Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not provide details on the continuing negotiations with auto- and battery-maker Stellantis on June 2, saying work was “ongoing” to bring the new electric vehicle battery plant to Windsor, Ontario. “Conversations are still ongoing with Stellantis, so I won’t get into details, but we will continue to make sure we’re getting…
Windsor Police Officer Appealing Discreditable Conduct Charge for $50 Donation to Freedom Convoy
Const. Michael Brisco—a Windsor police officer found guilty of discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy protest—has appealed his charge, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. “Constable Brisco is a highly trained and respected police officer with an exemplary record. He has been a police officer…
Bloc Quebecois Leader Says Ottawa’s Refusal to Hold Public Inquiry Could ‘Destroy Democracy’
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says the Liberal government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into foreign election interference will “destroy democracy.” “Canada is dragging Quebec into a crisis that is going to destroy democracy by covering [foreign interference] in secrecy,” he said in the House of Commons during question period on May 31. “How can [Prime…
Quebec, Ottawa Pledge $300 Million for GM Electric Car Battery Component Plant
The governments of Quebec and Canada are announcing $300 million in funding for a factory that will make components for electric vehicle batteries in Bécancour, Que., located about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. The $600-million factory, a joint project between automaker General Motors and South Korean industrial materials maker POSCO Future M, was first…
Ahead of March for Life Event, Group Calls for Protection of Children and Ending Euthanasia Expansion
One day before the annual March for Life in Ottawa kicks off, members of the Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) gathered on Parliament Hill to call for the protection of unborn children and to criticize the potential expansion of Canada’s euthanasia laws to include minors. “The hundreds of thousands of us across this country who recognize…
Windsor Police Officer Must Work Unpaid Hours as Penalty for Donating $50 to Freedom Convoy
As punishment for donating $50 to the Freedom Convoy, a Windsor police officer will have to work unpaid hours after being previously convicted of discreditable conduct. Const. Michael Brisco, who donated to the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa through GiveSendGo on Feb. 7, 2022, was on unpaid leave at the time because he didn’t meet Windsor…
ANALYSIS: Vancouver Rejected Progressives in Its Last Election; Which Way Will Toronto Go?
In 2021, three major Canadian cities—Edmonton, Calgary, and Montreal—elected progressive mayors. But a year later, voters in Vancouver and Ottawa rejected their more progressive front-runners. Will Canada’s other great metropolis, Toronto, go more right or left in its upcoming mayoral byelection? “If I were a progressive candidate in Toronto, I would be worried,” Richard Johnston,…
Treasury Board President Announces $1.3 Billion-Per-Year Tentative Deal With PSAC
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said May 1 that the tentative deal Ottawa has reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) for 120,000 of PSAC’s members will cost taxpayers $1.3 billion per year. “This wasn’t easy. We negotiated, we compromised, and we found creative solutions,” Fortier said at a press conference on Parliament…
Ottawa Detective Helen Grus’s Lawyer Requests Copies of Autopsy Reports for Infants Who Died Suddenly
The lawyer for Helen Grus, an Ottawa Police detective who is being charged with disorderly conduct for investigating the vaccination status of the mothers of deceased infants, requested copies of the coroner’s autopsy reports in order to clarify the charge against her. “We are in a position here where I’m unsure of the exact elements…
‘I Really Want to Get Back to Work’: PSAC Workers Tell Their Stories on 7th Day of Strike
As the second week of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) strike begins, several employees gathered in downtown Ottawa said they are hopeful the union and the federal government can soon sign a deal so they can return to work. “I really just want to get back to work, to be honest with you,”…
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