Millennials outnumber baby boomers for first time, Statscan says
Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population.
The federal agency noted the change in its newly released population estimate for July 1, 2023, broken down by age and gender.
The baby boomer generation became the largest in Canada in 1958 – seven years before the last baby boomer was even born. They accounted for 40 per cent of the population from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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Statistics Canada says there are now more millennials than baby boomers in the country, ending the 65-year reign of the post-Second World War generation as the largest cohort in the population.
The federal agency noted the change in its newly released population estimate for July 1, 2023, broken down by age and gender.
The baby boomer generation became the largest in Canada in 1958 – seven years before the last baby boomer was even born. They accounted for 40 per cent of the population from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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🇨🇦🇵🇸🇮🇱 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Bronfman Building at McGill University
Dozens of students blocked access to one of McGill University’s buildings Thursday in the latest protest calling on the university to divest from interests in Israel since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
The protest was part of a planned day of action by pro-Palestinian groups at McGill. Around 8 a.m. students began picketing and blocked the doors to the Bronfman Building on Sherbrooke St. W., which houses the university’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
Around two dozen pro-Israeli Jewish students organized a protest of their own opposite the building, leading to a faceoff between the two groups, chanting “Free free Palestine” and “Bring them home.”
#Quebec #Palestine #Israel #protest
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Dozens of students blocked access to one of McGill University’s buildings Thursday in the latest protest calling on the university to divest from interests in Israel since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
The protest was part of a planned day of action by pro-Palestinian groups at McGill. Around 8 a.m. students began picketing and blocked the doors to the Bronfman Building on Sherbrooke St. W., which houses the university’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
Around two dozen pro-Israeli Jewish students organized a protest of their own opposite the building, leading to a faceoff between the two groups, chanting “Free free Palestine” and “Bring them home.”
#Quebec #Palestine #Israel #protest
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🇨🇦🇺🇸 U.S. ambassador to NATO accuses Canada of 'lack of commitment' to defence spending pledge
Canada is the only NATO member without a plan or a timeline to reach the alliance’s target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence, according to the U.S. ambassador to NATO.
Julianne Smith said she “absolutely” expects Canada to reach the spending goal, and that the lack of a plan or timeline to do so “lacks the commitment” allies want to see. NATO members signed on more than a decade ago to each spend at least two per cent of their GDP on defence.
Smith added it’s important to recognize that “collective security is not free,” and it requires everyone to “make tough choices.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
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Canada is the only NATO member without a plan or a timeline to reach the alliance’s target of spending two per cent of GDP on defence, according to the U.S. ambassador to NATO.
Julianne Smith said she “absolutely” expects Canada to reach the spending goal, and that the lack of a plan or timeline to do so “lacks the commitment” allies want to see. NATO members signed on more than a decade ago to each spend at least two per cent of their GDP on defence.
Smith added it’s important to recognize that “collective security is not free,” and it requires everyone to “make tough choices.”
I expect Canada to deliver on the pledge to invest two per cent of GDP on defence, because this is a promise we all made.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.
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🏳️⚧️🚫Poilievre against transgender women in female bathrooms, changing rooms, sports
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre gave his clearest position yet on the federal and provincial debate around transgender rights.
Poilievre said Wednesday he believes “biological males” have no place in sports or change rooms that are labelled female. He was asked at a news conference about his position on whether transgender women should be allowed in spaces that are labelled for women and whether he would introduce any legislation to stop it.
Poilievre told reporters he believes “female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males.”
#Poilievre
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre gave his clearest position yet on the federal and provincial debate around transgender rights.
Poilievre said Wednesday he believes “biological males” have no place in sports or change rooms that are labelled female. He was asked at a news conference about his position on whether transgender women should be allowed in spaces that are labelled for women and whether he would introduce any legislation to stop it.
Poilievre told reporters he believes “female spaces should be exclusively for females, not for biological males.”
#Poilievre
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🏠 B.C. will implement a new 20% 'flipping tax' on homes
Premier David Eby has been clear that speculators are in his crosshairs, and with the 2024 budget his government has announced details of a new "BC Home Flipping Tax."
Starting Jan. 1, any profits made from the sale of a residential home within two years of buying it will be subject to the tax – with exceptions.
The legislation government intends to pass during the spring session would see a sliding scale: 20 per cent on profits made on a home sold within the first year, gradually declining to 10 per cent if sold after 18 months, and further reducing to zero after two years of ownership.
