is considered far more attractive for investment than several Canadian provinces according to this year's survey of petroleum-sector executives released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan,...

Workers at the Sobeys-owned Pete's Frootique in Halifax have ratified their first collective agreement this evening. The members of SEIU Local 2 had been on strike since November 18, 2023. Pickets and actions scheduled for the Saturday January 6...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) invites applications for the John H. McArthur Research Fellowship for 2024-2025. This Fellowship is dedicated to the memory and legacy of John H. MacArthur, an exemplary Canadian, a world-renowned...

Over a dozen solidarity actions took place on Saturday to support workers on strike at Sobeys-owned Pete's Frootique in Halifax. Information leaflets were handed out in Bedford, Digby, Dartmouth, Halifax and Yarmouth in Nova Scotia; Hamilton, London,...

After Estonia ended socialist rule and transitioned back to a market democracy, Estonians enjoyed vast improvements in their incomes, living standards and other key measures of prosperity, finds a new book published by the Fraser Institute, an...

Solidarity actions will be taking place at over a dozen Sobeys locations and subsidiaries at noon on Saturday ? all times local. Supporters of the workers striking at the Sobeys owned Pete's Frootique in Halifax will be handing out information to...

The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) stand resolute, ready to contest any attempts to transfer FLA16882 to a non-Gitanyow entity. This forestry license, deeply intertwined with Gitanyow's traditional lands, presents an unmistakable and high potential...

Today, dozens of Coalition for Gun Control supporters will gather in Ottawa in anticipation that Bill C-21, an Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms), will be sent, unscathed, for Royal Assent, by the Senate...

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has partnered with the Pembina Institute to release the second in a series of reports offering a blueprint for the creation of good, sustainable jobs. The latest report, Putting workers and communities at the...

The BCFNJC and FNLC Congratulate Honourable Leonard Marchand, Jr.'s Appointment as Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court and the Yukon Court of AppealFor Immediate Release: December 11, 2023 Okanagan Syilx Territory, Westbank BC: The BC First...

Canada's unions welcome the next phase of the Canadian Dental Care Plan ? a much needed program to help address the ongoing affordability crisis many workers and their families are confronted with. "We applaud the deployment of the second phase of...

Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) calls for action and an urgent response from women's organizations around the world concerning the ruthless sexual violence against Israeli women and girls that took place since October 7, 2023. Women's organizations...

The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) is extremely disappointed that the Senate of Canada has amended Bill C-234 delaying, possibly indefinitely, changes that would have reduced farming costs. "This Bill should have been passed," said Shannon Watt,...