Politics
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Republicans, protesting debt ceiling deal, block McCarthy’s House agenda – National
With enraged far-right conservatives suspending the House in the aftermath of the debt ceiling deal, rekindling dissatisfaction with the compromise deal with President Joe Biden and calling for further spending cuts, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suddenly called himself faces new threats to its power. ahead. Just over a dozen Republicans, mostly members of the House Liberal Party, shut down the…
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Nanos survey: Canadians’ views on foreign interference
Canadians are twice as likely to support a formal investigation into foreign interference over public hearings, according to a new poll conducted for CTV News by Nano’s Research. The survey found that nearly six in 10 Canadians would prefer the idea of a formal public investigation led by a judge with full subpoena powers. Meanwhile, a quarter of respondents said…
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Here’s why Joly says Canada’s foreign service needs a reboot – National
Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie has pledged to develop a plan by this autumn to restart diplomatic work so that diplomats can better understand the languages and themes relevant to their work. “It’s vitally important to ensure a modernized diplomacy that’s fit for purpose — fit for the 21st century,” Jolie said Wednesday morning in a speech to Canadian ambassadors in…
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Mining advocate’s supporters takes Canada to human rights body
Ottawa – The family and supporters of a Mexican activist killed after opposing a Canadian company’s mining project are suing international human rights groups. The Justice and Corporate Responsibility Project, a Canadian initiative of lawyer volunteers, is filing a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of Mariano Abarca’s family. The complaint alleges that Canada, despite being…
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Chris Christie attacks Trump in presidential campaign launch: ‘He deserves it’ – National
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasted no time in chasing Donald Trump and slamming the former president and current Republican primary frontrunner as he kicks off his presidential campaign on Tuesday. Calling it a “lonely, self-consuming, selfish mirror pig”, he claimed: Only he can stop him. Christie, a former federal prosecutor, was one of Trump’s hotly contested 2016 Republican…
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Global News defends reporting in face of Han Dong lawsuit
Ottawa – Global News and its parent company Chorus Entertainment said in response to Handon’s lawsuit that their reporting on the Toronto lawmaker was based on a detailed investigation involving multiple sources. Dong’s lawyers filed a defamation notice against the media in March, demanding a full apology and retraction of what they said were “false, malicious, irresponsible and defamatory statements”…
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Johnston to begin interference hearings next month, won’t be ‘deterred’ from work – National
David Johnston said hearings on allegations of foreign interference will begin next month, despite calls for the government’s special rapporteur on the matter to resign. Johnston spent three hours on Tuesday before the Committee on Procedural and House Affairs, answering questions from members about his role as special rapporteur and the interim report released last month. The 81-year-old former governor-general,…
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David Johnston in hot seat testifying before MPs
Canada’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, David Johnston, will be questioned by lawmakers at a committee Tuesday morning about his role, his report on election interference, his decisions on public investigations, and allegations of conflicts of interest. be. Johnston will be in a hot seat for three hours starting at 10 a.m. EDT before the House Legislative Affairs and House…
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Conservatives threaten delay to federal budget with 900 proposed amendments – National
Conservative Party leader Pierre Poivre said his party would introduce 900 amendments to the federal budget. He has threatened to use procedural means to delay passage of the budget in the House of Commons if the Liberals do not comply with his demands. But Liberal House Leader Mark Holland said the federal government would not be deterred by Conservative threats.…
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India among top actors for foreign interference in Canada: national security adviser
Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser said India was one of the biggest sources of foreign interference in Canada. Jodi Thomas said “a large number of state actors and non-state agents” are conducting foreign interference in Canada, and at a conference last week she said Ottawa frequently cited China, Russia and Iran. He mentioned 3 countries. But…
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