Canada’s premiers presented a united front Friday as they demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau come to the table personally to hammer out an agreement for Ottawa to shoulder more of the burden when it comes to health-care costs. Premiers also defended their refusal to accept conditions for additional federal funds, and pushed back on any…
Premiers Demand Meeting With Trudeau to Discuss Increased Health-Care Funding
RCMP Had Other Large Contract With China-Linked Company in 2019 for Wireless Antennas
The federal government announced on Dec. 8 it was suspending an RCMP contract for radio frequency filter equipment with a China-linked company, but RCMP wireless infrastructure already features hundreds of thousands worth of radio antennas from the same company, contract data shows. The contract that was suspended was for the sum of $549,637 and was…
Liberals Set to Introduce Promised Child-Care Legislation
Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system. The Liberal government brought in a national child-care plan that would cut daycare fees by an average of 50…
Poilievre Says RCMP Equipment Contracts Given to Company With Beijing Ties Should Be ‘Banned and Reversed’
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre today said that RCMP equipment contracts awarded by a federal department to a company with ties to the Chinese regime should be “banned and reversed.” “Let’s put this into perspective: This is a contract for anti-eavesdropping technology to be used by our police force that was awarded to a company…
RCMP Uses Communications Equipment From China-Linked Company
Canada’s federal police service, the RCMP, is using communications technology produced by a Canadian subsidiary of a Chinese multinational blacklisted in the U.S., contracts data from Public Services and Procurement Canada reveal. This information was first reported by CBC News on Dec. 7 and verified by The Epoch Times. In October 2021, a contract worth…
‘Disconcerting’ That Federal Department Awarded RCMP Equipment Contract to Company With Beijing Ties: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is “disconcerting” that a federal department awarded a contract to provide and maintain RCMP communications equipment to a company known to have ties with the Chinese regime. Trudeau was referring to a CBC News report published on Dec.7 saying that in October 2021 the federal government awarded a contract worth…
Canada Commits $800 Million to Support Indigenous-Led Conservation Projects
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one million square kilometres. Trudeau made the announcement today at the Biosphere environment museum in Montreal accompanied by Indigenous leaders and federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault as a UN…
Trudeau Announces $350 Million to Preserve Foreign Biodiversity
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered opening remarks to the COP15 conference in Montreal on Dec. 6 and announced a new contribution of $350 million for foreign countries to help with their conservation efforts. “These $350 million of fresh money that will be invested in the financing of international biodiversity are added to the sum of…
Trudeau Announces $350 Million to Preserve Biodiversity Abroad
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered opening remarks to the COP15 conference in Montreal on Dec. 6 and announced a new contribution of $350 million for conservation efforts abroad. “These $350 million of fresh money that will be invested in the financing of international biodiversity are added to the sum of over $1 billion that we…
Ottawa ‘Listening to Feedback’ From Firearms Owners on Proposed Gun-Control Bill: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is “listening to feedback” from firearms owners about amendments to proposed gun-control legislation that would place a federal ban on an additional 300 to 400 firearms in addition to the 1,500 already illegalized in May 2020. “We’ve just put forward a list and we’re consulting with Canadians on…
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