The Ministry of Finance estimates the tax could generate about $43 million a year in tax revenue.
#BritishColumbia #housing
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Premier David Eby has been clear that speculators are in his crosshairs, and with the 2024 budget his government has announced details of a new "BC Home Flipping Tax."
Starting Jan. 1, any profits made from the sale of a residential home within two years of buying it will be subject to the tax – with exceptions.
The legislation government intends to pass during the spring session would see a sliding scale: 20 per cent on profits made on a home sold within the first year, gradually declining to 10 per cent if sold after 18 months, and further reducing to zero after two years of ownership.
The Ministry of Finance estimates the tax could generate about $43 million a year in tax revenue.
#BritishColumbia #housing
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🇨🇦🇺🇸Ontario police seize record number of illegal firearms in transnational smuggling investigation
A joint investigation between Canadian and U.S. authorities has resulted in a "record-breaking" seizure of illegal firearms in Ontario, police say.
Members of the OPP's provincial weapons enforcement unit and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations told reporters that a total of 274 illegal firearms, intended for sale in the Greater Toronto Area, have been seized on both sides of the border.
The 106 firearms confiscated in Ontario mark the largest seizure of handguns and assault-style rifles in the province's history, police said. Of the 168 guns seized in the U.S., most were being smuggled into Ontario through Buffalo, police said, though the investigation reached as far as Florida.
The estimated street value of the firearms and illicit drugs seized in Ontario is just over $3 million, police said. There have been 16 arrests made in Ontario in relation to the investigation.
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A joint investigation between Canadian and U.S. authorities has resulted in a "record-breaking" seizure of illegal firearms in Ontario, police say.
Members of the OPP's provincial weapons enforcement unit and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations told reporters that a total of 274 illegal firearms, intended for sale in the Greater Toronto Area, have been seized on both sides of the border.
The 106 firearms confiscated in Ontario mark the largest seizure of handguns and assault-style rifles in the province's history, police said. Of the 168 guns seized in the U.S., most were being smuggled into Ontario through Buffalo, police said, though the investigation reached as far as Florida.
The estimated street value of the firearms and illicit drugs seized in Ontario is just over $3 million, police said. There have been 16 arrests made in Ontario in relation to the investigation.
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🏘 Ontario housing supply overstated by almost 1 million, land development study reveals
Ontario’s regional planning authorities are overstating the number of lots that are ready for construction by nearly a million housing units, according to a new study commissioned by groups representing the province’s building and land development industry.
The study, conducted by an urban development consultancy firm concluded that there are only 331,600 “shovel-ready” lots available in the province, well below the 1.25 million figure cited by the Regional Planning Commissioners of Ontario.
#Ontario #housing
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Ontario’s regional planning authorities are overstating the number of lots that are ready for construction by nearly a million housing units, according to a new study commissioned by groups representing the province’s building and land development industry.
The study, conducted by an urban development consultancy firm concluded that there are only 331,600 “shovel-ready” lots available in the province, well below the 1.25 million figure cited by the Regional Planning Commissioners of Ontario.
#Ontario #housing
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❗️💰Suspended ArriveCan officials allege broad cover-up of app’s cost overruns
The federal government’s chief technology officer and top officials at the Canada Border Services Agency are part of a widespread cover-up of cost overruns for the ArriveCan app, two former senior leaders at the agency told a Commons committee during three hours of heated testimony Thursday.
The meeting ended with MPs voting unanimously to ask the public service integrity commissioner to investigate all allegations of wrongdoing related to the development of the pandemic-era app for cross-border travellers.
Cameron MacDonald and Antonio Utano, who testified in November, have been suspended without pay, a move they said was in retaliation for telling the truth about who made the final decision to hire GCStrategies, the two-person IT company that received the most contract work on the app project.
They accused chief technology officer Minh Doan of lying to MPs and said the responsibility for hiring the company belongs to Mr. Doan, who was the agency’s vice-president at the time. He also accused Mr. Doan of covering up his involvement by destroying records.
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The federal government’s chief technology officer and top officials at the Canada Border Services Agency are part of a widespread cover-up of cost overruns for the ArriveCan app, two former senior leaders at the agency told a Commons committee during three hours of heated testimony Thursday.
