Article content The Governor General and Rideau Hall have spent six figures on dry-cleaning in recent years, according to data from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF). The non-profit citizen advocacy group, dedicated to holding the government accountable and lowering taxes, found that the Office of the Secretary to the Governor General racked up a $117,566 … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Cameron Ortis pleaded not guilty to six charges including four under the Security of Information Act for allegedly ‘intentionally and without authority’ sharing ‘special operational information’ in 2015 Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 0 minutes ago • 5 minute read Cameron Ortis, a senior intelligence official at the … [Read more…]
Article content OTTAWA — Governor General Mary May Simon is apologizing for an Order of Canada award given to an Alberta man who served in the same Nazi unit as a man recognized in the House of Commons last month. In a written statement, Rideau Hall said it regretted the award given to Peter Savaryn … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada Alberta has a number of initiatives to spread economic prosperity to Indigenous and Métis communities. Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 7 minutes ago • 6 minute read Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson at a 2021 press conference. Photo by David Bloom Article content This story originally appeared … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada Later, the Trudeau government adjusted its policy so that its initial voluntary gun buy back became the mandatory confiscation that PolySeSouvient demanded Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 51 minutes ago • 6 minute read Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau speaks about gun control at a campaign stop during … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Canadian Politics Canada’s defence spending is an embarrassment, yet the massively expensive Canadian Surface Combatant program appears to have next to no cost controls Get the latest from John Ivison straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Oct 04, 2023 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 6 minute read Sources … [Read more…]
Article content OTTAWA — Draft regulations the Liberal government had been hoping would convince Google to reconsider a move to block news on its products in Canada won’t do the job, Google said Tuesday. But the company isn’t expected to pull news from Google Search or its other products right away. A spokesperson said Google … [Read more…]
Article content OTTAWA — Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote. Fergus, 54, was first elected in the riding of Hull-Aylmer in 2015. Article content As is tradition, the new Speaker was “dragged” to the chair in the House of Commons by the … [Read more…]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canadian Politics Canada The department determined that 56 cases of wrongdoing were found to have basis between April 1, 2022 and March 30, 2023 Published Oct 03, 2023 • Last updated 25 minutes ago • 4 minute read Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly delivers remarks at the Global Heads of Mission … [Read more…]
Article content Liberal Member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected 38th Speaker of the House of Commons, after Anthony Rota resigned from his position following his invitation to the chamber a man who had fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Here’s what the 54-year-old member from Hull-Aylmer can look forward … [Read more…]