B.C.’s plan for involuntary addiction treatment is a step back in our ...
WEB2 days ago · British Columbia Premier David Eby recently announced that his government plans to open highly secure facilities where people struggling with mental health, serious brain injuries and severe addictions will receive involuntary care.. The B.C. government describes the move as a new phase of its response to the addiction crisis that includes a promise to change the law to “ensure that people ...
Canadian cities need a new funding model and the national capital …
WEB1 day ago · More than 80 per cent of Canada’s 41 million people live in a city, more than double from a hundred years ago, yet the way we fund cities hasn’t changed since the 19 th century. And while cities are responsible for 60 per cent of Canada’s infrastructure, they only collect 10 per cent of tax dollars.This needs to change. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed poor long-term planning. For decades ...
Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other ...
WEB1 day ago · Constellation, an energy company that provides electricity and natural gas to customers in 16 states and Washington, announced on Sept. 20, 2024, that it plans to restore and restart Unit 1 at Three Mile Island, a nuclear plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania, that was shut down in 2019. Microsoft has signed a 20-year agreement to purchase electricity generated by the plant to offset power ...
Ontario extends contract to jail migrants for another year
WEB1 day ago · After initially announcing it would stop incarcerating migrants as of June 15, Premier Doug Ford’s government agreed to extend its contract with the federal government until July 31. It has now decided to maintain the controversial practice for another year, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada. Following a request from the ...
Immigration Canada’s backlog stands at 1.8 million people, but …
WEBFeb 13, 2022 · IRCC now processing an average of 800 FSWP applications per week, compared with previous average of 150 per week. IRCC is beginning to process Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) applications at a higher rate.. In early December, CIC News reported that IRCC was finalizing an average of 600 applications per month. This is notable because the FSWP has been Canada’s main skilled worker ...
Minister of Health and Minister of Indigenous Services Announce …
WEBJune, 29, 2021 — Ottawa, Algonquin Territory, Ontario — Indigenous Services Canada | Crown-Indigenous Relations | Health Canada Strengthening access to culturally safe health services is integral to building a […]
New limits on international students are causing turmoil among …
WEBSep 21, 2024 · The dramatic increase of international students — more than 1.5 million study permits for post-secondary (new window) were granted from 2018 to 2023 — has come under greater scrutiny, with some linking it to straining housing and health care.
Canada’s treatment of internationally trained physicians …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · By Elliot Goodell Ugalde, Queen’s University, Ontario, The Conversation. Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program has recently come under intense scrutiny, with a new United Nations report by a Special Rapporteur characterizing it as a systemic “breeding ground for contemporary slavery.”. The report criticizes the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for limiting workers’ freedom of ...
Make Canada stronger by supporting the health of refugees
WEBSep 21, 2024 · Supporting refugees fosters a stronger Canada. Once here, according to a recent report by the United Nations Refugee Agency, refugees say they feel deep belonging to Canada. Many of them become citizens, start businesses and research shows that their children complete high school, college, university and graduate degrees at high rates, thus ...
While voters may have tired of him, Trudeau looks forward to a …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Standing by the docks in downtown Nanaimo, B.C., on Monday morning, Liberal MP Alexandre Mendes told (new window) Radio-Canada she came to this week’s Liberal caucus retreat with a message from her constituents: dozens and dozens of them were adamant the Liberal Party needed a new leader. Speaking later to CBC’s Power & Politics, Mendes said it was hard to pinpoint a specific reason or ...
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