News by subject: POLITICS

Yemeni civil society organizations believe justice and accountability can play a decisive role in establishing a lasting peace in Yemen, according to a new Open Society Foundations report. A Passage to Justice: Selected Yemeni Civil Society Views...

A new report by a task force chaired by Chuck Hagel, Malcolm Rifkind, and Kevin Rudd and convened by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, argues fraying American alliances and a rapidly changing security environment have begun to call into question...

In a statement released today, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) adds its voice to the debate on pharmacare in Canada. The CIA believes that all Canadians should have access to affordable prescription drugs. However, rather than implement an...

The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) applaud the Ontario government's decision to remove the construction permitting restrictions and the prohibition on starting new...

Canada's unions are urgently calling on the federal government to extend EI and recovery benefits along with increasing support for skills retraining as workers continue to struggle with rising unemployment. Following higher than expected job losses...

Maple Leaf Strategies, an expert public affairs, government relations and public opinion research consulting firm, today launched Maple Leaf Reconciliation Strategies, a unique new consulting service designed for businesses and organizations to...

As we draw close to the start date of former President Trump's second impeachment trial many questions require answers and in depth analysis. Over the course of two podcast episodes, we have spoken to Impeachment Manager Congressman Eric Swallwel,...

Key to note, is that the Commission and the Assembly have independently arrived at the same conclusion: the Canadian government must undertake urgent action to ensure that social media platforms are subject to regulation in order to adequately...

UFCW Local 333, the union for security guards in Ontario, has sent an open letter to Premier Doug Ford asking his government to deem security guards essential workers and to ensure that they are added to the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccine....

The deadly riot at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. earlier this month underscored Canada's own questions about the current health of and prospects for democracy. The Democracy Agenda, a new partnership between TVO and the Toronto Star...

Kaspersky today released a new report showing that half of women surveyed working in technology believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their career progression, despite a similar percentage believing that much needed gender equality is more...

Co-winner of the Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs 2020, TVO Original The Forbidden Reel is a gripping documentary from Oscar-nominated and Canadian Screen Award?winning filmmaker Ariel Nasr (Good Morning Kandahar, The Boxing Girls of Kabul), Loaded...

In response to the Ontario government's announcement of a new state of emergency and additional lockdown measures, Locals 175 & 633 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) calls on the government and employers to take urgent action to provide...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is shocked that new COVID-19 emergency measures announced today fail to include critical workers' protections including guaranteed paid sick days. This morning, Ontario health officials presented a harrowing...

The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) believe the new COVID-19 restrictions announced by the Ontario government today are necessary. COVID-19 infections in the province have...

The Conference Board of Canada has released its two-year economic outlook and forecasts that real gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 5.3 per cent in 2021 and 3.5 per cent in 2022 respectively. The growth forecasts for the next two years follow...

"Even as the vaccine roll-out begins, we can see that the tough times aren't behind us yet," said Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yussuff. "The end-of-year unemployment data remind us that strong government support continues to be a vital...

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) is calling on the Higgs government to finally do the right thing by stopping its 5-month exclusion of essential eldercare workers from a federally funded wage top-up program. Despite working...

Season 4 of the ground-breaking TVO Original series Political Blind Date returns Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 9 p.m. ET on TVO, tvo.org, and the TVO YouTube channel. Produced by Open Door Co. and Nomad Films, in association with TVO, this season...

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada) union is calling on the Higgs government to finally do the right thing by stopping its 5-month exclusion of essential eldercare workers from a federally funded wage top-up program. Despite working...

The Animal Protection Party of Canada (APPC) is calling on the Minster of Health, Patty Hajdu, to stop the continued use of Compound 1080, Strychnine, and Sodium Cyanide after the department recently cancelled the use of Strychnine to control...

Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Special Advisor for Canada's response to the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, released his report on Canada's response. The report is significant in a...

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Following the recommendations in the report from the National Director of Public Health released this morning, Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, has stated his intention to implement further restrictions and prohibitions to the...

The national president of Teamsters Canada, François Laporte, made the following comments regarding today's federal economic update: "Faced with an unprecedented crisis, Teamsters Canada is pleased to see the government continue to take...

With almost one quarter of BC charities and nonprofits at risk of closing their doors as a result of COVID-19, Vancouver Foundation CEO Kevin McCort congratulates Niki Sharma on being appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and...

