Half of Quebec ER visits waited over 5 hours
The study from the Montreal Economic Institute showed half of all patients in Quebec emergency rooms waited longer than five hours and 11 minutes.
Quebec’s emergency wait-time increased by 40 minutes since four years ago – a rise of roughly 15%.
Wait-time has also increased for patients on stretchers. In 2022, one-in-four patients on a stretcher in a Quebec emergency room spent longer than 24 hours waiting for care. That made for roughly 210,000 people.
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The study from the Montreal Economic Institute showed half of all patients in Quebec emergency rooms waited longer than five hours and 11 minutes.
Quebec’s emergency wait-time increased by 40 minutes since four years ago – a rise of roughly 15%.
Wait-time has also increased for patients on stretchers. In 2022, one-in-four patients on a stretcher in a Quebec emergency room spent longer than 24 hours waiting for care. That made for roughly 210,000 people.
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University president urges New Brunswick to eliminate tuition for nursing students
The Higgs government can quickly boost the number of nursing students in New Brunswick by eliminating their tuition fees, says the president of the University of Moncton.
Denis Prud'homme believes that eliminating the fees would be a better way to spend money than the province's decision to subsidize New Brunswick students in a nursing program offered by a university in Maine.
"In my view, there's a very efficient way to quickly increase the number of bachelor or nursing candidates. That's to eliminate tuition fees. It's an urgent need," Prud'homme said.
The government announced last October that it will offer a $6,000 "incentive grant" to up to 100 New Brunswick students who enrol in the bachelor of science in nursing program at Beal University in Bangor, Maine.
Students who accept the $6,000 grant must agree to work as registered nurses in New Brunswick for at least one year after graduation.
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The Higgs government can quickly boost the number of nursing students in New Brunswick by eliminating their tuition fees, says the president of the University of Moncton.
Denis Prud'homme believes that eliminating the fees would be a better way to spend money than the province's decision to subsidize New Brunswick students in a nursing program offered by a university in Maine.
"In my view, there's a very efficient way to quickly increase the number of bachelor or nursing candidates. That's to eliminate tuition fees. It's an urgent need," Prud'homme said.
The government announced last October that it will offer a $6,000 "incentive grant" to up to 100 New Brunswick students who enrol in the bachelor of science in nursing program at Beal University in Bangor, Maine.
Students who accept the $6,000 grant must agree to work as registered nurses in New Brunswick for at least one year after graduation.
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Meta to block access to news on Facebook, Instagram if Online News Act adopted as-is
Canadians would no longer be able to access news on Facebook or Instagram if the federal government's proposed Online News Act passes in its current form, the parent company behind the two popular social media platforms said.
"A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platforms, is neither sustainable nor workable," says spokesperson for Meta.
Tech giants like Meta and Google have long fought against the proposed law known as Bill C-18, which would require digital giants such as Meta and Google to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media companies for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.
Large Canadian media companies and the federal Liberal government have supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field for news outlets that compete with tech firms for advertising dollars.
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Canadians would no longer be able to access news on Facebook or Instagram if the federal government's proposed Online News Act passes in its current form, the parent company behind the two popular social media platforms said.
"A legislative framework that compels us to pay for links or content that we do not post, and which are not the reason the vast majority of people use our platforms, is neither sustainable nor workable," says spokesperson for Meta.
Tech giants like Meta and Google have long fought against the proposed law known as Bill C-18, which would require digital giants such as Meta and Google to negotiate deals that would compensate Canadian media companies for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.
Large Canadian media companies and the federal Liberal government have supported the bill, saying it would level the playing field for news outlets that compete with tech firms for advertising dollars.
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Majority of Canadians won’t change drinking habits in light of new guidelines
▪️Nearly three-quarters of Canadians say they aren’t changing their drinking habits despite recent national guidelines warning that more than two alcoholic drinks a week can increase risks of cancer, stroke and heart disease.