The meeting ended with MPs voting unanimously to ask the public service integrity commissioner to investigate all allegations of wrongdoing related to the development of the pandemic-era app for cross-border travellers.
Cameron MacDonald and Antonio Utano, who testified in November, have been suspended without pay, a move they said was in retaliation for telling the truth about who made the final decision to hire GCStrategies, the two-person IT company that received the most contract work on the app project.
They accused chief technology officer Minh Doan of lying to MPs and said the responsibility for hiring the company belongs to Mr. Doan, who was the agency’s vice-president at the time. He also accused Mr. Doan of covering up his involvement by destroying records.
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🔞Trudeau takes a swipe at Poilievre over his stance on age verification for porn
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that adults shouldn't have to share their personal information to access pornography online.
Speaking at a housing announcement in Cape Breton, Trudeau said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's endorsement of some sort of age-verification system for porn sites is something his party opposes.
Trudeau said of Poilievre.
He said Poilievre is "playing politics" by opposing the government's forthcoming online harms bill.
When asked Wednesday whether a Poilievre-led government would require that porn websites verify the age of users, Poilievre gave a one-word answer: "Yes."
#Trudeau #Poilievre
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that adults shouldn't have to share their personal information to access pornography online.
Speaking at a housing announcement in Cape Breton, Trudeau said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's endorsement of some sort of age-verification system for porn sites is something his party opposes.
He's proposing that adults should have to give their ID and personal information to sketchy websites, or create a digital ID for adults to be able to browse the web where they want.
Trudeau said of Poilievre.
He said Poilievre is "playing politics" by opposing the government's forthcoming online harms bill.
When asked Wednesday whether a Poilievre-led government would require that porn websites verify the age of users, Poilievre gave a one-word answer: "Yes."
#Trudeau #Poilievre
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🇨🇦🇺🇦 Trudeau signs new Ukraine security pact during Kyiv visit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed a new security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday as world leaders gathered to mark the second anniversary of the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The agreement, which Trudeau announced during a surprise visit to Kyiv, is aimed at fortifying both the Ukrainian military and the country’s struggling economy.
It includes some $320 million in new military spending, which is due by the end of the year, and $2.4 billion in loans for Ukraine, to be administered through the International Monetary Fund.
#Ukraine #Trudeau
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed a new security agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday as world leaders gathered to mark the second anniversary of the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war.
The agreement, which Trudeau announced during a surprise visit to Kyiv, is aimed at fortifying both the Ukrainian military and the country’s struggling economy.
It includes some $320 million in new military spending, which is due by the end of the year, and $2.4 billion in loans for Ukraine, to be administered through the International Monetary Fund.
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🛢Canada secures surrender of all offshore Pacific coast oil and gas permits
Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said, after Chevron Canada voluntarily relinquished 23 permits this month.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the relinquishment of the permits marked an important milestone in permanently protecting the ecologically rich waters of Canada's west coast.
While there has been a federal moratorium on oil and gas exploration off the Pacific coast since 1972, permits issued before that date were still valid. U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil also relinquished a number of permits last year.
Wilkinson said in a statement.
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Canada has secured the surrender of the last remaining permits for oil and gas development off its Pacific Coast, the federal natural resources minister said, after Chevron Canada voluntarily relinquished 23 permits this month.
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the relinquishment of the permits marked an important milestone in permanently protecting the ecologically rich waters of Canada's west coast.
While there has been a federal moratorium on oil and gas exploration off the Pacific coast since 1972, permits issued before that date were still valid. U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil also relinquished a number of permits last year.
With these final permits, Natural Resources Canada has officially secured the surrender of all 227 permits in the Pacific offshore.
Wilkinson said in a statement.
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🩺 Alberta intends to opt out of national pharmacare plan
The NDP has reached a deal with the Liberal government to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication but it appears Alberta does not intend to be part of the agreement.
Alberta’s health minister said that if the federal government pursues a national pharmacare program, Alberta intends to opt out, and instead intends to obtain a full per capita share of the funding.
A spokesperson from Adrianna LaGrange’s office said Alberta was not consulted on the national pharmacare plan “and there are limitations in the initial analysis and assumptions, including start-up investment and administrative costs to implement a cost-sharing model, that were not taken into consideration that add costs for the provinces.”
