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Why black people should be skeptical of diversity hiring
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- Why black people should be skeptical of diversity hiring
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- 1 year ago
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- In this NP Comment video, Jamil Jivani discusses the University of Calgary’s Inclusive Excellence Cluster Hiring Initiative, which has seen positions open up that are only available to “Black scholars.” Black people should be skeptical of diversity hiring, Jivani argues. And not just because of the unfairness element. Yes, that’s an issue worth looking at. But we should be skeptical because of the political control being exercised over our identity by institutions that say they want to help us. Watch the full video and subscribe.
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- Justin Trudeau testifies at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 31
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- 1 year ago
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- Justin Trudeau testifies at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 31
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- Trudeau on the moment he made the final call to invoke Emergencies Act
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- 1 year ago
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- Justin Trudeau wondered as he sat in front of the document that would invoke the Emergencies Act what would happen if he did not sign it. But he says now he is "absolutely serene" and "confident" he "made the right choice.”
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- Justin Trudeau tears apart police plan presented to government before invoking Emergencies Act
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- 1 year ago
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- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed a police plan to end Freedom Convoy protests without the use of the Emergencies Act as full of holes and not meeting even in the “most generous of characterizations, a plan,” in testimony Friday.
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- ‘False start’: Justin Trudeau arrives at Emergencies Act inquiry
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- 1 year ago
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- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s testimony capped six weeks of hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission. UPDATE: The prime minister's office says Trudeau appeared late due to no fault of his own. He was simply sitting in a waiting room waiting to be summoned.
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- Freeland, PM Trudeau’s staff testify at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 30
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- 1 year ago
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- Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland testified at the Emergencies Act inquiry, followed by staff from the prime minister's office, including Katie Telford.
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- 'Totally unacceptable': Four veterans offered death instead of support
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- 1 year ago
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- Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay testified at the house veterans affairs committee on Nov. 24.
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- Canadian bank CEO told Canada is a "joke" and a "banana republic"
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- 1 year ago
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- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland got emotional as she spoke of a Feb. 13 call where a Canadian bank CEO warned that Freedom Convoy border blockades put Canada's reputation at risk and some American investors thought Canada was a "joke" and a "banana republic" they would never invest in again.
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- Freeland says she knew Freedom Convoy had to end after ‘seminal’ talk with U.S.
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- 1 year ago
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- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says that a difficult call with top U.S. President adviser Brian Deese during Freedom Convoy border blockades was a "seminal" moment had her “very worried” that American politicians would try to bring in devastating protectionist measures against Canada.
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- Ministers David Lametti and Anita Anand testify at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 29
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- 1 year ago
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- Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 29
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- 'The illegal occupation of Ottawa stole the last moments of my mother's life'
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- 1 year ago
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- Day 29 of the Emergencies Act Inquiry: Public Order Emergency Commission lawyer Jeffrey Leon read some of the impact statements received from the public, including one from a woman who couldn't visit her dying mother.
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- Minister Lametti wanted to use army to clear Freedom Convoy ‘occupation’
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- 1 year ago
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- Text messages sent by Justice Minister David Lametti to either Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino or his chief of staff Alex Steinhouse during the winter convoy protests shed fascinating new light into how frustrated the justice minister was at the “occupation” and how strongly he wanted authorities to remove them.
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- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promises inflation relief
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- 1 year ago
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- On Nov. 22, Premier Danielle Smith announced a suite of inflation-fighting measures and promised to solve the issues plaguing the health-care system.
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- Ministers Marco Mendicino and Dominic LeBlanc testify at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 28
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act.
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- ‘Your guy really screwed the pooch’: Kenney on federal handling of Freedom Convoy
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In a text, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc shared messages he said he received from then-Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
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- Texts reveal Ontario’s Solicitor General told Mendicino he isn’t her ‘f--king boss’
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- 1 year ago
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Ontarios Solicitor General Sylvia Jones told Mendicino on a call that he isnt the f--king boss of her after he pushed her to join a trilateral meeting with the feds and Ottawa city.
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- Freedom Convoy lawyer booted from Emergencies Act inquiry
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- 1 year ago
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- Emergencies Act inquiry commissioner Paul Rouleau took the extraordinary move to kick out Freedom Convoy organizer lawyer Brendan Miller after a heated exchange where Miller was demanding Rouleau immediately rule on a request to have a staffer testify.
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- Mendicino says Lucki warned him of ‘hardened cell’ of convoy protesters in Coutts
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- 1 year ago
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- Minister Marco Mendicino says Commissioner Brenda Lucki warned him of a ‘hardened cell’ of convoy protesters in Coutts.
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- CSIS testifies at Emergencies Act inquiry | Day 27
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- 1 year ago
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- The Canadian Security Intelligence Service is testifying at the Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act.
