The Department of Environment spent more than 10 years and $1.4 million building a “net zero” garage in Whitehorse that it neither needed nor finished, say auditors. The project was commissioned by then-Environment Minister Catherine McKenna as proof her department could “lead by example.” READ MORE
Illegal immigrants and refugee claimants receive an average $1,363 per year worth of free health care at a total cost of $989 million this year, the Budget Office said yesterday. “Can you understand why Canadians are really frustrated and mad about this program?” Conservative MP Dan Mazier (Riding Mountain, Man.) asked the Commons health committee. READ MORE
Canadians should beware of “illegitimate” media for the sake of social cohesion, Heritage Minister Marc Miller said yesterday. His remarks followed a briefing note stating cabinet is relying on the CBC and its $1.6 billion annual grant to promote “social cohesion.” READ MORE
Muslim observances now outnumber Christian days on the federal calendar, according to an Access To Information memo by the Immigration and Refugee Board. It was due to the inclusion of “diversity, equity and accessibility related dates,” it said. READ MORE
Federal departments and agencies should boycott Twitter, says a Liberal-appointed Alberta Senator. Paula Simons, a former CBC producer and Edmonton Journal columnist, called the social media platform revolting: "Many have quit for reasons of moral revulsion." READ MORE
The Commons and Senate yesterday suspended all proceedings in mourning for eight dead including schoolchildren as young as 12 and 13 shot at a Tumbler Ridge, B.C. secondary school. The town’s Member of Parliament said the killing of children was beyond words: "I got a terrible phone call." READ MORE
The Department of Canadian Heritage compiled a list of “notable Muslim Canadians” comprised mainly of Liberal and New Democrat MPs including Maryam Monsef, records show. The former Minister of Gender Equality lost re-election in 2021 after describing Taliban terrorists as “our brothers.” READ MORE
A government agent said, “We’re taking you to Ottawa for a little experiment, wouldn’t you like that? Isn’t that great?” My parents were never asked if they thought all of this was a good idea. I did not know then how much I would grow to miss my family, and how lonely I would be. Here we had running water and store-bought clothes, bigger schools and libraries, supermarkets and suburbs. Why did the government do it? I think they honestly believed their values as a middle-class, southern, industrial society were best for Inuit. It was as simple as that.
