Commentary The federal government proclaimed a national state of emergency and invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14 of this year. We are now dealing with the aftermath. There are demands that the minister of public safety resign for misleading the House of Commons. I will only mention one of the worst abuses, which was…
Invocation of Emergencies Act Will Go Down in History as a Political Embarrassment
Airport Screening Officers Go Casual to Call out ‘Disrespect’ From Ottawa
Airport security screeners are going public with what they deem substandard pay and “disrespect” from the federal agency that oversees their work. The screeners are wearing street clothes at 42 airports as part of a new “Casual Monday action” to draw attention to concerns over wages and working conditions amid negotiations around a new collective…
Inquiry to Hear Testimony on Ottawa’s Off-the-Rails Transit System
Hundreds of public servants and downtown workers trudged shoulder to shoulder down the sidewalk on the outskirts of Ottawa’s core on a dreary October 2019 morning, making an unexpected march to work. Laptop bags slung over their shoulders, the crowd followed the route of the newly opened Confederation LRT line where trains had come to…
Quebec Minister for Relations With Canada Criticized for Deleting Texts With Ottawa
Quebec’s minister responsible for relations with Canada is defending her decision to erase text messages between herself and her federal counterpart, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Sonia LeBel, who is also the chair of Quebec’s Treasury Board, told the legislature she didn’t deliberately delete them as a way to make sure no one would see…
Defence Raises Prospect of Multiple Leaks in Bureaucrat’s Shipbuilding Trial
An Ottawa court heard today that more than one person may have disclosed information about secret cabinet deliberations over a $700-million shipbuilding deal in late 2015. Matthew Matchett’s lawyer finished cross-examining the Crown’s first witness in the breach of trust trial, in which the federal bureaucrat is accused of illegally leaking cabinet secrets to a…
Canada’s Judges Must Guard Against Bias, Say Lawyers
More could be done to ensure judges act without bias, say the lawyers who wrote a complaint letter regarding comments made by the Supreme Court of Canada chief justice about the truckers’ convoy. Queen’s University law professor Bruce Pardy and retired Ontario lawyer Karen Selick spoke to The Epoch Times about accountability among Canada’s judges….
Ottawa Mayor Promises Review of Storm Response as Thousands Remain in the Dark
The mayor of Ottawa and the president of the region’s utility company are promising to launch a review into the local response to the May 21 storm as thousands of residents remain without power nine days later. As of Monday afternoon, nearly 8,000 hydro customers in more than a dozen neighbourhoods were still living in…
Ottawa Announces $247 Million to Create 25,000 Apprenticeship Positions Across Canada
The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the money will fund 13 programs to help small- and medium-sized employers offer apprenticeship training. In a news release, Qualtrough says that more than $45 million will go…
Ottawa Police Decide No Charges in Deadly Nunavut RCMP Shooting
An investigation into a deadly police shooting in Nunavut has concluded that no officer involved will face charges. The Ottawa Police Service was tasked with reviewing the shooting last November of a 21-year-old man. Ottawa police say the man was armed with a rifle and a shotgun when he was shot by an RCMP officer…
Strong Winds That Hit Ottawa Reached 190 Km/h, Say Researchers
The storm that hit Ottawa on May 21 brought strong winds that reached 190 kilometres per hour in some areas, a research group says. The storm that left at least 8 people dead and thousands without power wasn’t caused by a tornado, but instead by what is known as a derecho—a devastating wind system that…
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