Canada ’seriously’ considering high-speed rail link between …
WEB5 hours ago · The federal government is seriously considering building the country’s first high-speed rail link between Quebec City and Toronto, says Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Ottawa announced plans back in 2021 to build what it called a high-frequency (HFR) rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Laval and Quebec City.
What does Alberta’s Provincial Priorities Act signal for Canadian ...
WEB5 hours ago · The Alberta government passed legislation in May that has fuelled growing anxiety within Canada’s research sector. The Provincial Priorities Act (formerly Bill 18) requires all provincial entities — including universities and researchers — to receive the province’s approval before entering into federal funding agreements.. The provincial government has framed the new legislation as ...
Quebec College of Physicians calls for health services plan for …
WEB1 day ago · By Holly Cabrera, RCI, CBC News. Transferring patients from Far North to Montreal is ‘almost systematic’ Quebec’s College of Physicians is calling for an urgent plan to improve health services in the province’s Far North after releasing a damning report on the lack of access to health care in the region.
N.W.T. gov’t to review impact benefit agreements between mines …
WEB1 day ago · By Nadeer Hashmi, RCI, CBC News. Indigenous groups will have say over whether agreements should be renegotiate. The N.W.T. government says it’s aware some mining companies are not happy with uncertainty brought by changes to mining legislation — particularly when it comes to their impact benefit agreements with Indigenous governments and stakeholders.
Wealthier Canadians live longer and are less likely to be …
WEB1 day ago · By Marie-Louise Leroux, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Marie Connolly, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), The Conversation. Population aging is a growing challenge for developed countries like Canada, with significant implications for health care and long-term care systems.In OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, the population of ...
Quebec (and Ottawa) fail victims of violence
WEB2 days ago · In 1980, victim compensation cost $7 million. By 2019, that amount had risen to more than $154 million. Quebec had been wanting to eliminate lifetime payments since 1992, when Ottawa ended cost-sharing with the provinces and territories. The federal program had aimed to encourage the introduction …
What’s behind Canada’s housing crisis? Experts break down the …
WEB5 days ago · Canadians are in the grip of a deepening housing crisis, yet not everyone agrees on what exactly the housing crisis is. The common narrative focuses on an affordability crisis for homeownership, attributed to either excessive demand from immigrants and foreign buyers or a lack of supply. Canada’s ...
Airlines can be required to provide compensation for international ...
WEB5 days ago · In a unanimous ruling, all nine justices of Canada’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by two airline associations and a group of air carriers that serve Canada and other international airports arguing that Canada’s passenger protection regulations violate international law.
More than half of recent Senate appointments have ties to Liberal …
WEBJul 13, 2024 · Since July 2023, Trudeau has nominated 12 senators, eight of whom — 66 per cent of the total — have donated money to the federal Liberals or have worked with the federal party or a provincial Liberal party.
Fil-Can Rechie Valdez wins seat as member of Canada’s Parliament
WEBSep 25, 2021 · Rechie Valdez has reached a milestone, becoming the first Filipina-Canadian to be elected as Member of Parliament in Canada, after winning the Ontario riding of Mississauga-Streetsville. During her victory speech […]