▪️More than half of the respondents believed the recommended number of drinks was so low that “it lacked credibility” and was nothing but “fear-mongering” tactics. This belief was higher among men (61 per cent) than women (53 per cent).
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▪️Nearly three-quarters of Canadians say they aren’t changing their drinking habits despite recent national guidelines warning that more than two alcoholic drinks a week can increase risks of cancer, stroke and heart disease.
▪️More than half of the respondents believed the recommended number of drinks was so low that “it lacked credibility” and was nothing but “fear-mongering” tactics. This belief was higher among men (61 per cent) than women (53 per cent).
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🇨🇦Chronicles of the week: March 6-12, 2023
▪️Trudeau government announces a $5.5 million investment to "combat disinformation."
▪️Prince Edward Island election is set to take place on April 3.
▪️Public health no longer advising boosters for Canadians under the age of 65.
▪️The government is telling the provinces to put a stop to patients being charged for medically necessary care, virtual visits with a family physician being the chief targets of the federal crackdown.
▪️Canada's top general says Canada lacks capacity to lead a possible security mission to Haiti.
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▪️Trudeau government announces a $5.5 million investment to "combat disinformation."
▪️Prince Edward Island election is set to take place on April 3.
▪️Public health no longer advising boosters for Canadians under the age of 65.
▪️The government is telling the provinces to put a stop to patients being charged for medically necessary care, virtual visits with a family physician being the chief targets of the federal crackdown.
▪️Canada's top general says Canada lacks capacity to lead a possible security mission to Haiti.
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More than 70 per cent of Canadians feel the average family is over-taxed
Canadian families pay a lot of taxes to their federal, provincial and local governments — income taxes, sales taxes, fuel taxes and many others. A 2022 study published by the Fraser Institute found that in total the average Canadian family paid 45 per cent of its income in taxes.
According to a new poll, 74 per cent feel the average family is over-taxed. Commissioned by the Fraser Institute and conducted by Leger, the poll surveyed 1,554 respondents spanning all age groups and income levels across Canada.
In 2015, the Trudeau government did reduce the second-lowest income tax rate from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent.
But the vast majority of families targeted for this tax relief now pay higher federal income taxes than before because the government has also eliminated a series of tax credits — for income splitting for couples with children, for children’s fitness and art, for public transit, for education and for textbooks.
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Canadian families pay a lot of taxes to their federal, provincial and local governments — income taxes, sales taxes, fuel taxes and many others. A 2022 study published by the Fraser Institute found that in total the average Canadian family paid 45 per cent of its income in taxes.
According to a new poll, 74 per cent feel the average family is over-taxed. Commissioned by the Fraser Institute and conducted by Leger, the poll surveyed 1,554 respondents spanning all age groups and income levels across Canada.
In 2015, the Trudeau government did reduce the second-lowest income tax rate from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent.
But the vast majority of families targeted for this tax relief now pay higher federal income taxes than before because the government has also eliminated a series of tax credits — for income splitting for couples with children, for children’s fitness and art, for public transit, for education and for textbooks.
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Regulator takes control of Silicon Valley Bank's Canadian branch
A Canadian regulator on Sunday said it was taking temporary control of Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian branch, as the fallout from the collapsed U.S. startup-focused lender reverberated around the world.
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said it is seeking to gain permanent control of the Canadian unit’s assets, adding that it is asking the attorney general of Canada to petition for a winding-up order.
OFSI said the bank has operated in Canada since 2019 as a foreign bank branch based in Toronto. Its business in Canada is primarily lending to corporate clients, and the branch does not hold any commercial or individual deposits in Canada.
The Canadian unit had C$435 million in secured loans at the end of last year, more than double the amount at the end of 2021, according to regulatory filings.
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A Canadian regulator on Sunday said it was taking temporary control of Silicon Valley Bank’s Canadian branch, as the fallout from the collapsed U.S. startup-focused lender reverberated around the world.
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) said it is seeking to gain permanent control of the Canadian unit’s assets, adding that it is asking the attorney general of Canada to petition for a winding-up order.