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- Minister Blair says he didn’t mean to criticize police over Freedom Convoy
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- 1 year ago
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Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair testified at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 21. He revealed what he meant when he said during the Freedom Convoy protest that, “The police just need to do their job,” and a text he sent that, “The police are finally doing their job in Windsor.”
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- CSIS head testifies about need to invoke Emergencies Act
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- David Vigneault of CSIS is asked to explain his stated understanding that the Emergencies Act definition of a threat to the security of Canada was broader than the CSIS Act.
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- In case of emergency, break out the bouncy castle | Ivison
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- This week, host John Ivison talks with his Ottawa bureau colleagues Ryan Tumilty and Chris Nardi, who have been covering the Public Order Emergency Commission looking into the government’s use of the federal Emergencies Act to end the Freedom Convoy occupation of Parliament Hill last February.
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- Pierre Poilievre attacks 'out of touch' Chrystia Freeland in question period
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for painting a rosy picture of Canada's economic situation. “So she tells Canadians that they've never had it so good. She's out of touch and Canadians are out of money,” he said. Freeland shot back by reminding the Conservative leader he suggested during his leadership race Canadians could “opt out of inflation” by investing in cryptocurrencies, while Poilievre mocked Freeland for saying she had cut her family’s Disney+ subscription to save money.
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- Jamil Jivani: Trudeau's so-called Anti-Racism continues to unravel
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- 1 year ago
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- Canadians know that racism is an unacceptable social ill. That's why we want our politicians to take it seriously when real discrimination takes place. Racism should not be used as a political prop.
It's deeply frustrating that our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created an anti-racism funding program that has made questionable funding decisions at best.
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- Bushwhacked in British Columbia: Interview with Jean-Yves Duclos
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- 1 year ago
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- Mild-mannered federal health minister Jean-Yves Duclos said he was a little bit angry after his deal with provinces to supply health data, in exchange for more cash from Ottawa, was derailed by premiers. Here, he tells John Ivison why he is optimistic about better health care outcomes in Canada, despite the current crisis in hospitals nationwide.
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- What Canadians Should Learn from the U.S. Mid-Terms
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- 1 year ago
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- Life is complicated and so are the decisions that voters make. If there's anything Canadians can learn from the U.S. mid-terms this week, it's that important lesson.
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- EXCLUSIVE Pierre Poilievre interview: Liberal 'central planning doesn't work'
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- 1 year ago
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- In a one-on-one interview with columnist Sabrina Maddeaux, Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre discusses housing policy, immigration targets, the Bank of Canada’s mandate, his appeal to young voters, whether we’re headed toward a constitutional crisis and more.
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- Tamara Lich says she no longer wants Alberta to leave Canada: 'I'm going to learn French'
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich testified at the Public Order Emergency Commission on Nov. 3.
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- Senator questions transport minister about airline crew detained in Dominican
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Conservative Sen. David Wells is calling on Ottawa to suspend its bilateral air-traffic agreement with the Dominican government until the Canadian crew is released, after no evidence was found that they were involved in drug trafficking.
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- Freeland delivers speech on fiscal update to House of Commons
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- 1 year ago
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- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fiscal update in the House of Commons on Nov. 3, which includes new measures to spur clean energy investment and improve affordability for Canadians struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living.
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- Freeland tables fall fiscal update in House of Commons
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- 1 year ago
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- Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the government's fall fiscal statement in the House of Commons on Nov. 3.
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- Emergencies Act inquiry interrupted by Pat King supporter
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- "I'm sorry, sir," Pat King said as the commissioner called for a recess. The inquiry reconvened after about five minutes.
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- Tom Marazzo, Pat King testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Tom Marazzo, an ex-military member who joined the convoy once it arrived in Ottawa to assist with logistics, will take the stand this afternoon at the Emergencies Act inquiry, followed by high-profile organizer Pat King
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- What happens after the commission finishes its inquiry?
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- What happens after the commission finishes its inquiry? Kristopher Kinsinger, National Director at Runnymede Society, speaks with National Post.
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- Freedom Convoy organizers at Emergencies Act Inquiry
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- 1 year ago
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- More key Freedom Convoy players are expected to testify today at a federal inquiry into last winter’s weeks-long protests — including high-profile organizer Pat King. Keith Wilson, the main lawyer representing the convoy, is also scheduled to testify today at the inquiry, which is investigating the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to clear protesters from Ottawa streets in February. Tom Marazzo, an ex-military member who joined the convoy once it arrived in Ottawa to assist with logistics, will also take the stand.
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- Liberal MP grills Facebook over threat to drop news content in Canada
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- 1 year ago
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- Speaking directly to senior Facebook representatives, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather accused the social media giant of drawing up a mass “takedown” of Canadian Facebook pages — including hospitals, charities and government agencies — if their demands before the committee weren’t met.