Today, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada), the country's leading business coalition of producers of renewable fuels, products, & technology, welcomed Ontario's decision to increase the amount renewable content required in regular-grade gasoline...

Implementing a new national child care system would generate several important benefits for Canada's economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver. A...

Think politics can't possibly get any more controversial? Then you haven't met Benedikt Ríkardsson?dreamer, radical, newly elected prime minister of Iceland. The central character in TVO's recently acquired series The Minister, Ríkardsson is...

University students, faculty, and academic librarians are struggling with social isolation, stress, and a lack of institutional support according to the results of a new poll which finds that those working and studying at Ontario's universities...

CommPRO.biz, (http:/www.commpro.biz)?a B2B digital community serving the public relations/investor relations, marketing, advertising and corporate communications industries? will offer a free webcast on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 1 pm Eastern...

Today, Oceana Canada released its fourth annual Fishery Audit which shows that Canada's fisheries have declined since reporting began in 2017, and that a mere 26.5 per cent are now considered healthy. The number of healthy populations decreased by...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the challenges and opportunities of Africa's development landscape, former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday in a lecture...

Restaurants Canada is urging the Government of Ontario to set up a dedicated taskforce to help foodservice businesses survive the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. On behalf of the province's foodservice sector, Restaurants Canada has sent a letter to...

Now that the campaign is over, it's time to take stock and distill the lessons to be learned. President-Elect Biden promises to unite the country. After this election, is that even possible?  Join us Friday morning at 11 am ET for this free webinar....

In general, dogs and cats make up a comparatively small percentage of research animals in Canada. So it's likely many Canadians are unaware that lost, abandoned or surrendered pet dogs and cats are used in experimentation. The Canadian Council on...

If governments in Canada want to help increase economic productivity growth (and the possibility of a four-day work week), they should remove trade barriers between people and businesses in different provinces, finds a new essay released today by the...

The Ford government has introduced legislation that would make it significantly harder for residents and families to hold long-term care homes liable for harm resulting from exposure to and infection with COVID-19. Bill 218, the new legislation...

The Royal Canadian Legion is pleased to learn that a new aid package will make millions of dollars available to support struggling Branches across the country with their operational costs. The Legion will receive $14 million of a $20 million dollar...

Tropicana Community Services, a community organization geared towards serving the Caribbean, Black, and African community, has long suffered from poor management. But even after poor working conditions have shrunk the Tropicana workforce from over 80...

While the Ontario Health Coalition is happy that the Ford government has finally adopted the 4-hour minimum care standard as policy, the timeline that they have given is so long that it is meaningless for the people who are suffering and dying in...

Election Eve Special ? A Conversation with Julian E. Zelizer, Author of "Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, The Fall of a Speaker, And the Rise of the New Republican Party" Join Michael Zeldin in a conversation with Princeton historian, Julian...

How will the scholars around the world evaluate Seoul's quarantine measures and 'city brand value' in the era of Corona Virus Disease(COVID-19)? Civilization critic and a visiting professor from the Paris School of...

New Frontier Data, the authority in data, analytics and business intelligence on the worldwide cannabis industry, releases its 2020 U.S. Election Special Report: Shifting Cannabis Sentiment & Consumption in partnership with global law firm Dentons...

The Ford government has introduced legislation that would make it significantly harder for residents and families to hold long-term care homes liable for harm resulting from exposure to and infection with COVID-19. The legislation covers any...

Establishing and maintaining trust.  This is the core of the communications professionals' work - and something we all do.  Yet, on an almost daily basis, we see the eroding trust in nearly all of our institutions (governmental, religious,...

Ottawa, October 20, 2020 ? The Covid-19 pandemic has led Canadian businesses to source more inputs from domestic suppliers, a shift that could permanently change how supply chains are managed in this country, new research from The Conference Board of...

After two years of investigations, the Open Society Justice Initiative and the human rights group Syrian Archive have compiled the most comprehensive investigative report to date on Syria's Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), the entity at...

The Vancouver Taxi Association (Black Top Cabs, Bonny's Taxi, Burnaby Select Metrotown Taxi, MacLures Cabs, North Shore Taxi, Richmond Cabs, Queen City Taxi, Royal City Taxi, Vancouver Taxi Ltd., Vancouver Taxi dba Handicapped Cab, and Yellow Cab) is...

FiscalNote, a global technology and media company, today announces the addition of Michael McNair, the former Head of Policy and Senior Economic Advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to its Board of Advisors.  "Michael brings a wealth...