Ontario government has passed a controversial mining law — Bill 5. It has sparked angry backlash from First Nations who warn they may blockade roads and railways in protest.
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Day: June 4, 2025
One of two men convicted of human smuggling following a trial last year has filed a notice of appeal, in a case where a family of four from India froze to death as they tried to walk across the international border from Manitoba in blizzard conditions in 2022.
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With a new law coming into force that imposes heavier penalties and provides new tools for victims, Quebec becomes the second province to enact intimate image sharing legislation.
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ICYMI: Prof Nick Bosanquet debunks claims by Donald Trump on the country being a military freeloader on the US
Following King Charles’s speech in Canada (27 May), it is time to challenge the repeated claim by Donald Trump that Canada has been a freeloader on America with regard to defence. In the first world war, Canada lost around 61,000 people out of a population of 8 million. US combat deaths were 53,000 from 100 million. In the second world war, both nations lost similar proportions of their populations.
Canada supplied quality and technical skills for the frontline, from the tunnellers of Vimy Ridge, portrayed in the Canadian parliament chamber, to the strategic bomber crews (40% Commonwealth) and the corvettes that protected American ships in the Battle of the Atlantic. Continue reading…
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A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Toronto violated refugee claimants’ Charter rights by denying them access to shelter beds for nearly a year.
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