Refugee claimants in Canada may apply for and get funding from provincial governments when they first arrive in Canada, but a new law could make them ineligible to apply. Residency requirement would disqualify newcomers The federal government is proposing legislation… »
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.
Pilot protests porn left on planes and backlash
A pilot for Air Canada is defending a colleague who complained about pornography left in flight decks and who was subsequently criticized online. She disputes comments from the airline that the images were mostly “inappropriate business cards” from Las Vegas,… »
Letters from the tax office often indecipherable
As if it weren’t bad enough to get a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency, a study confirms that tax notices are poorly organized, confusing, unprofessional, unduly severe, bureaucratic, one-sided and dense. The findings come from an internal evaluation of… »
Plea to preserve civil liberties following attack
Canadian legislators are being asked to safeguard civil liberties when considering new laws to protect against attacks like last week’s shootings at the National War Memorial and in Parliament. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has written a letter to all… »
Child poverty in Canada declined during recession
UNICEF is commending Canadian governments after it found the child poverty rate declined during the recession five years ago, while it climbed in 41 other industrialized countries. The child poverty rate decreased from 23 to 21 per cent during the… »
Environment & Animal Life, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Canada urged to stop lagging on climate change
Academics from across Canada are urging the federal government to stop lagging behind other developed nations and take the lead on mitigating climate change. Fifty-five researchers and professors of from different fields have joined to form Sustainable Canada Dialogues to… »
Attack on Parliament was politically motivated
A day after his mother denied Michael Zehaf-Bibeau attacked Parliament for political reasons, police said they found a video proving he was driven by political and ideological motive. On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, Zehaf-Bibeau shot and killed a soldier guarding… »
Host threatens to sue CBC over firing
Social media in Canada are atwitter with a messy and salacious public spat between the public broadcaster, CBC, and a popular host, Jian Gomeshi. On Sunday, CBC announced it had severed its relationship with Gomeshi saying it had recently received… »
Gluten-free is big business and misunderstood
Companies are making billions of dollars selling gluten-free products around the world when there is little evidence they are a healthier choice for anyone but few who have celiac disease. Gluten is the protein found in wheat, barley and rye… »
Immigration & Refugees, International, Politics, Society
Canada should take 10,000 Syrian refugees: groups
Canada must respond to the plea by the United Nations and take in 10,000 Syrian refuges, says a group of Canadian humanitarian agencies. So far the government has only resettled 200 people here, and the plan to bring in 1,100… »
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