Chinese police are a law enforcement “partner” just like the FBI, the Mounties said yesterday. However details of a confidential partnership agreement with Beijing cannot be disclosed “without their permission,” said a Deputy Commissioner. READ MORE
Network Losing $40M A Year
The operators of Canada’s largest private TV news network yesterday said losses are running at $40 million a year. “There is fear,” said an executive with Bell Media Inc. READ MORE
Miller Silent On Hate Subsidy
Heritage Minister Marc Miller yesterday would not say who in his office recommended a Canada Summer Jobs grant for an anti-Semite. Internal records confirm payment to a constituent in Miller’s riding who fantasized about shooting Jews: "I would strongly recommend as the Member of Parliament for downtown Montréal that the money be clawed back." READ MORE
Target Bigotry In Professions
Canadian universities, unions and medical professions must confront anti-Semitism, the Senate human rights committee said yesterday. A committee report specifically denounced anti-Jewish discourse in professions: "It was deeply sad." READ MORE
PM Pick Now Budget Officer
The Commons by a 164 to 153 vote yesterday confirmed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s nominee as Budget Officer. Annette Ryan, 55, a former assistant associate deputy finance minister, acknowledged she knew Carney when both studied at Oxford in the 1990s but denied any partisan leanings: "Will you commit to never censoring or watering down a report at the request of the government, bureaucracy or Prime Minister’s Office?" READ MORE
Post Office To Cut 30,000 Jobs
Canada Post yesterday said it will cut 30,000 jobs through attrition after reporting a “seismic” pre-tax loss of $1,569,000,000 last year. “Some changes will raise concerns,” CEO Doug Ettinger wrote in an Annual Report to Parliament: "Change is never easy, especially at Canada Post." READ MORE
Warn Over China Concession
Auto executives yesterday warned cabinet concessions to Chinese automakers undermine Canadian jobs. Cabinet on March 11 granted Chinese battery electric cars low-tariff access to the Canadian market with an initial quota of 49,000 vehicles this year, rising by 6.5 percent annually: "It is a major mistake." READ MORE
Guest Commentary
All families have skeletons. Ours is illegal betting. My grandfather’s incarceration was an embarrassment for my mother. He served his time at Burch Industrial Farm near Brantford, Ont. Over the years I have spoken to people who knew of these events, but none really told me anything. Parliament wrote an epilogue to my grandfather’s story. Now if someone in Canada wants to bet on a boxing match or hockey game, it’s as simple as downloading an app.
