Federal Politics
AFN national chief Shawn Atleo to launch re-election bid
By May 24, 2012 09:56 am 1 commentsTORONTO - The current national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Shawn Atleo, is going to officially launch his campaign for re-election in Vancouver later today. Read more…
Filed inCitizens group releases video to fight undead Bill C-30
By May 24, 2012 07:00 am 4 commentsOpenmedia.ca released this video and renewed its campaign against Bill C-30 a week after the minister responsible said the bill was not dead. Read more…
Filed inConservative MP says he might vote against budget, then 'clarifies' his position
By May 23, 2012 11:00 am 12 commentsKootenay-Columbia Conservative MP David Wilks caused a stir on Wednesday when videos were released of his conversation with Revelstoke constitutents, in which he suggested he might vote against his own government's budget -- if 12 other Conservative MPs would do the same. Within hours of the release of the videos, Wilks "clarified" his remarks. Read more…
Filed inGenetically modified plants won't take root with councillors in Richmond, BC
By May 23, 2012 09:35 am 7 commentsRICHMOND, B.C. - Richmond City Council says engineered crops and plants have no place in the gardens of Metro Vancouver. Read more…
Hundreds at Vancouver rally to support Quebec students
By May 22, 2012 07:07 pm 5 commentsOver 200 protestors stood in solidarity with Quebec students at a rally in downtown Vancouver to mark the 100th day of students' protest in Montreal. Read more…
Filed inHarper gov't funded study arguing Canada suffers from 'Dutch Disease'
By May 18, 2012 02:45 pm 43 commentsOTTAWA - The Harper government has funded research that argues Canada's economy suffers from so-called Dutch Disease, an economic theory the prime minister and other senior officials ridiculed when raised recently by NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. Read more…
Surprise! Trio of ministers shows up unexpectedly for environment hearings
By May 17, 2012 03:25 pm 2 commentsOTTAWA - Three cabinet ministers made a surprise appearance at the subcommittee looking into the environment provisions in the government's massive budget bill -- raising questions about the Conservatives' commitment to giving the bill a full hearing. Read more…
Filed inRCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 story
By May 16, 2012 03:50 pm 11 commentsOTTAWA - The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security, The Canadian Press has learned. Read more…
Filed inEI reform will drive down wages for everyone: CLC chief Georgetti
By May 16, 2012 08:30 am 5 commentsThe president of the Canadian Labour Congress says Canada's job market remains fragile and this is no time for the federal government to make it more difficult for unemployed Canadians to receive Employment Insurance benefits. Read more…
Filed inOttawa offers help to suicide-pained Vancouver Island First Nation
By May 15, 2012 12:50 pm 4 commentsVICTORIA - The federal government is preparing to put together a relief plan for a B.C. First Nation that has declared a state of emergency over a disturbing spike in suicides and attempted suicides. Read more…
Tories admit to closing enviro research group because they disliked results
By May 15, 2012 10:05 am 2 commentsOTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed what the rumour mill suspected: it shut down an arm's length, independent advisory group because it didn't like the advice it was getting on addressing climate change. Read more…
Filed inFeds fall short in protecting vital ocean habitat off BC's coast: report
By May 14, 2012 07:30 pm 1 commentsThe federal government's progress towards legally protecting Canadian marine habitat -- including four vulnerable areas off B.C.'s coast -- is compromised by weak conservation measures, according to a 20-page report released today by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Read more…
Filed inMassive budget bill poised to clear first big legislative hurdle
By May 14, 2012 12:00 pmOTTAWA - The Harper government's massive budget implementation bill is poised to clear its first major legislative hurdle without further attempts by the NDP to delay the vote. Read more…
Filed inFifty people still need safe housing in Attawapiskat: Chief Spence
By May 14, 2012 08:45 am 2 commentsWhile 22 new mobile homes are now occupied, some 50 members of the Attawapiskat First Nation urgently need safe housing, and 23 others are in temporary housing, Chief Theresa Spence said in a May 11 news release. Read more…
Filed inEnvironmental charities not biggest recipients of foreign cash, tax returns show