#Alberta #healthcare
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The NDP has reached a deal with the Liberal government to introduce the first piece of a national pharmacare program that includes coverage for birth control and diabetes medication but it appears Alberta does not intend to be part of the agreement.
Alberta’s health minister said that if the federal government pursues a national pharmacare program, Alberta intends to opt out, and instead intends to obtain a full per capita share of the funding.
A spokesperson from Adrianna LaGrange’s office said Alberta was not consulted on the national pharmacare plan “and there are limitations in the initial analysis and assumptions, including start-up investment and administrative costs to implement a cost-sharing model, that were not taken into consideration that add costs for the provinces.”
#Alberta #healthcare
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Temporary immigration to Quebec surged nearly 50% in 2023, report says
Authorities in Canada and Quebec underestimated the effect temporary immigration would have on housing and public services over the past decade, a new study suggests.
Quebec’s temporary resident population soared 46 per cent last year to 528,034, according to a report published Monday by the Institut du Québec non-profit think tank. Quebec had 167,435 temporary work permit holders in 2023, almost four times as many as in 2015, as well as 117,745 foreign students — most of whom have the right to work here — and asylum seekers.
The surge in temporary immigration over the past year has coincided with an economic slowdown. Quebec’s unemployment rate rose from four per cent to 4.5 per cent in the year ended in January.
#Quebec #immigration
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Authorities in Canada and Quebec underestimated the effect temporary immigration would have on housing and public services over the past decade, a new study suggests.
Quebec’s temporary resident population soared 46 per cent last year to 528,034, according to a report published Monday by the Institut du Québec non-profit think tank. Quebec had 167,435 temporary work permit holders in 2023, almost four times as many as in 2015, as well as 117,745 foreign students — most of whom have the right to work here — and asylum seekers.
The surge in temporary immigration over the past year has coincided with an economic slowdown. Quebec’s unemployment rate rose from four per cent to 4.5 per cent in the year ended in January.
#Quebec #immigration
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🇨🇦🇺🇦🇷🇺PM Justin Trudeau:
#Trudeau #Ukraine #Russia
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We know that Russia must win this war – uh sorry - That Ukraine must win this war against Russia.
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Ottawa to create regulator to hold online platforms accountable for harmful content
The Online Harms Act, expected to be introduced by the federal government on Monday, will include the creation of a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for harmful content they host, CBC News has confirmed.
The new regulatory body is expected to oversee a digital safety office with the mandate of reducing online harm and will be separate from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, sources say.
It's not clear whether the regulator will have power only over online platforms hosted in Canada or over all websites accessible by Canadians.
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The Online Harms Act, expected to be introduced by the federal government on Monday, will include the creation of a new regulator that would hold online platforms accountable for harmful content they host, CBC News has confirmed.
The new regulatory body is expected to oversee a digital safety office with the mandate of reducing online harm and will be separate from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, sources say.
It's not clear whether the regulator will have power only over online platforms hosted in Canada or over all websites accessible by Canadians.
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‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Chris Barber suing Ottawa for freezing accounts
A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.
Chris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon, claiming the federal government’s unprecedented move to invoke the act constituted an abuse of power.
Barber’s lawsuit comes weeks after Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the federal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the protests.
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A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest COVID-19 mandates.
Chris Barber, who owns a trucking company in southwestern Saskatchewan, filed last week a statement of claim in Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon, claiming the federal government’s unprecedented move to invoke the act constituted an abuse of power.
Barber’s lawsuit comes weeks after Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley ruled it was unreasonable for the federal government to use the Emergencies Act to quell the protests.
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🏠 Brampton will outpace Ottawa to become Ontario’s 2nd-largest city, premier says
Premier Doug Ford says Brampton is on track to become Ontario’s second-largest city and is making significant progress on meeting provincial housing targets, leading to a $25.5 million funding boost.
the premier said at a press conference in Brampton on Friday.
The premier made the claim while in Brampton to present the city with $25.5 million in infrastructure funding as a reward for hitting more than 80 per cent of its provincially set housing targets last year, breaking ground on some 7,028 housing units in 2023.
#Ontario #housing
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Premier Doug Ford says Brampton is on track to become Ontario’s second-largest city and is making significant progress on meeting provincial housing targets, leading to a $25.5 million funding boost.
This is my prediction here, and I think it’s going to happen…they’re going to grow even larger than Ottawa.
the premier said at a press conference in Brampton on Friday.
