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BC premier Clark's failure to debate education bill pathetic, says NDP's Horgan
New Democratic Party House Leader John Horgan is mocking Premier Christy Clark for not speaking in the legislature about Bill 22, which is aimed at ending a job action by British Columbia's teachers. Read more…
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Elections Canada launches complaint form for fraudulent calls
Elections Canada today announced a new complaint form for voters who believe they may have received misleading or harassing phone calls during last year's federal election campaign. Read more…
Missing Women's Commission avoiding lack of Aboriginal representation: lawyer
The former independent counsel* for Aboriginal interests at the Missing Women's Commission of Inquiry says Commissioner Wally Oppal and the council for the commission are opting to personally attack her instead of addressing the lack of Aboriginal witnesses at the inquiry. Read more…
Aboriginal representative withdraws from Missing Women's Inquiry
Robyn Gervais, the Independent Appointed Counsel for Aboriginal Interests at the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, has withdrawn from the commission citing a lack of Aboriginal witnesses called during the proceedings. Read more…
BC salmon-farming critic removed from Canada but vows to continue battle
VANCOUVER -- Only days after he was removed from Canada for overstaying a visitor's permit, a controversial salmon-farming critic says he has settled in Norway to "slay the dragon in its own lair." Read more…
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In Egypt, no news is very good news
After a blood-spattered December and a more deadly January, an unexciting February arrived leading Egypt into a March respite. Though Egyptians are basking in this short but peaceful phase, they are awaiting in anticipation the next few months leading up to June when many pivotal historic events will take place. Read more…
'Free Canadian scientists,' journal urges Harper
The prestigious research journal Nature has called on the Canadian government "to set its scientists free" and allow them to explain their work to the media. The call comes after an earlier protest invoked the silencing of B.C. salmon researcher Dr. Kristi Miller. Read more…
BC government introduces bill to avoid teachers' strike
The British Columbia government introduced legislation today Education Minister George Abbott said he hopes will prevent a teachers strike and get negotiators back to the bargaining table. Read more…
Company seeking BC liquor distribution change was fined in US
A company pushing for privatization of British Columbia's liquor distribution system was last week fined $283,000 for health and safety violations at a Pennsylvania plant. Read more…
Bill C-10 would increase cost per offender by 16 times: PBO
The Parliamentary Budget Officer has released a new report estimating the costs of implementing Bill C-10. It says that if the bill had been in force in 2008-2009, the average cost per offender would have increased from $2,600 to about $41,000. This would have added $8 million to federal costs and $137 million to provincial and territorial costs. Read more…
MPs should defeat Internet snooping bill, says poll
A majority of Canadians believe the federal government's Internet snooping bill should be defeated, according to an Angus Reid opinion poll released today. Read more…
Truth and Reconciliation Commission to release interim report
A commission set up to help First Nations heal from abuses says the residential school system was "an assault" on Aboriginal children, their families and their culture. Read more…
Ontario bogus call investigation more successful than earlier BC case
Elections Canada's success finding the source of illegal phone calls in Ontario is a reminder the agency abandoned its investigation into a similar incident in British Columbia in 2008. Read more…
Protest against Vic Toews in Richmond today
Protesters are gathering outside Richmond's River Rock Casino this afternoon where Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is supposed to be attending a fundraising dinner, to speak out against Toews and Bills C-10, C-11, and C-30. Read more…
Toews must go says National Post editor, and the tweets roll on
It's time for Vic Toews to resign, insists National Post editorial board member and columnist Matt Gurney today. That may dampen the laughs Toews claims he's enjoyed while reading tweets sent his way via #TellVicEverything, the crowd-sourced revolt intended to satirize and shame the Tories and Toews for introducing Internet snooping bill C-30. Read more…
Ombudsperson details senior care problems, government promises new advocate
British Columbia Ombudsperson Kim Carter today released a detailed report on problems with seniors' care in the province and suggestions to improve the system. Read more…
Minister says Canada needs online surveillance law to chase cyber-criminals
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Rob Nicholson says legislation that would give police and spies easier access to information about Internet users is simply an attempt to bring the law into the 21st century. Read more…
BC fighting to keep secret its reason for keeping secrets
The British Columbia government has refused to release records related to a decision not to publish the responses to some freedom of information requests on its new open information website. Read more…
Judge rejects cameras in court for Stanley Cup riot sentencing
VANCOUVER - A judge has blocked an attempt by B.C. Premier Christy Clark to have the court case of a Stanley Cup rioter televised. Read more…
Vancouver police recommend more riot charges, ask for info about officer assault
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver police have identified 25 additional suspects in their investigation into last year's Stanley Cup riot, while defending the pace of an investigation that has yet to result in a sentence against a single rioter. Read more…