OFSI said the bank has operated in Canada since 2019 as a foreign bank branch based in Toronto. Its business in Canada is primarily lending to corporate clients, and the branch does not hold any commercial or individual deposits in Canada.
The Canadian unit had C$435 million in secured loans at the end of last year, more than double the amount at the end of 2021, according to regulatory filings.
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🚫Ontario considers banning TikTok in public schools
Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said that he spoke with senior ministry officials about the matter.
“I am concerned by what is happening in schools with the proliferation of this technology. Frankly both for the mental health and physical health of children,” Lecce said.
A spokesperson for TikTok, however, has criticized the government for taking an "extreme approach" and blindly following "the baseless trend of blocking TikTok."
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Minister of Education Stephen Lecce said that he spoke with senior ministry officials about the matter.
“I am concerned by what is happening in schools with the proliferation of this technology. Frankly both for the mental health and physical health of children,” Lecce said.
A spokesperson for TikTok, however, has criticized the government for taking an "extreme approach" and blindly following "the baseless trend of blocking TikTok."
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Two dead and nine injured after truck hits pedestrians in Quebec
Two men have died after a pickup truck ploughed into pedestrians beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui.
A provincial police spokeswoman said nine other people were injured, including two whose injuries are considered serious.
The 38-year-old driver, a local resident, turned himself in to police and was arrested under suspicion of committing a fatal hit and run.
The incident happened just after 3pm along St-Benoit Boulevard in Amqui, a town about 350 km northeast of Quebec City.
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Two men have died after a pickup truck ploughed into pedestrians beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui.
A provincial police spokeswoman said nine other people were injured, including two whose injuries are considered serious.
The 38-year-old driver, a local resident, turned himself in to police and was arrested under suspicion of committing a fatal hit and run.
The incident happened just after 3pm along St-Benoit Boulevard in Amqui, a town about 350 km northeast of Quebec City.
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🇨🇦🇨🇳China diverts some researchers to Canada after U.S. visa denials, CSIS says
▪️Beijing is using a “workaround strategy” for postgraduate researchers to study cutting-edge technology at Canadian and U.S. universities after Washington began denying visas for some Chinese students on the grounds that they might steal intellectual property with military uses, according to a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report.
▪️The CSIS report lays out how China is using students to obtain technology that could be of benefit to the Chinese military, such as quantum computing, big data and artificial intelligence. The report was shared across key government departments and with the CIA, FBI and Britain’s domestic intelligence service, M15, as well as Australian and New Zealand authorities.
▪️Chinese citizens are also switching their majors when moving to Canada so they end up studying in less-sensitive fields where their work would not attract scrutiny.
▪️CSIS has publicly warned that Beijing is threatening Canada’s national security and intellectual property in five sensitive areas of research and development, including quantum theory, photonics, artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals and aerospace.
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▪️Beijing is using a “workaround strategy” for postgraduate researchers to study cutting-edge technology at Canadian and U.S. universities after Washington began denying visas for some Chinese students on the grounds that they might steal intellectual property with military uses, according to a Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report.
▪️The CSIS report lays out how China is using students to obtain technology that could be of benefit to the Chinese military, such as quantum computing, big data and artificial intelligence. The report was shared across key government departments and with the CIA, FBI and Britain’s domestic intelligence service, M15, as well as Australian and New Zealand authorities.
▪️Chinese citizens are also switching their majors when moving to Canada so they end up studying in less-sensitive fields where their work would not attract scrutiny.
▪️CSIS has publicly warned that Beijing is threatening Canada’s national security and intellectual property in five sensitive areas of research and development, including quantum theory, photonics, artificial intelligence, biopharmaceuticals and aerospace.
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🏦Canada to begin daily check-ins with banks following SVB collapse
Canada's banking regulator, OSFI, is reported to be increasing monitoring of the financial standing of domestic banks after the SVB collapse in the US.
The report adds that OSFI has took steps to start daily check-ins with banks to monitor their liquidity.
