News by subject: POL

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism, today announced that the Department of Canadian Heritage will provide over $157,000 in funding for the ACCT Foundation's project Strengthening...

The National Energy Board (NEB) issued an order today declaring that Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) is not required to comply with two sections of the City of Burnaby's bylaws as the company prepares to begin constructing the Trans...

Electors in Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador), Scarborough?Agincourt (Ontario) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia) who are not registered can still vote in the Monday, December 11...

Today, DEFCON ? the world's largest, longest running hacker conference ? joined forces with the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy to host an event on cybersecurity and U.S. elections infrastructure. The event featured a panel of...

The 2017 Rights and Freedoms Award will be presented to eight initiatives that have promoted the recognition and respect of Indigenous peoples rights throughout Québec, announced today the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la...

Five years after Australia introduced plain packaging on all tobacco products, data show that the policy has had no impact on reducing smoking across the country. While the Australian government admitted earlier this year that smoking rates have not...

The Government of Canada remains committed to renewing the relationship between Canada and Indigenous Peoples and working collaboratively with First Nations in Manitoba to support services that address the challenges faced by their communities....

A broad coalition of Native American, conservation, and historic preservation organizations, outdoor industry, scientists, and outdoor recreationists sued the Trump Administration today to strike down the President's extreme overreach of authority in...

According to a recent poll commissioned by The California Endowment, voters across the state are very familiar with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and want to see DACA become law. About 75...

The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women, today issued the following statement: "On this day in 1989, 13 female students and a female administrator at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal were tragically murdered simply because they...

The Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) is celebrating an announcement by the provincial government that nurses will be included in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) legislation. "We are ecstatic that the government...

The Government of Canada is committed to moving beyond the Indian Act in full partnership with First Nations people and to renew the relationship based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation, and partnership. Today, the Honourable...

The Cement Association of Canada congratulates the province of Alberta on today's release of its overarching policy framework for the Output-based Allocation System. The introduction of an Output-based Allocations (OBA) System in January 2018 will...

Family Research Council (FRC) and American Family Association (AFA) today delivered a petition with 77,024 signatures to the Pentagon in support of Colonel Leland Bohannon. After a decades-long career with the Air Force, Col. Bohannon's superior...

Grassroots Political Consulting LLC is pleased to announce its' commitment to represent and advocate for the Hifter family on Capitol Hill. The Hifter family is one that is committed and has sacrificed a great deal in order to achieve long-term...

The Ontario Sewer & Watermain Construction Association (OSWCA) is urging elected officials in the Region of Waterloo to halt the unnecessary extension of closed tendering practices into local civil construction projects.   "Our local contractors are...

"If the governments of Canada and Quebec had decided to bring about the failure of the self-managed First Nations police services, they could not have found a better way." This is the reflection of Ghislain Picard, chief of the Assembly of First...

Today, the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) presented a plan that will allow governments to provide universal drug coverage to all Canadians, ensure comprehensive access to medications in Canada and leverage pharmacist care to better utilize...

On the eve of the expiry of the Government's First Nations Policing Program (FNPP), the AFNQL, along with Band Councils Chiefs and Police Chiefs, wish to reaffirm their interest in an immediate investment to meet the need to build a collaborative and...

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief, Patrick (Wedaseh) Madahbee will provide remarks regarding the enabling legislation for the...

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case this week which could significantly break down unnecessary barriers to the trade of goods and services throughout the country, says the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of...

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief, Patrick (Wedaseh) Madahbee will provide remarks regarding the enabling legislation for the...

Attorneys from the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) and the Bopp Law Firm today filed suit against the City of Gary, Indiana, its Mayor and its Common Council members in Indiana's Lake County Circuit Court to challenge the City's sanctuary law...

The Alliance to Fight the 40 | Don't Tax My Health Care today announced that Congressional support for repeal of the "Cadillac Tax" exceeded the "magic" number of 218 members in the House of Representatives who have signed on to legislation (H.R....

As Americans begin their end-of-the-year financial planning, the main message in 2017 is clear, according to Senior CFP Board Ambassador Jill Schlesinger, CFP®. Use 'em, meaning tax deductions, because you might be about to lose 'em. About a third...

