Government Corruption
“We’re not backing down on this. This goes to the core of a free and informed society that is able to take responsible decisions in a democracy,” says PM Trudeau when asked about possible next steps on C-18 following govt’s suspension of its ads on Facebook & Instagram.
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Read MoreA retired American intelligence official told the Miami Herald in a report published Wednesday that China has been conducting espionage activities in Cuba since at least 1992, taking advantage of the fall of the Soviet Union to forge a closer relationship with the fellow communist nation
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Read MoreDon’t allow threats by Meta and Google to divide you in your battle for fair compensation
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Read MoreA photo of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland lauding the federal government’s grocery rebate payment has prompted Canadians to accuse the Liberal government of removing the prices of basic goods from the shelves in the picture’s background.
On Wednesday, Freeland announced that 11 million low and modest income Canadians received a one-time rebate payment to offset the high cost of groceries due to inflation.
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Read More(Population Research Institute) — The Military World Games were held in the now-infamous city of Wuhan from October 18 to October 27, 2019, just before the Covid pandemic erupted around the world.
Many of the 9,308 athletes representing 109 countries who participated in the Games — among the most healthy and fit members of the human population — came back with flu symptoms. Now, a new report suggests that they may have been deliberately infected with Covid.
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Read MoreWe went to the grocery store Chrystia Freeland just spoke at to see what the prices behind her were.
It turns out that she had the price tags taken off the shelves.
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Read MoreThe federal government will eliminate all credit screening on Canada Student Loan borrowers effective Aug. 1, according to Employment and Social Development Canada, which says most applicants were previously approved regardless of their check results.
“In reality it only creates a barrier for first-time student financial assistance applicants aged 22 or older who have to pass the credit screening or deal with the administrative burden associated with submitting appeals,” the department wrote in a regulatory impact analysis statement, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“The purpose behind this measure is to provide relief to borrowers who are experiencing long-term affordability pressures and to help recent post-secondary education graduates better manage their student and apprentice loan repayments,” she said
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Read MoreThe Office of Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard dismissed 116 complaints of alleged foreign interference in the last two general elections without a single attempted prosecution, records show. Simard’s staff in a briefing note complained investigations were hard.
“Foreign components in investigations almost always give rise to delays, complexities and other challenges,” said the November 1 briefing note. “A significant amount of time and resources will often be required simply to obtain the evidence located outside Canada. If evidence is under the jurisdiction of a country with which Canada does not have cooperation agreements it may even be impossible to acquire the evidence.”
The Commissioner’s office said it received 16 allegations of interference in the 2021 campaign. All were dismissed. “All 16 files have been closed,” it said.
Of 158 complaints of interference in the 2019 campaign a total 100 were dismissed. The briefing note did not explain what became of the remaining 58.
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Read MoreThe Canadian Space Agency has budgeted $65 million for a space car, according to an internal audit. The cost accounts for more than 40 percent of total moon exploration spending.
“Approximately $65 million is allocated to developing a Canadian lunar rover,” said an Audit Of The Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program. “Approximately $20 million is allocated to a scientific instrument that will eventually be used on the moon.”
“Approximately $20 million is allocated to a contribution for a partner’s mission to return a sample from Mars,” wrote auditors. “Approximately $31 million is awarded in contracts, grants and contributions to the space industry and academic community to increase the market potential of Canadian businesses.”
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Read MoreCabinet will decide by executive order which private sector employers must conduct business in French, says a briefing note for Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. A bill containing a first-ever federal French mandate in the private sector was signed into law June 21.
“The new Act will come into force by decree and the size of the federally regulated private businesses that will be subject to it, and the definition of designated regions with a strong francophone presence, will be set out in regulation,” said the briefing note Official Languages In Federally Regulated Private Business. Rules will apply in “regions with a strong francophone presence.” Bill C-13 An Act To Amend The Official Languages Act did not define the term.
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