Fatima Syed
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News, Politics
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August 19th 2019
Federal and provincial agriculture ministers say they understand the seriousness of the conclusions in the latest major UN climate report urging land-use reform, and say they have a plan to tackle— but few are able to articulate just what it is.
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A pre−election chill has descended over some environment charities after Elections Canada warned them that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity.
Mia Rabson
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| August 18th 2019
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Canada's science minister says the Trudeau government has worked hard to unmuzzle scientists and to amplify scientific evidence about climate change.
Morgan Sharp
News, Politics
| August 16th 2019
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SNC-Lavalin's court fight for a special agreement to avoid prosecution on corruption charges continues to lurch along, despite the prospect of a criminal trial and on Wednesday's, August 13, 2019, explosive report from the federal ethics watchdog on the conduct of the prime minister.
Jim Bronskill
News, Politics
| August 16th 2019
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Federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion says he's willing to testify about his scathing report on Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair — if he's invited to do so by the House of Commons ethics committee.
Joan Bryden
News, Politics
| August 16th 2019
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The New Democrats booted Quebec MP Pierre Nantel out of the party's federal election fold on Friday, August 16, 2019, after confirming with him that he is in discussions to run for the Green party instead.
Teresa Wright
News, Politics
| August 18th 2019
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In a column published in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, Watson writes that it was a "mistake" not coming out sooner.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 18th 2019
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Manitoba's Liberals are promising to create a $7-million annual fund to help communities with lead contamination in their soil if they are elected into government Sept. 10.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 16th 2019
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The main federal political parties have developed and published privacy policies, as required by a new law, but none has adopted the stringent measures Canada's privacy commissioner and chief electoral officer say are necessary to protect the personal information of voters.
Joan Bryden
News, Politics
| August 18th 2019
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Two federal announcements this week are expected to kick-start a long-awaited road into the heart of the Canadian Arctic that would lower grocery costs for northern families and unlock billions of dollars in mineral resources.
Bob Weber
News, Politics
| August 18th 2019
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