The chief of a municipal police force in Metro Vancouver has issued an open letter criticizing British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policies as ineffective in the face of the ongoing overdose crisis. Delta Police Chief Const. Neil Dubord says in the letter that while he agrees with “the underlying principles of decriminalization,” an early evaluation shows…
Municipal Police Chief Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of BC Drug Decriminalization
Canada’s Inflation Rate Tumbles to 2.8% in June Even as Grocery Prices Remain High
Statistics Canada says Canada’s inflation rate tumbled to 2.8 per cent in June, putting it within the Bank of Canada’s target range for the first time in more than two years. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report Tuesday says the deceleration was broad-based, though lower gasoline prices compared with last year led the slowdown. But…
She Planted More Than 4,500 Trees in a Day and Found an Audience of Millions
To plant more than 4,500 trees in one day, you don’t move like a gardener, you move like a machine. In a video viewed millions of times on social media, Leslie Dart walks across a desolate and burnt landscape in Saskatchewan. She plunges a small spade into the ground, levers open a hole, drops in…
Feds ‘Not There Yet’ on Launching Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference, Says Minister
The federal government remains undecided on its proposed process for launching some form of a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in elections, with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc saying cabinet is “not there yet” and needs to hold further talks on the matter with opposition party leaders. “We have made significant progress,” Mr….
Alleged Chinese Police Stations in Quebec Promote Festival Featuring Pro-Beijing Films
Two Quebec community groups under investigation by the RCMP for allegedly hosting covert overseas Chinese police stations are recruiting volunteers for a Chinese-Canadian film festival, an annual event that has previously awarded films praising the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Chinese police, and the regime’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 8th China-Canada International Film…
Four Men Arrested After Victim Held Hostage for Days in Toronto: Police
Four men have been arrested in a kidnapping in downtown Toronto last year. Toronto police say they were notified of a missing person in the city’s downtown core on Dec. 5. They allege the victim was lured into a vehicle by the suspects, and once inside the vehicle, two suspects pointed firearms. Police allege the…
Government Budgets Are Only a ‘Modelling Scenario, Not Prediction of the Future,’ Says Finance Canada
A letter from the Department of Finance Canada says budget forecasts are a “modelling scenario” subject to change, and “should not be viewed as a prediction of the future.” The statements were made in a letter to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and followed the federal cabinet raising its debt to GDP ratio, despite previous…
Duracell Loses Use of Energizer’s Trademarks for Marketing in Canada
After eight years of litigation, a federal judge has issued a permanent injunction against Duracell Canada to prohibit its use of rival Energizer Canada’s trademarks. “I conclude Energizer is entitled to a permanent injunction restraining Duracell from using the Energizer trademarks,” wrote Justice Janet Fuhrer of the Federal Court. Energizer was awarded $179,000 by the…
MP John McKay Urges Canada to Revamp China Policy, Impose Costs on CCP
Liberal MP John McKay is urging Canada to revamp its engagement policies toward Beijing due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persistent human rights abuses despite Western democracies’ previous overtures. “China is on the way to becoming an existential threat to Canada and other like-minded nations that conduct their affairs by the rule of law…
Lawyers Ask Alberta Gov’t to Intervene With Law Society Over ‘Politicization’
Dozens of lawyers and other Canadian citizens have co-signed a letter demanding that the Law Society of Alberta stop the “politicization” of the organization and asking the province’s premier and justice minister to intervene. By July 17, the letter, which was initiated by Calgary lawyer Roger Song, had received signatures from 30 Alberta lawyers along…
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