By Susan Korah in Ottawa, ON Three labour experts have highlighted the critical need for radical changes in government policies and programs that are out…
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Union Urges Feds to Help News Media after Postmedia, Torstar Shutter Local Papers
Canada’s oldest media union is renewing calls on the federal government to intervene and help the country’s struggling news media outlets, after Postmedia Network Inc. and…
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Commentary by: Fred Maroun in Ottawa Quebec recently passed a law banning face coverings for people delivering or receiving public services, which has re-ignited the…
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Jagmeet Singh and the Media’s Race Problem
Commentary by: Paul Adams in Ottawa Jagmeet Singh does not yet have a seat in the House of Commons. So when the new NDP leader…
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa Three cheers for Saudi Arabia! The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be…
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa There is no question that fear sells. The latest Stephen King film about an evil clown – It – grossed over…
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Immigration Lawyers Fear Flow of Misinformation as DACA Ends
By: Amanda Connolly in Ottawa Immigration lawyers in Canada are warning about risks caused by the spread of misinformation as the Trump administration rolls back…
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa Before this piece goes any further I need to spell out that I am not a big fan of…
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa Sometimes, small things point to large changes. During my short visit last week to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh,…
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Commentary by: Phil Gurski in Ottawa If there is one searing image of the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe it is that of the…
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