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Canada's banking regulator, OSFI, is reported to be increasing monitoring of the financial standing of domestic banks after the SVB collapse in the US.
The report adds that OSFI has took steps to start daily check-ins with banks to monitor their liquidity.
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Most Canadians don't know how much the prime minister earns, survey finds
A survey conducted by Research Co. among 1,000 Canadians shows that:
🔹18 % correctly said that the prime minister makes between $301,000 and $400,000 annually. Trudeau’s salary this year is $379,000.
🔹42 % of people thought the prime minister’s annual salary was less than $301,000.
🔹24 per cent believed Trudeau made more than $400,000 each year.
🔹Once respondents were informed about the annual compensation of the prime minister, 41 % of them said they believed it is “too much,” while 47 % stated that it is “about right.”
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A survey conducted by Research Co. among 1,000 Canadians shows that:
🔹18 % correctly said that the prime minister makes between $301,000 and $400,000 annually. Trudeau’s salary this year is $379,000.
🔹42 % of people thought the prime minister’s annual salary was less than $301,000.
🔹24 per cent believed Trudeau made more than $400,000 each year.
🔹Once respondents were informed about the annual compensation of the prime minister, 41 % of them said they believed it is “too much,” while 47 % stated that it is “about right.”
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🇬🇧Canadians uninterested in King Charles’ coronation, British monarchy, survey suggests
New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.
The web survey of 1,544 adults was conducted by market research firm Leger.
▪️Only 12 per cent of respondents said it was good news that Charles is now King, compared to 14 per cent who said it was bad news and 67 per cent who were indifferent.
▪️Only 13 per cent of those surveyed said they felt a personal attachment to the monarchy, compared with 81 per cent who didn’t.
▪️The survey found the level of attachment to the monarchy has dropped since the days immediately following Queen Elizabeth’s death last September, when 19 per cent said they felt an attachment and 77 per cent said they didn’t. Indifference to Charles has also risen in the same period.
▪️A majority of respondents said it’s the right time for Canada to reconsider its ties with the monarchy, with 56 per cent in favour and 44 against.
Anti-monarchy sentiment was strongest in Quebec, where 71 per cent said it was time to reconsider ties.
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New polling results suggest Canadians are largely indifferent to King Charles, and more than half believe his May 6 coronation is the right time for the country to reconsider its ties with the monarchy.
The web survey of 1,544 adults was conducted by market research firm Leger.
▪️Only 12 per cent of respondents said it was good news that Charles is now King, compared to 14 per cent who said it was bad news and 67 per cent who were indifferent.
▪️Only 13 per cent of those surveyed said they felt a personal attachment to the monarchy, compared with 81 per cent who didn’t.
▪️The survey found the level of attachment to the monarchy has dropped since the days immediately following Queen Elizabeth’s death last September, when 19 per cent said they felt an attachment and 77 per cent said they didn’t. Indifference to Charles has also risen in the same period.
▪️A majority of respondents said it’s the right time for Canada to reconsider its ties with the monarchy, with 56 per cent in favour and 44 against.
Anti-monarchy sentiment was strongest in Quebec, where 71 per cent said it was time to reconsider ties.
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📉François Legault approval rating drops to 55%
▪️According to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute, the approval rating of Quebec Premier François Legault has decreased to 55%, 2 points lower than in December when he was the premier with the highest approval rating.
▪️Legault currently sits in fourth place, behind Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador (62%), Scott Moe of Saskatchewan (60%) and Dennis King of Prince Edward Island (58%).
▪️The approval rating of François Legault hit an all-time high of 77% in June 2020; his lowest approval rating was 43%, in September 2022.
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▪️According to a new study by the Angus Reid Institute, the approval rating of Quebec Premier François Legault has decreased to 55%, 2 points lower than in December when he was the premier with the highest approval rating.
▪️Legault currently sits in fourth place, behind Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador (62%), Scott Moe of Saskatchewan (60%) and Dennis King of Prince Edward Island (58%).
