Three-quarters of Canadians think Canada “is a welcoming place for all ethnicities,” according to an online public opinion poll conducted for the public broadcaster, CBC. However, responses were less positive when it got down to specifics, especially with regards to… »
Lynn Desjardins
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lynn has dedicated her working life to journalism. After decades in the field, she still believes journalism to be a pillar of democracy and she remains committed to telling stories she believes are important or interesting. Lynn loves Canada and embraces all seasons: skiing, skating, and sledding in winter, hiking, swimming and playing tennis in summer and running all the time. She is a voracious consumer of Canadian literature, public radio programs and classical music. Family and friends are most important. Good and unusual foods are fun. She travels when possible and enjoys the wilderness.
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
U.S. battles over Canadian pipeline project
A political showdown is brewing in the United States over the Canadian proposal to build a pipeline to bring Canadian crude through the U.S. to the Gulf of Mexico. The Canadian government is a vigorous promoter of the Keystone XL… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
China-US climate deal puts pressure on Canada
Pressure will increase on Canada to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions now that the United States and China have signed a ground-breaking deal on climate change, say politicians and environmentalists. ‘No excuses left’ “What it means for Canada… »
Innocent man sues for almost 27 years in prison
Ivan Henry is asking the Supreme Court to award him damages for the nearly 27 years he spent in prison for sexual assaults he did not commit. Henry’s lawyers will argue that his rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights… »
Missing support cheques cause aboriginal hunger
Aboriginal elders and young mothers in a remote community in Canada’s north are going hungry because regular, government support payments have not arrived in the mail. The cheques for Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan were supposed to be… »
Government seems ‘at war’ with justice system: lawyers
The current Canadian government seems to be “at war” with the criminal justice system, says William Trudell, chair of the Canadian Council of Criminal Defence Lawyers. He says the government is changing the system to suit its tough-on-crime agenda. Laws… »
Work/holiday deal left youths feeling ‘ripped off’
Many young people who purchased working holiday packages say they were left far from home, stranded with no jobs, according to a joint investigation by the public broadcaster, CBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The travellers aged between 18 and… »
Health, International, Politics, Society
Canada chided for Ebola-related travel limits
Canada is being asked to explain why it has imposed travel restrictions to and from Ebola-stricken countries that run counter to the International Health Regulations which say they must be based on science. The World Health Organization has asked for… »
Cash crunch threatens information rights: watchdog
Money is so short that it threatens the information commissioner’s ability to protect the rights of Canadians, says Commissioner Suzanne Legault. She is the person who handles complaints from people who are having trouble getting records from federal government agencies.… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Laundry pods dangerous to young children: study
For convenience, some companies have developed colourful, single-use packages of detergent, but small children find them attractive and are sometime seriously injured or poisoned by them. Study describes serious risk A study conducted in the United States found that 17,230… »
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