ProCon.org, America's #1 online resource for pro and con research on controversial issues, has engaged more than 22 million people in 2017. The current political climate with its signature incivility and record-high partisanship makes the demand for...

Today, Bill 142, the Construction Lien Amendment Act, was passed with a unanimous vote at Queen's Park, and marks a pivotal moment wherein the rights and securities of Ontario's workers will now be held to a much higher standard. Bill 142 was first...

Today, the CRTC is seeking the opinion of Canadians about additional information provided by the large French- and English- language television groups as part of the reconsideration of decisions to renew their television licences. The CRTC will...

The Acting Chief Electoral Officer has released the final election expenses limits for political parties and candidates for the Monday, December 11 by-elections. View the final election expenses limits for political parties with candidates in the...

On the eve of the expiry of the Government's First Nations Policing Program (FNPP), the AFNQL, along with Band Councils Chiefs and Police Chiefs, wish to reaffirm their interest in an immediate investment to meet the need to build a collaborative and...

The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, made the following statement on the administration of the Disability Tax Credit: "Living with a disability can have significant impacts on individuals and their families. That is why...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed deep concern over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow President Trump's "Muslim Ban" to be implemented until...

On December 1, 2017, staff members confiscated multiple packages containing contraband from an inmate in the minimum security unit at Drumheller Institution. This seizure is the result of the combined efforts of correctional officers, detector-dog...

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the efforts of Northerners and scientists to gain a better understanding of contaminant levels in the traditionally harvested foods that are so important to the diet of northern and Indigenous...

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the 2018?2019 funding cycle for its Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP). For a fourth year, LAC will invest $1.5 million through the DHCP. The contributions...

When Congress considers legislation, possibly this week, to "fix" the National Instant Check System (NICS), it should also adopt amendments that will cut down on false positives and make other changes to prevent unwarranted denials, the Citizens...

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) just received documents from the FBI bureaucracy showing that knowledge of the Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting in 2016 quickly reached the very top of the FBI, then-Director James Comey; the collusion...

The announcement by Québec's Ministry of Health and Social Services on December 3rd to invest $ 35M annually to increase access to psychotherapy services is excellent news. The implementation of a public programme is a giant step in the right...

Montréal has once again been certified by iCompli Sustainability according to ASTM-APEX (Accepted Practices Exchange) standards. Developed in partnership with Green Meetings and Events, the certification confirms the city's position as an...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that the Governor General has appointed two independent Senators to fill vacancies in the Senate: Mary Coyle (Nova Scotia) Mary Jane McCallum (Manitoba) Ms. Coyle is a long-time champion for...

For nearly a decade now, the Cree Nation has raised concerns with the noticed decline in the Leaf River caribou herd that has migrated through annually through Eeyou Istchee for centuries. A recent census has confirmed the Cree Nation's concern...

On Monday, December 4, 2017, Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, and Member of Parliament Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South), will announce the expansion of a service to assist small businesses across Canada....

Murray Energy Corporation ("Murray Energy") is very distressed that the United States Senate ("Senate") has passed a mockery of tax reform that actually increases taxes and works against job creation, a priority of President Donald J. Trump. ...

The governments of Canada and New Brunswick are committed to investing in local infrastructure to ensure families have access to reliable and high-quality public services. Investing in recreational infrastructure creates good middle class jobs,...

Deloitte's Tax Policy Leader Jon Traub, principal, Deloitte Tax LLP, offered the following statement in response to the Senate's vote on their tax reform bill: "Tax reform is closer now than it has been in more than 30...

The U.S. Senate today passed tax reform legislation that the National Association of Realtors® believes puts home values at risk and dramatically undercuts the incentive to own a home. NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall,...

KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, offered the following perspective in response to today's passage of a tax reform bill by the U.S. Senate: "Passage in the Senate is not the last hurdle for tax reform, but it was the highest," said John...

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Karen Ludwig, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable...

On Monday, December 4, 2017, Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, and Member of Parliament Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South), will announce the expansion of a service to assist small businesses across Canada....

The Government of Canada is committed to the people of Churchill and northern Manitoba and is making a significant investment to assist Canadians with the cost of food and to generate economic growth. The funding was announced today by the...