▪️The approval rating of François Legault hit an all-time high of 77% in June 2020; his lowest approval rating was 43%, in September 2022.
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University president on paid leave after Indigenous identity claim
Memorial University President Vianne Timmons decided to go on voluntary paid leave after she became engulfed in a scandal surrounding her claimed Indigenous heritage.
Timmons apologized for any pain her disputed claims to Indigenous ancestry have caused. The controversy stems from Timmons claiming she has never benefited from her Indigenous ancestry, which she maintains is different from Indigenous identity.
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Memorial University President Vianne Timmons decided to go on voluntary paid leave after she became engulfed in a scandal surrounding her claimed Indigenous heritage.
Timmons apologized for any pain her disputed claims to Indigenous ancestry have caused. The controversy stems from Timmons claiming she has never benefited from her Indigenous ancestry, which she maintains is different from Indigenous identity.
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17 wild horses shot, killed west of Kamloops, B.C.; police investigating
Seventeen wild horses were shot and killed in B.C.’s Interior, say the RCMP, and the incident is now under investigation.
Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several horses killed on Crown land around an hour west of Kamloops, near the community of Walhachin.
RCMP say its forensic identification section carefully examined the scene, along with a veterinarian and an RCMP livestock investigator.
“The motive behind this disheartening act cannot be confirmed at this point,” said police.
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Seventeen wild horses were shot and killed in B.C.’s Interior, say the RCMP, and the incident is now under investigation.
Tk’emlups Rural RCMP received a report of several horses killed on Crown land around an hour west of Kamloops, near the community of Walhachin.
RCMP say its forensic identification section carefully examined the scene, along with a veterinarian and an RCMP livestock investigator.
“The motive behind this disheartening act cannot be confirmed at this point,” said police.
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💊Conservative government would launch $44B lawsuit against big pharma: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were to be elected prime minister he would launch a $44-billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies to account for what he calls their role in the opioid epidemic.
He said Tuesday that a Poilievre government would join, as a plaintiff, an existing class-action lawsuit filed by British Columbia, seeking an additional $4 billion in damages to the federal health-care system, and launch “a separate federal lawsuit to go after non-health costs, like border security, prisons, Indigenous programming, etc.”
“A total of roughly $44-45 billion is that what big pharma owes federal taxpayers and we're going to put that money towards recovery and treatment,” Poilievre said.
B.C. filed its class action lawsuit in 2018 on behalf of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to recover costs that “resulted from wrongful conduct of opioid manufacturers, distributors, and their consultants,” according to the province.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were to be elected prime minister he would launch a $44-billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies to account for what he calls their role in the opioid epidemic.
He said Tuesday that a Poilievre government would join, as a plaintiff, an existing class-action lawsuit filed by British Columbia, seeking an additional $4 billion in damages to the federal health-care system, and launch “a separate federal lawsuit to go after non-health costs, like border security, prisons, Indigenous programming, etc.”
“A total of roughly $44-45 billion is that what big pharma owes federal taxpayers and we're going to put that money towards recovery and treatment,” Poilievre said.
B.C. filed its class action lawsuit in 2018 on behalf of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to recover costs that “resulted from wrongful conduct of opioid manufacturers, distributors, and their consultants,” according to the province.
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🏥Newfoundland and Labrador offers $200,000 bonus to recruit rural doctors
Two days in a row, protesters stood outside the Confederation Building pleading for a stop to rural emergency room closures.
On Tuesday, March 14, people travelled to St. John’s from Whitbourne to voice their concerns. On Wednesday, they came from Bonavista.
Health Minister Tom Osborne said the provincial health authority is now offering another incentive for doctors to practice in some rural, hard-to-staff hospitals: a $200,000 bonus for a two-year return of service agreement.
He said it’s already rolled out for Bonavista, and in the next couple of days it will be offered to any doctor who will practice in New-Wes-Valley, and then offered to doctors who will go to Baie Verte.
