Elizabeth McSheffrey
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News, Politics
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February 28th 2018
Seven out of 10 members of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois quit the party on Wednesday morning, citing irreconcilable differences with its leadership.
When the Ontario PC leadership debate veered into the issue of sexual misconduct, candidate Doug Ford hesitated before calling it "unacceptable.” Then he added: “It’s not just women, it's men too. It’s on both sides.”
“It was your Liberals that pressed the start button and have caused immeasurable pain by ignoring the problems,” wrote Tony Clement on Twitter, defending his role in handling the federal government's dysfunctional Phoenix pay system.
A court battle over a B.C. First Nations baby’s care is far from over, with two court dates set in the next week, but the early stages of the fight exemplify Canada’s national crisis in First Nations child welfare.
India's Ministry of External Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday that the Indian government had no role in an attempted murderer being invited to a pair of events Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended during his visit to India last week.
Parents of young children and a national Muslim group are welcoming a federal budget commitment to address fairness and privacy concerns with Canada's no-fly list.
The Manitoba government committed late on Monday to releasing a report into how child welfare workers dealt with Tina Fontaine before the teenager disappeared, died and was dumped in the Red River.
"When you smell gasoline, you know the smell of gasoline," James testified on the opening day of a trial for a company and vessel charged after the spill. "We knew it was bunker oil, which was serious."