By May 10, 2012 10:37 am 11 commentsThe Conservatives have taken some Canadian environmental charities to task for accepting money from wealthy foreign donors to finance their campaigns against oil and gas projects. But tax returns filed to the Canada Revenue Agency show most of the foreign money that fills the coffers of Canadian charities does not go to the environmental groups now in Tory crosshairs. Read more…
Filed inGlobe to Harper govt: Stop 'smearing' green critics
By May 7, 2012 09:57 am 10 commentsThe federal government's claim that Canada's environmental movement is "laundering" money for foreign charities is apparently part of a deliberate campaign to "smear and intimidate" its critics, reads a Globe and Mail editorial. Read more…
Japan to buy F-35 jets at $240 million each
By May 4, 2012 02:20 pm 12 commentsJapan's Self-Defence Forces will buy 42 F-35 jets for $10 billion, or about $240 million per plane, according to a Kyodo News Agency report in The Japan Times. Read more…
Filed inClark's deal with feds costs BC taxpayers $154M a year: Schreck
By May 3, 2012 05:34 pm 2 commentsPremier Christy Clark's claim that she'd cut a good deal for British Columbians regarding changes to the federal government's transfer payments for health care doesn't pan out according to political analyst and former NDP David Schreck. Read more…
Filed inMulcair declares himself friend of reporters, foe of Harper
By May 3, 2012 09:54 am 16 commentsNDP Leader Thomas Mulcair vowed to work alongside journalists to fight against the Harper government’s lack of transparency at The Canadian Association of Journalists conference on Sunday. Read more…
Filed inHarper, Mulcair mark one-year anniversary of govt
By May 2, 2012 09:23 am 2 commentsPrime Minister Stephen Harper looked to the future Wednesday in speech marking the first anniversary of his majority government. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, meanwhile, says his party is ready to make the leap to government in 2015. Read more…
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Hundreds of public sector workers march on Harper's office
Taseko asked Minister Kent to restrict First Nations' role in mine review
As feds 'sell' CETA, BC's Bell says he can't talk about trade agreement
Opening abortion debate could 'criminalize pregnant women': pro-choice group
Federal cuts to health groups hurt marginalized women, say critics
Alberta not going wild: Tories defy polls and win majority
Civilians 'bear the brunt' of war: Arbour
Brigette DePape silently protests Wildrose policy as Smith votes
Protest to save Katimavik program planned for Heritage Minister's BC office
BC justice minister declines to release estimate of crime bill costs
Enbridge: Too soon to tell how regulatory changes will affect Northern Gateway
Ottawa unveils plan to speed up environmental project reviews
Federal agriculture budget cuts worrisome, but BC lab move welcomed
Border cuts at odds with tough-on-crime agenda, union says
Canada a patchwork of climate change plans, lacks leadership: report
Whistler council stands up to northern pipeline project
Fidel Castro criticizes Harper, Canadian mining companies
Oliver comfortable with pipeline timelines; Aboriginals consider lawsuit
Attawapiskat welcomes withdrawal of third-party manager
Northern Gateway pipeline hearings begin in Bella Bella, 1.5-days late
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Heiltsuk statement: Protest in Bella Bella was 'very respectful'
Northern Gateway panel scrubs first of four hearings in Bella Bella
All but unscathed by federal cuts: MPs and their pensions
Harper budget has $8M to restrict 'political activities' of charities
Budget highlights: Old age security, packing in the penny
Mulcair's muted debut as NDP leader comes with no prime minister to spar with
Mulcair preaches unity, gets hero's welcome from caucus
NDP chooses mercurial Mulcair as spear carrier of official Opposition
Mulcair on how he'll lead NDP to victory over Harper's Conservatives
Will social media determine next NDP leader?
NDP holds Toronto-Danforth by close to 60%
Federal Conservatives trail NDP in BC; provincial Conservatives threaten BC Liberals: Poll
Tory minister says 'all options are on the table' for F-35 fighter jets
Bill passes to send Air Canada labour disputes to binding arbitration
Tory plan to streamline environmental oversight draws fire
SFU prof: Robocalls did suppress voter turnout
Harper says decision to intervene in Air Canada dispute a special case
Drug company should have addressed shortage sooner: de Jong
Elections Canada launches complaint form for fraudulent calls
Conservative backbencher lays blame for robocalls with Elections Canada
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