$200,000 is stackable on top of the Come Home incentive that offers $100,000 to any Newfoundland and Labrador doctor currently working outside the province to return home to work.
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Two days in a row, protesters stood outside the Confederation Building pleading for a stop to rural emergency room closures.
On Tuesday, March 14, people travelled to St. John’s from Whitbourne to voice their concerns. On Wednesday, they came from Bonavista.
Health Minister Tom Osborne said the provincial health authority is now offering another incentive for doctors to practice in some rural, hard-to-staff hospitals: a $200,000 bonus for a two-year return of service agreement.
He said it’s already rolled out for Bonavista, and in the next couple of days it will be offered to any doctor who will practice in New-Wes-Valley, and then offered to doctors who will go to Baie Verte.
$200,000 is stackable on top of the Come Home incentive that offers $100,000 to any Newfoundland and Labrador doctor currently working outside the province to return home to work.
#Newfoundland #Labrador
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Trudeau picks former governor general David Johnston to probe election meddling claims
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped former governor general David Johnston to investigate claims that China meddled in Canada's last two elections.
Trudeau said last week that he would name an "eminent" and independent person as a special rapporteur on election interference. He said the special rapporteur "will have a wide mandate and make expert recommendations on combating interference and strengthening our democracy."
Johnston is currently the head of the independent Leaders' Debates Commission an independent body that oversees leaders' debates during federal election campaigns. He will step down from that role to act as the new rapporteur, according to a news release from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped former governor general David Johnston to investigate claims that China meddled in Canada's last two elections.
Trudeau said last week that he would name an "eminent" and independent person as a special rapporteur on election interference. He said the special rapporteur "will have a wide mandate and make expert recommendations on combating interference and strengthening our democracy."
Johnston is currently the head of the independent Leaders' Debates Commission an independent body that oversees leaders' debates during federal election campaigns. He will step down from that role to act as the new rapporteur, according to a news release from the Prime Minister's Office.
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Alberta poised to become first province to require body cameras for all police
The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the province to use body cameras.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that officers often respond to complex calls and make split-second decisions. That can raise concerns from the public about officers’ actions and whether appropriate force was used.
Ellis said the provincial government will be working with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police on funding, logistics and when the cameras will roll out. He said the association is to develop a mandate over the next few months to “swiftly get body cameras onto the streets as soon as possible.”
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The Alberta government is planning to require all police services in the province to use body cameras.
Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said Tuesday that officers often respond to complex calls and make split-second decisions. That can raise concerns from the public about officers’ actions and whether appropriate force was used.
Ellis said the provincial government will be working with the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police on funding, logistics and when the cameras will roll out. He said the association is to develop a mandate over the next few months to “swiftly get body cameras onto the streets as soon as possible.”
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Quebec bill aims to regulate police stops, combat racial profiling
▪️Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel says he wants the province to better regulate police stops to combat racial profiling and give the police ethics commissioner more teeth.
▪️Bonnardel presented a vast bill on Wednesday, which aims mainly at modernizing certain practices of the police forces.
▪️The bill addresses the issue of police stops, including interceptions in relation to section 636 of the Highway Safety Code, which many see as a source of racial profiling by police.
▪️Following the adoption of Bill 14, Bonnardel committed to establishing guidelines to ensure that police stops based on discriminatory grounds are prohibited. If the guidelines are not followed, police officers could face disciplinary action.
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▪️Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel says he wants the province to better regulate police stops to combat racial profiling and give the police ethics commissioner more teeth.
▪️Bonnardel presented a vast bill on Wednesday, which aims mainly at modernizing certain practices of the police forces.
▪️The bill addresses the issue of police stops, including interceptions in relation to section 636 of the Highway Safety Code, which many see as a source of racial profiling by police.
▪️Following the adoption of Bill 14, Bonnardel committed to establishing guidelines to ensure that police stops based on discriminatory grounds are prohibited. If the guidelines are not followed, police officers could face disciplinary action.
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