An Ottawa man jailed for his part in a terrorist conspiracy has become the latest person to challenge new provisions of a controversial bill that permits the Canadian government to revoke the citizenship of someone convicted of terrorism, treason and… »
Highlights / Federal election 2015
Distorted election ads annoy ethnic communities
Conservative Party advertising targeting Chinese and Punjabi-speaking voters claims that Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau supports the sale of marijuana to children, the expansion of safe injection sites and the establishment of neighbourhood brothels. The attack ads include misleading claims… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, International, Politics, Society
Most politicians avoiding climate issue: professor
‘A lot of pretending going on’ Canada is among the world’s top three emitters of greenhouse gases but when it comes to climate change issues, “there is a lot of pretending going on from each of the three major, national… »
Home at last, Fahmy blasts government inaction
Mohamed Fahmy, the Canadian journalist put through hell by Egyptian authorities, is back in Canada and making his presence felt. Fahmy and his wife, Marwa Omara, arrived in Toronto on Sunday, ending two years of fighting trumped up charges that… »
Leaders won’t prop up Conservatives
It is looking increasingly like no one party will win a majority in the federal election on October 19, and the leaders of both main opposition parties say they would not form a coalition with the incumbent Conservatives should that… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Highlights, Politics, Society
March to save Canada’s national public broadcaster
After seven days of walking, a group of supporters of Canada’s public broadcaster, has reached its goal on Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. The group calling itself “Tous Amis de Radio-Canada” is protesting the severe budgte cutbacks to… »
Highlights, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Protests over niqab voting in Canada’s federal election
The majority of Canadians will go to the polls to elect a new federal government on October 19. Somewhat surprisingly, the issue of the muslim face covering for women, the niqab, has become an issue in the campaign. It was… »
Immigration & Refugees, International
Most Canadians support niqab ban
The issue of the wearing of a Muslim face covering veil, the niqab, has become a big issue in the current Canadian federal election. It centres on the case of a Muslim immigrant who insisted on remaining covered during the… »
Why it’s tough to get out the vote
Campaigns are popping up across Canada encouraging people to vote, but often they are ineffective. “Obviously, they haven’t been too effective because the voter engagement levels have remained basically the same,” says Heather Bastedo, a former professor of political science… »
Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Society
Minister promises asylum for North Korean refugees
As part of a tour to court the ethnic vote, former Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has promised that, if elected, a Conservative government would create a special program to resettle North Koreans in Canada, reports the Globe. Kenney has tweeted… »
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