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Jagmeet Singh takes stance against Kinder Morgan
OTTAWA – NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is releasing a four-page climate change plan that includes taking a stand against the Kinder Morgan and Energy East pipelines. Singh came under fire from...
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Reported rate of hate crime in Thunder Bay ‘appalling’: Hajdu
A Thunder Bay MP says she’s not surprised by “appalling” new numbers that suggest the Ontario city has the highest rate of metropolitan hate crime in Canada. Patty Hajdu, who’s also the federal labour...
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Feds fund mentorship network to support indigenous health researchers
OTTAWA – The federal government plans to spend $8 million over five years to establish a mentorship network for First Nations, Metis and Inuit health researchers. The funding follows a recommendation...
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Commissioner for national inquiry into MMIW resigns
The heavily scrutinized inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls was on the defensive again Tuesday, forced assure the public it is moving ahead with its work despite the...
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NDP leadership race enters critical phase as candidates prepare for final push
OTTAWA – Many NDP supporters may be focused on putting their feet up for the rest of the summer but their party’s leadership race is about to enter a critical phase as candidates eye the last leg of...
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Scheer keeps eye on next election in debut cross country summer tour
Rest and relaxation might top the agenda for most Canadians right now but newly-minted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is going full-tilt on the barbecue circuit in a bid to introduce himself and...
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Singh says won’t seek federal Commons seat until 2019 if chosen as NDP leader
New Democrat MPs in the House of Commons could be without a permanent leader on Parliament Hill until after the federal election in 2019 if Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh takes over at the party’s...
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Niki Ashton expecting twins shortly after leadership race ends
NDP leadership hopeful Niki Ashton says she is expecting twins in early November, shortly after her party selects a successor to Tom Mulcair. Ashton said Wednesday she is looking at a three-month leave...
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Philpott looks to bring Indigenous health delivery to new department
OTTAWA – Newly minted Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says her new department will likely include the delivery of health services for First Nations and Inuit — an area previously under her...
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Cullen not concerned about Singh’s lack of seat in House of Commons
OTTAWA — Veteran New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen is shrugging off the fact Jagmeet Singh is in no hurry to sit in the House of Commons, choosing to endorse the member of the Ontario legislature in his...
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Get on with creating new ministry: Indigenous leaders
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott says she has heard loud and clear from many Indigenous leaders who want to see the federal government get on with creating her new ministry — a move...
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Change may be at hand, or not, as NDP awaits first ballot leadership results
The federal New Democratic Party’s gruelling search for a new leader could finally come to an end Sunday as party faithful gather in Toronto to hear the long-awaited results of the initial round of...
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’60s Scoop deal to compensate victims
OTTAWA – Survivors of a period in the 1960s that saw Indigenous children taken from their homes and placed with non-Indigenous families hope an agreement in principle with the federal government will...
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NDP launches charm offensive with Jagmeet Singh leader’s tour
OTTAWA — The NDP is trying to boost the profile of its new leader Jagmeet Singh, launching an introductory tour in Ottawa on Sunday that is expected to take the party’s new leader into every province...
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Metis National Council wants feds to recognize their veterans as the ranks thin
The president of the Metis National Council is urging the federal government to formally recognize the contribution of Metis veterans in the Second World War before it is too late for remaining...
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Federal Liberals urged to accept Senate change to sex discrimination bill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing increased public pressure from Indigenous women and a feminist alliance to accept a Senate amendment of legislation on sex-based discrimination under the Indian...
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Mixing messages on legal weed
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government on Tuesday rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.4-million campaign to help teach Canadians — especially the younger ones —...
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Government changes course on sex discrimination legislation
OTTAWA — The federal government has decided to change course on its proposed legislation to end sex-based discrimination in the Indian Act. The government’s point man in the Senate, Sen. Peter Harder,...
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Indigenous leaders raise concerns about marijuana rules creating black market...
Indigenous leaders don’t see riches in legal pot, instead they fear the black market in pot will set its sights on their vulnerable communities. Isadore Day, the Ontario regional chief of the Assembly...
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Legislation barring food marketing for kids likely to pass in new year
A bill designed to curtail food and beverage marketing aimed at kids is expected to clear legislative hurdles in the new year as the Liberal government tries to combat rising obesity rates. Bill S-228...
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