The premier made the claim while in Brampton to present the city with $25.5 million in infrastructure funding as a reward for hitting more than 80 per cent of its provincially set housing targets last year, breaking ground on some 7,028 housing units in 2023.
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⚠️🇺🇦 Ottawa to give Ukraine $4 million to fund gender-inclusive demining
The press release that went out Saturday makes mention of $3.02 billion in financial and military support to Ukraine in 2024, but it also outlines a number of smaller, targeted initiatives.
One of these, listed as “Gender-inclusive demining for sustainable futures in Ukraine,” has a funding budget of $4 million.
the item reads.
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The press release that went out Saturday makes mention of $3.02 billion in financial and military support to Ukraine in 2024, but it also outlines a number of smaller, targeted initiatives.
One of these, listed as “Gender-inclusive demining for sustainable futures in Ukraine,” has a funding budget of $4 million.
This project from the HALO Trust aims to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of Ukrainians, including women and internally displaced persons, by addressing the threat of explosive ordnance present across vast areas of the country.
Project activities include conducting non-technical surveys and subsequent manual clearance in targeted communities; providing capacity building to key national stakeholders; and establishing a gender and diversity working group to promote gender-transformative mine action in Ukraine.
the item reads.
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Eby ‘profoundly worried’ about upcoming fire season, as billions earmarked for contingency
The Premier of British Columbia says he is “profoundly worried” about the upcoming wildfire season, saying it is one of the major reasons why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the next three years.
David Eby says parts of British Columbia, such as the Peace River, East Kootenay, and Upper Fraser regions, remain severely dry and about 100 wildfires are still burning this winter from last year’s record-breaking season.
He says the province is leasing aircraft and expanding firefighting infrastructure to allow for crews to conduct operations such as aerial attack missions at night, enhancing B.C.’s capacity to fight wildfires around the clock.
#BritishColumbia #wildfire
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The Premier of British Columbia says he is “profoundly worried” about the upcoming wildfire season, saying it is one of the major reasons why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the next three years.
David Eby says parts of British Columbia, such as the Peace River, East Kootenay, and Upper Fraser regions, remain severely dry and about 100 wildfires are still burning this winter from last year’s record-breaking season.
He says the province is leasing aircraft and expanding firefighting infrastructure to allow for crews to conduct operations such as aerial attack missions at night, enhancing B.C.’s capacity to fight wildfires around the clock.
#BritishColumbia #wildfire
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Canadians struggling with inflation are fundraising to cover everyday expenses, GoFundMe says
Canadians created more than 200,000 fundraising campaigns to cover everyday expenses over the course of three years, raising more than $480 million combined, according to new data released by the global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe.
The donation platform says they recorded a 274 per cent increase in Canadian campaigns that mention “cost-of-living” since 2020. The two most common reasons for these fundraisers were listed as food and housing.
Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver were the cities with the most cost-of-living campaigns during this period.
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Canadians created more than 200,000 fundraising campaigns to cover everyday expenses over the course of three years, raising more than $480 million combined, according to new data released by the global crowdfunding platform GoFundMe.
The donation platform says they recorded a 274 per cent increase in Canadian campaigns that mention “cost-of-living” since 2020. The two most common reasons for these fundraisers were listed as food and housing.
Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver were the cities with the most cost-of-living campaigns during this period.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸🪖U.S. ambassador says 'world is watching' Canada's military spending
The U.S. ambassador to Canada says the world is closely watching Canada's defence spending commitments, as the NATO alliance scrambles to shore up Ukraine's supply of military goods.
David Cohen praised Canada's "very significant" military contributions on a variety of fronts, including purchases of new equipment and its activity around Ukraine, the Arctic, NORAD and more. But he also applied some pressure when it comes to military spending.
Cohen said.
#US #NATO
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The U.S. ambassador to Canada says the world is closely watching Canada's defence spending commitments, as the NATO alliance scrambles to shore up Ukraine's supply of military goods.
David Cohen praised Canada's "very significant" military contributions on a variety of fronts, including purchases of new equipment and its activity around Ukraine, the Arctic, NORAD and more. But he also applied some pressure when it comes to military spending.
By the same token, I have been quite clear — and the United States has been quite clear — that NATO and the world is watching what Canada is doing with respect to its commitment.... It's not something we've imposed on Canada. But the world is watching.
Cohen said.
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