News by subject: POLITICS

A map listing all voting stations across the province is available online at https://publichospitalvote.ca/find-voting-station This is what it looks...

TVO Today Live and the Toronto Region Board of Trade will present the Toronto Mayoral By-Election Debate tomorrow (Thursday, May 25, 2023) at 7 pm ET at the Isabel Bader Theatre.  Moderated by Steve Paikin of The Agenda, candidates will debate key...

Énergir welcomes the Plan for a Green Economy 2023?2028 Implementation Plan, announced today by François Legault, Premier of Quebec, and Benoît Charette, Quebec Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change. Énergir particularly...

The Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims (the Association) will be joining and supporting groups across the globe that are organizing events to protest the executions and unjust rulings taking place in Iran. The Association is dedicated to...

DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. ("Delta 9" or the "Company"), is pleased to support Bill 10 proposed by the Manitoba Conservative Government which would repeal the 6% Social Responsibility Fee (the "SRF") on gross retail cannabis revenues. The Bill, if...

The next event in TVO Today Live's series on the future of democracy will feature a debate between the leading candidates vying to become Toronto's next mayor. Held in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, the Toronto Mayoral...

When Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance of Canada heard CRD staff and directors say in the media and throughout the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) that the goose population was doubling every 4.3 years, he sensed something wasn't right....

For Mother's Day, the Animal Protection Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to stop subsidizing the dairy industry, which it says causes tremendous animal suffering, contributes to the climate crisis, and is unnecessary for the...

Following a call for qualification for the construction and operation of a new sorting centre (MRF) for recyclable materials to serve the east end of the island of Montreal, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) has selected the proposal of Green for Life...

Thousands of delegates representing local, regional and national unions and labour bodies from across the country will gather at Montréal's Palais des congrès from May 8 to 12 for the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)'s 30th Constitutional Convention....

Today, Restaurants Canada (RC) is calling on the federal government to adopt its Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment proposal from RC's 2023 Federal Pre-budget Submission. With only a few weeks until the House of Commons rises for the...

Thousands of delegates representing local, regional and national unions and labour bodies from across the country will gather at Montréal's Palais des congrès from May 8 to 12 for the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)'s 30th Constitutional Convention....

Tomorrow, the Animal Protection Party of Canada will run an ad in The Hill Times reaching out to Liberals gathering for the 2023 Liberal Convention in Ottawa. The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called "Live...

For over 30 years, Farm Management Canada has been dedicated to increasing the awareness, appreciation, and adoption of sound management practices on the farm. As a national organization dedicated exclusively to the development and delivery of...

CN announced today that Unifor has ratified its collective agreements with the Company. The collective agreements cover approximately 3,000 CN employees working in various departments such as Mechanical, Intermodal, Facility Management, and in...

Leading TVO Today's Asian Heritage Month lineup for May 2023, TVO Original Big Fight in Little Chinatown premieres on TVO, TVO Today, YouTube and smart TV services on Tuesday, May 9 at 9 pm ET. This insightful and emotionally gripping documentary...

RTOERO volunteers and staff met with federal MPs and government officials during its second Advocacy on the Hill event on April 24 and 25. During virtual meetings both days and an in-person reception on April 25, RTOERO Board of Directors, Political...

Quebec intends to table regulation in the coming weeks to ban flavoured vape products, in conjunction with other measures the province claims will prevent youth from accessing vape products. The Canadian Vaping Association (CVA) says Quebec's...

The Royal Canadian Legion is calling for robust action after learning that Canada's extraordinary Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members may be facing unnecessary risks. Media reports of insufficient equipment and support ? whether while in garrison or...

A collection of organizations across the housing continuum is calling upon the BC Government to establish a permanent housing roundtable to address the ongoing housing crisis, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) announced at a Surrey Board of...

Call2Recycle, Canada's leading battery collection and recycling organization, is inviting Canadians to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by recycling their used batteries. Battery recycling is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of Canada's...

Today, the Government of Quebec released the Official Gazette of Quebec proposing a ban on flavoured nicotine vaping products except for tobacco flavour. The Gazette also proposes a volume limit of 2 mL on prefilled devices and a limit of 30 mL on...

The Canadian government has published in its Notice of Ways and Means Motion the contents of the pending Budget Implementation Act, including measures that will prohibit testing cosmetics on animals in Canada. The measures will also prohibit selling...

The Health Coalitions across Ontario launched a major fightback to stop the privatization of our public hospitals today. The Coalition is mounting a community-run referendum. Health Coalitions are organizing voting stations outside grocery stores,...

