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Carl Meyer
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News, Energy, Politics, Ottawa Insider
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September 23rd 2020
If the federal government wants to tackle the climate crisis, it could have simply made it a crime to pollute, lawyers for Saskatchewan and Alberta argued Tuesday.
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More in today's news
In the mid 1800s, Canadians embraced the British approach, creating poorhouses and workhouses to house the two types of “poor people.” Those who ended up in poorhouses had their moral conduct closely supervised; those in the workhouses could be involuntarily leased to employers for little or no pay.
Ricardo Tranjan
Opinion
| September 23rd 2020
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Young people want to see a green rebuilding and universal basic income included in the roadmap the Liberal government will lay out on Wednesday for how the country can recover from COVID-19.
Morgan Sharp
News, Politics, Next Gen Insider
| September 22nd 2020
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The federal Liberals' throne speech on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, is to lay out plans for child care, health care, affordable housing and navigating the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jordan Press
News, Politics
| September 23rd 2020
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Federal opposition parties blamed the Liberal government for failing to properly prepare for the return of Parliament as negotiations around in-person versus virtual sittings went down to the wire on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.
Lee Berthiaume
News, Politics
| September 23rd 2020
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B.C. NDP leader John Horgan called a snap fall election on Monday, provoking a scathing response from opposition parities accusing him of acting in his self-interest by taking people to the polls during the pandemic.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| September 22nd 2020
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Michele Babchuk, a councillor for the city of Campbell River, is running as the B.C. NDP candidate in the North Island riding recently vacated by Transportation Minister Claire Trevena.
Rochelle Baker
News, Island Insider
| September 22nd 2020
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Orano Canada confirmed that an employee at the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan has tested positive for COVID-19.
Michael Bramadat-Willcock
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan
| September 22nd 2020
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RCMP are investigating after far-right protesters disrupted what was to be a peaceful anti-racism rally in central Alberta last weekend, but local advocacy groups say officers should have been better prepared to stop the violence.
Lauren Krugel
News, Politics
| September 23rd 2020
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A Mi'kmaq chief says he's not satisfied with the federal government's response in the ongoing conflict between Indigenous and non-Indigenous fishermen in southwestern Nova Scotia.
Danielle Edwards
News, Politics
| September 23rd 2020
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Carl Meyer
News, Energy, Politics
| March 31st 2020
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