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- Ex-Ottawa police chief says he doesn’t remember threatening to ‘cut off’ someone’s ‘nuts’
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- 1 year ago
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On Oct. 31, Ottawa Police Service lawyer David Migicovsky read notes that were handwritten by acting deputy chief Trish Ferguson. He asked Sloly to confirm that during a meeting he had threatened to cut off Dave Springers nuts and use them as bookends, referring to an OPP inspector who was part of the police liaison team negotiating with protesters. Sloly denied ever saying that. He accused Ferguson, his former deputy chief, of taking great liberties with her interpretation of events that transpired during meetings and calls on a regular basis such as the time when she described a type of conspiracy related to the OPP serving their political masters.
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- Ex-Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly testifies at Emergencies Act inquiry
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- 1 year ago
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- On Oct. 28, former chief Peter Sloly told the Emergencies Act inquiry that Ottawa police officers were “doing their very best under inhuman circumstances” during the first weekend of Freedom Convoy protests, but that nothing in intelligence he received beforehand indicated they would stay in the capital for so long. The former Ottawa Police Service (OPS) chief also blamed the fact that public opinion turned so hard and so quickly against police officers on the first weekend of the convoy’s “occupation” and “off the charts” levels of “disinformation and misinformation.” Watch his full testimony.
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- Tearful ex-chief says Ottawa police did their 'very best': Emergencies Act inquiry
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- 1 year ago
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- On Oct. 28, former chief Peter Sloly told the Emergencies Act inquiry that Ottawa police officers were “doing their very best under inhuman circumstances” during the first weekend of Freedom Convoy protests, but that nothing in intelligence he received beforehand indicated they would stay in the capital for so long. The former Ottawa Police Service (OPS) chief also blamed the fact that public opinion turned so hard and so quickly against police officers on the first weekend of the convoy’s “occupation” and “off the charts” levels of “disinformation and misinformation.”
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- What counts as a threat to the security of Canada in law?
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- 2 years ago
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What counts as a threat to the security of Canada in law? Kristopher Kinsinger, National Director at Runnymede Society, speaks with National Post.
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- Introduction to Underwater Hockey
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- 2 years ago
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- Read the full story at https://nationalpost.com/news/strange-unsung-sport-of-underwater-hockey-gets-an-unlikely-spotlight-in-court
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Video courtesy of https://www.underwater-society.org/uwh This non-contact snorkeling sport has two teams of six facing off on the bottom of the pool. The weighted puck can be pushed, slid, or flicked with a short stick into the goal.
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- Veteran told MAID is 'better than blowing your brains out,' committee hears
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- 2 years ago
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- Explosive testimony Monday before the Commons standing committee on veterans affairs by a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces suggests a combat veteran was offered MAID twice — despite repeatedly dismissing medically assisted suicide — and was told that Veterans Affairs had carried out the service for others.
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- China's Xi has former president Hu escorted out of party congress
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- China's Communist Party wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress on Saturday. In an unusual moment, former President Hu Jintao was unexpectedly escorted out of the closing ceremony.
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- GC Strategies testifies about $9M ArriveCan contract
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- GC Strategies billed the government $9 million over two years, with most of that money being paid out to software engineers and others who actually built components of ArriveCan, the company’s managing partner, Kristian Firth told the government operations and estimates committee. The Ottawa firm was the largest single contractor on the federal government’s controversial ArriveCan app and Firth and his partner, Darren Anthony, personally earned between $1.3 million and $2.7 million for their work.
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- Did the convoy have a charter right to park trucks in the middle of the street?
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- 2 years ago
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Did the convoy have a charter right to park trucks in the middle of the street? Kristopher Kinsinger, National Director at Runnymede Society speaks with National Post
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- RCMP release audio of tense call with Lucki after N.S. massacre
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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RCMP release audio of tense call with Lucki after N.S. massacre
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- U.K. PM Liz Truss resigns after six weeks
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Liz Truss has announced she will resign as Prime Minister, becoming the shortest serving prime minister in British history.
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- Councillor Diane Deans Announces She Found A New Police Chief During Phone Call With Mayor J...
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- On Oct. 19, 2022, Councillor Diane Deans testified at the Emergencies Act inquiry. Audio from a video call between Mayor Jim Watson and Dean was played. During the call, Deans announces that she found a new police chief to replace Peter Sloly after he resigned. So basically, Im going to sign a contract with a new chief today and I believe he will start on Monday.
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- Rabih Alkhalil escaped from a B.C. prison assisted by two men posing as a work crew
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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- Read the full story at https://nationalpost.com/news/gangster-who-broke-out-of-b-c-prison-tops-canadas-most-wanted-list
Rabih Alkhalil was named as Canada's most wanted Tuesday with a $250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. He spectacularly escaped from a B.C. prison on July 21, 2022, assisted by two men posing as a work crew. Police released new video of the two accomplices entering prison.
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- Anti-Catholic Bigotry is a Real Problem in Canada
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
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Can you guess which group of Canadians suffered from the biggest spike in hate crimes last year? Catholics.