Dr. Howard Njoo, Canada’s deputy chief public health officer, said no matter the restrictions in place, “now is not the time to be travelling abroad.”
Category: Politics
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Liberal government pressed to delay tax filing deadline from end of April
OTTAWA — The federal government is coming under pressure to extend this month’s tax-filing deadline, much like it did last year during the first wave of COVID-19. The Opposition Conservatives are asking the Liberals to give a waiver until the end of June given the circumstances the country finds itself in. Quebec on Thursday announced...
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Tories demand Trudeau testify on WE deal after Liberals reject hearing from PM staff
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to answer questions before a parliamentary committee on Monday about the Liberal government’s now-dead deal with WE Charity. The demand follows bickering between opposition parties and the Liberals last week over a Conservative-backed motion in the House of Commons that saw MPs vote...
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Pandemic spending sent federal deficit to $268 billion in January, feds say
The budget is expected to provide an accounting of government spending through the pandemic, which the Finance Department in November estimated will send the deficit for the fiscal year to almost $400 billion.
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B.C. judge dismisses churches’ petition against COVID-19 rules, lawyer says
VANCOUVER — A legal advocacy group that challenged COVID-19 rules in British Columbia says its argument that the restrictions unjustifiably infringed on religious freedoms has been dismissed by a judge. The petitioners represented by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms included a group of Fraser Valley churches that sought to hold in-person services, which have...
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Canadian detained in China tried on spy charges, but no verdict announced
DANDONG, China — China put on trial one of two Canadians detained for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive. Canada said its consular officials were refused permission to attend the proceedings against Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur with North Korea-related business, who is accused by China...
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Advocates call on Canadians to examine treatment of Asian Canadians
Ottawa police reported an increase of 56.9 percent in the number of hate crime reports between 2019 and 2020, and noted Asian Canadians have seen the largest increase in hate incidents directed toward them.
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Judge questions court role in admin of health orders banning church gatherings
Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson says public health orders already prohibit such church gatherings and it’s within the power of provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and the government to escalate enforcement without a court order.
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Legislation coming this year to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Canadian legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay for the news content they disseminate on their platforms.
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Alberta to ease COVID-19 restrictions on gyms, restaurants, school sports
“We have to give, I think, a measured path that is safe but also presents a sense of hope.”
--Alberta Premier Jason Kenney