Prime Minister Mark Carney last night acknowledged new U.S. tariffs will cost Canadians but proposed no new initiatives. Under current law it would take an Act of Parliament to enter negotiations with the United States over dairy quotas: "This trade dispute has raised costs for families." READ MORE
The cost of living is now “a critical issue,” says a Department of Agriculture briefing note. New federal data yesterday showed the rising price of food continues to outpace the general inflation rate as it has since 2024: "Affordability remains a critical issue." READ MORE
A tenth of employers inspected by the labour department over migrant hiring are in breach of regulations, says a federal memo. Inspectors documented complaints from below-market wages to “possible situations of mistreatment.” READ MORE
The Canada Revenue Agency broke federal law in attempting to force a Christian employee to take a Covid shot, a federal labour board has ruled. The adjudicator in the case awarded $5,000 in damages to an Agency manager suspended without pay: "The employer violated the collective agreement and the Canadian Human Rights Act." READ MORE
A Senate bill to regulate gaming ads is unsafe, say online bookies and casino operators. The gaming lobby appealed to MPs not to pass the bill as adopted by the Senate last October 21: "Restricting gambling advertising is unlikely to prevent people from betting." READ MORE
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez's department is the first to delete all departmental Twitter accounts. An Access To Information memo said hurtful remarks by the public on social media “created significant mental strain for employees.” READ MORE
Nearly 13,000 people sleep in cars, alleys or abandoned buildings nationwide according to new data by Housing Minister Gregor Robertson’s department. The count of homeless people, the most comprehensive to date, found another 4,700 slept in tent cities: 'Unsheltered locations included streets, alleys, parks, transit stations, abandoned buildings, vehicles, ravines and other outdoor locations.' READ MORE
News can provoke anger or understanding. It can inspire great ideas or merely irritate. Canadians like to be informed. They like explanations of difficult issues. Life is complicated for many people and they accept complications. Given a chance, people will digest facts that are important to know. Audiences are not idiots. Yet increasingly Canadians are tuning media out. When I travel through my riding I know more people are definitely not watching newscasts. Why?
