Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould today called on a Commons committee to look at the possibility of the Canadian government imposing new rules on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter in the lead-up to the next federal election.
Speaker condemns ‘racial profiling’ of black visitors to Parliament Hill
The Speaker of the House of Commons condemned publicly today a “racial profiling” incident involving a group of black visitors to Parliament Hill — and said an apology isn’t going to be good enough.
‘We believe in you,’ Scheer tells controversial pro-pipeline movement
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer welcomed a controversial convoy bringing a pro-pipeline message to Ottawa today, assuring participants that “we’ve got your back.”
B.C. posts balanced budget, pledges more money for low-income families
New subsidies for families and the elimination of interest on students loans were the big announcements in what was primarily a status-quo budget delivered by the B.C. government on Tuesday.
Wilson-Raybould to testify in parliamentary probe of SNC-Lavalin scandal
Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould will be called to testify before a parliamentary committee probing the SNC-Lavalin scandal — but opposition critics are furious that no past or current aides in the prime minister’s office will be invited to appear.
Payless seeks creditor protection, plans to close stores in U.S. and Canada
Payless Shoes is going into creditor protection in the U.S. and Canada, and will likely close its about 2,500 stores in North America.
Quadriga dead or alive? Law firms jockey to represent cryptocurrency clients short millions
Top Canadian law firms are jockeying for position to represent people who have money tied up in a cryptocurrency exchange that became frozen after the mysterious death of its founder in India.
Case thrown out against former SNC-Lavalin exec
Stéphane Roy, a former vice-president of SNC-Lavalin, was facing charges of fraud and bribing a foreign public official in connection with the company’s dealings with the regime of the late Libyan dictator, Moammar Gadhafi.
Alberta announces deal with CN, CP to ship crude by rail
The Alberta government has signed contracts with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to lease 4,400 rail cars to take oilsands crude to American and international markets.
Dessau fined $1.9M to settle bid-rigging case in Quebec
Defunct engineering firm Dessau will pay $1.9 million in a settlement over bid-rigging on public contracts in Quebec, says Canada’s competition watchdog.