The federal government is underfunding municipalities and public infrastructure, while reaping the greatest proportion of tax dollars from high-tax policies on homebuilding. Cumulative underinvestment in public infrastructure across all three levels...

For the first time, Ontario's government is pushing forward with plans to privatize the province's public hospitals. In response, thousands of Ontarians have taken to the streets of their communities to organize a mass citizen-run referendum. The...

Canada's unions stand in solidarity with federal public service workers in their fight for a fair collective agreement. Their message to Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency, is clear - they won't be taken for granted, they won't fall further...

Emissions Reduction Alberta's (ERA) is launching a new $50 million Reshaping Energy Systems funding competition made possible through the Government of Alberta's Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund. This investment will advance...

Luiss Guido Carli celebrated in the Aula Magna of the Campus, the inauguration of the 2022-2023 Academic Year. In the presence of its Top Management, it conferred the Doctorate Honoris Causa in Management on Ornella Barra, Chief Operating Officer -...

The federal government's decision to increase already high levels of spending and continued budget deficits will hinder the Bank of Canada's efforts to tame inflation, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...

A new international poll suggests actions taken by Canada's oil and gas sector to decarbonize production, including an ambitious net zero goal for oil sands operations, position the country well to play a bigger role meeting global energy security...

Strong public services play a critical role in narrowing the gender pay gap and promoting economic equality for women. Public services provide women with access to affordable childcare, healthcare, education, community services to support victims of...

Alberta's busiest Court will be known by a new name as of April 1, 2023. The Alberta Court of Justice ? previously known as the Provincial Court of Alberta ? has been given the new name to more accurately reflect the Court's independence and...

ECO Canada celebrates the Government of Canada's 2023 budget, which focuses on renewed support and investment to help young professionals transition into the environmental workforce. These measures will ensure that students gain the necessary skills,...

The British Columbia Ferry Commission today announced its preliminary decision on the price cap for BC Ferries' next four-year performance term. This preliminary decision, if finalized, would allow average ferry fares to increase by a maximum of 9.2%...

The federal budget failed to make needed investments in post-secondary education or protect colleges and universities from corporate insolvency, says the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). In its pre-budget submission, CAUT...

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) receives this 2023 federal budget with measured acknowledgement and urges future engagement. While the NAFC believes that Friendship Centres and urban Indigenous people will benefit from the...

The Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) and its members [1] appreciate the Federal Government's recognition for low-carbon fuels, including biofuels and hydrogen, in Budget 2023. The lack of targeted measures in support of Made-in-Canada low-carbon...

Luiss joins the elite of the world's top 15 universities in Politics and International Studies in the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, which rewards the best institutions of higher education for individual subject areas....

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), will be available to comment on Budget 2023, and to discuss its impact on workers and their families. Canada's unions are calling for a workers' budget, that prioritizes real and strategic...

Urgent issues that directly impact the lives and well-being of Indigenous women were left off the federal 2022 budget. Will this year be the same? The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is hopeful that the 2023 budget will include the funds...

UFCW Canada, the country's leading advocate for agricultural workers, is calling on the Ford Government to implement laws that strengthen the human and labour rights of thousands of migrant agricultural workers in Ontario who make critical...

Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) has started a Judicial Review against the Minister of Indigenous Services to exercise jurisdiction over Métis child and family services. Canada is denying MNBC an opportunity to design and deliver child and family...

Restaurants Canada was pleased to see several welcomed initiatives announced in yesterday's Ontario Budget, in particular, the province's bold commitment to review its taxation system. Restaurants Canada also welcomes actions to address labour...

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) calls the 2023 Ontario Budget another missed opportunity to address the hardships facing working people in this province: stagnant wages and weak working conditions; crumbling public services; unaffordable basic...

The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) welcomes the Ontario Government's continued investment in critical infrastructure. Building a Strong Ontario, 2023 Ontario Budget builds on the serious progress made to expand...

Yesterday, Saskatchewan tabled its 2023-24 budget, which was primarily focused on debt reduction and improving the province's overall fiscal position with a $1.0 billion surplus. Restaurants Canada was encouraged to learn the budget contained no new...

Injured Workers Action for Justice (IWA4J) and Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) will be organizing an action to support injured workers in their demand for immediate change to the racist and discriminatory treatment they receive by the WSIB....

From 1965 to 2021, per-person spending in Nova Scotia increased substantially from $2,114 (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars) to $12,880, finds a new report published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy...

Canada - Thousands of migrants and supporters will mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Edmonton, Montreal, Sudbury, Toronto, Vancouver and Niagara Falls on March 18 and 19 to call on Prime Minister Trudeau to ensure...