Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has been in power since the beginning of 2006. He obtained a majority government in 2011, and he intends to run again in the 2015 election. At this mid-point in his mandate, and in the… »
Highlights / Year: 2013
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canada chided for not spending foreign aid budget
Nearly $300 million set aside to fight world poverty was not spent by the Canadian government last year, prompting questions about this administration’s commitment to foreign aid. The budget for foreign aid had already been slashed by 7.5 per cent… »
Veterans Week: New report looks at needs of military families
Canada’s Armed Forces have always been highly respected on the international scene for capabilities and performance above and beyond their theoretical ability “on paper”. A new study however shows, that that excellent performance comes at an increasingly burdensome cost to… »
Quebec charter elicits harassment of Muslims
Islamophobia has surged in the province of Quebec since the government there proposed a law forbidding the wearing of religious symbols by public servants, warn Muslim organizations. They held a news conference in Montreal to draw attention to an alarming… »
Canadian athletes raise cash for Olympic training
Canada may be a rich country but some elite athletes like freestyle skier Matt Margetts will tell you it does not offer them enough financial support for the extra training they need to get to the Olympics. Margetts is the… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics
Canadian organic food company involved in GMO labelling fight in US
Nature’s Path Organic is a natural food company based in Richmond in the west coast province of British Columbia. The company has donated a quarter of a million dollars to a legal fight in the US. Washington State voters went… »
Who knew? Beer facts in Canada
According to a just released report, beer plays a major role in the Canadian economy. The Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit research organization, says one out of every 100 jobs in Canada is supported by beer sales. Beer sales… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada’s Asia Challenge: Creating competence in next generation
Canada has little information on how it’s doing in preparing its next generation for an Asia-centred world, and it’s behind other countries such Australia, New Zealand, the US and Germany in promoting Asia competence, according to a study released Monday (November… »
Veterans Week: Canada’s crucial role in D-Day
Many hundreds if not thousands of books and films have been created about the D-Day landings of the Second World War. However, British and American works tend to focus exclusively on their role, and American films especially tend to sensationalize… »
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