Canada
Immigration minister looking into revoking terror suspect's citizenship
"I think Canadians deserve answers. I'm going to get to the bottom of it. I'm also going to take the next step, which is to start the preliminary work with the evidence at hand to look at whether the individual in question's citizenship should be revoked," Miller said during a news conference in Church Point, N.S., on Wednesday.
Trade minister criticizes higher U.S. softwood lumber duties as unfair, unwarranted
"Baseless and unfair U.S. duties on softwood lumber unjustifiably harm consumers and producers on both sides of the border," Ng said in a news release.
Industry and shippers brace for Canada rail stoppage, fear 'catastrophe'
"It's a catastrophe. Literally nothing would move," said Greg Northey, vice president of public affairs at Pulse Canada.
Government cost-cutting blows $150M hole in army's equipment maintenance budget
The Liberal government's recent internal budget cutting exercise at the Department of National Defence (DND) has deprived the army's system for maintaining equipment and vehicles of up to $150 million, CBC News has learned.
Canada’s temporary foreign worker program needs reform: Miller
A damning U.N. report last week dubbed Canada's temporary foreign worker program as a 'breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.'
Poilievre pressed on housing affordability and migrant workers's rights during visit to NOTL
“In principle, I have no problem with the idea of temporary foreign workers who have proven themselves to be strong, net contributors to our country staying permanently and becoming members of the Canadian family,” he added.
Racialized workers in Canada less likely to be covered by union: report
The report by the Centre for Future Work found that a quarter of racialized workers are covered by a union contract, compared with one third of non-racialized workers.
Marlene Catterall remembered as accomplished politician, trailblazer for women
Tributes are pouring in for Marlene Catterall, a former Ottawa city councillor, member of Parliament and the first woman to become the chief government whip. Catterall died Monday. She was 85.
Opinion: Advice to my son, the new MP - The Globe and Mail
The late Chuck Strahl published an open letter to his son Mark when Mark became an MP after the 2011 election. Worth re-reading. Remember the voters, have your team's back and look after your family
The Provinces
Quebec to allow early requests for MAID, won’t wait for Ottawa to change law
The province has been calling on the federal government to modify the Criminal Code to allow people to make such requests, but Quebec says it won't wait any longer.
Former BC Liberal leadership candidate jumps ship for BC Conservatives
Gavin Dew, who ran for the B.C. Liberal Leadership in 2022, will run for John Rustad's Conservatives in Kelowna-Mission.
Senior Executive Expenses 2024-2025 Q1
In an effort to ensure transparency and accountability, the Government of New Brunswick is providing quarterly expense information pertaining to senior executive travel and other expenses in an open data format.
Elsewhere
Trump, in North Carolina speech, signals openness to expanding tariff plans
The remarks suggested an escalation in proposals many experts already see as likely to cause a global trade war.
Media
Hamilton's 900 CHML radio station, one of Canada's oldest, closes
Hamilton's largest radio news station has shut down. The city's mayor says CHML had been in Hamilton for nearly 100 years and the loss is 'devastating.'
Poilievre questions government supporting local journalism
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre doesn't believe outlets that serve the nation’s “news deserts” deserve financial help to continue giving Canadians the important and accurate information that affects the areas they work and live.
Wyoming Reporter Resigns After Using A.I. to Fabricate Quotes
Aaron Pelczar left the Cody Enterprise after a competing newspaper presented him with evidence of made-up quotes in several of his stories.
Liberal government refuses to say if it approved bonus for CBC CEO Catherine Tait
The government wouldn't say whether Tait met her performance targets for the 2023-24 fiscal year, or if the board recommended that she receive a bonus.This year, CBC paid out $18.4 million in bonuses to nearly 1,200 employees, managers and executives after eliminating hundreds of jobs.
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Science and tech
Mpox is on the rise. What Canadians need to know as the virus spreads | Globalnews.ca
As mpox cases escalate in Africa and increase in other countries like Canada, the World Health Organization on Wednesday again declared the virus a global public health emergency.
Use Feeeed to Browse Articles, Reddit, and YouTube All at Once
RSS is great for reading blog posts without getting trapped in an algorithm. What if you could build an RSS feed that also taps into YouTube, Reddit, and newsletters? Now you can make your own curated super feed that no one can hijack with Feeeed. This newsletter relies heavily on the RSS reader Inoreader to surface content. But it's much harder to track YouTube and other non-RSS content so this tool looks like one I'll be trying out.
The Calendar
- Sudbury, ON - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland attends a meeting of the Ontario LPC caucus.
- Ottawa - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet meets with China's Ambassador to Canada.
- 1000 ET: Gatineau, QC - LPC MP Sophie Chatel makes a funding announcement.
- 1330 ET: HoC Foyer - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks to reporters.
- 1500 ET: Coquitlam, BC - LPC MP Ron McKinnon makes a funding announcement.
- 1900 ET: Southwest Nova Scotia, NS - PM Trudeau speaks at a National Acadian Day concert.
Issued this day ...
… in 1995: Scott #1566a se-tenant block of 4. Migratory Wildlife. Design: Debbie Adams.
If you look closely at the text in the stamp in the upper right here — Sc 1564: Belted Kingfisher — you will notice that the ‘f’ is missing from the text “faune migratoire”. This mistake would be corrected a year later with the re-issue of this stamp. The corrected stamp has its own Scott number: 1567.