Maxime Bernier may be causing headaches for his fellow Conservative MPs, but his latest musings on “extreme multiculturalism” have been a boon for the federal Liberal party.
Canadians believe in immigration but concerned about asylum seekers: study
Canadians are generally supportive of current immigration levels, a survey of public perceptions commissioned by the federal government suggests — but they are also worried and confused when it comes to the issue of asylum seekers.
At least 7 Pennsylvania priests accused of sex abuse were sent to Toronto-area clergy rehab
Among the hundreds of Pennsylvania priests accused of molesting children in a grand jury report released this week, at least seven were sent to a Toronto-area facility for treatment. But in some cases, the report says, the church ignored the facility’s advice about keeping them away from kids.
Security enhanced after death threats to judge in Paul Manafort trial
The jury in the bank and tax fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort continued deliberating for a second day in Virginia under enhanced security, after death threats were made toward the judge.
Sign vandalized after MP Maxime Bernier calls out Winnipeg park for ‘extreme multiculturalism’
Days after Conservative MP Maxime Bernier singled out a Winnipeg park named after a Pakistani leader in an attempt to demonstrate that multiculturalism has gone too far, the park’s new sign was vandalized.
Smoke from raging B.C. fires seen from space by NASA satellite
The fires raging in British Columbia aren’t just confined to the province: a NASA satellite captured the smoke as it blanketed the skies over Alberta and Saskatchewan earlier this week.
Most CRA auditors polled say Canada’s tax system is skewed to protect the wealthy
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada polled 1,700 of its union members who work for CRA chasing down taxes owed by corporations and the wealthy. The survey found that 90 per cent of them believe the system is skewed to benefit the rich – and unfairly targets average Canadians.
Mueller recommends 6 months in prison for Papadopoulos
Special counsel Robert Mueller recommends in a court filing that a judge sentence former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to up to six months in prison for lying to federal agents investigating whether Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Crews watch winds closely as B.C.’s biggest wildfire grows near Prince George
More than 150 firefighters and thousands of residents will be watching the weather in northern B.C. on Friday as the largest fire in the province continues to burn, leaving people in nearby cities and communities on edge.
Trump wants companies to report earnings twice a year, not four times
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study the impact of allowing companies to file reports with the financial regulator every six months instead of every quarter.