‘No quick or easy solutions’ for surge of transit, street violence in cities: Lametti – National | Globalnews.ca
There are “no quick or easy solutions” for the recent surge of violence on transit and in the streets of Canadian cities, Justice Minister David Lametti says. His comment comes after a series of violent attacks on commuters across Canada, including in Edmonton, Toronto, and Winnipeg. In late January, a woman was stabbed on a streetcar […]
Experts at odds over delay in expansion of medically-assisted dying system – National | Globalnews.ca
Leading experts involved in developing an expansion of Canada’s medically assisted dying regime to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental disorder are at odds over whether the expansion should be delayed. One expert says a delay would ease pressure on the “rushed process” of developing practice guidelines for the complex cases, saying that […]
Trudeau calls Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause ‘wrong’ | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is questioning Premier Doug Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause to impose a contract on thousands of education workers, calling the move “wrong.” The Ford government is actively debating Bill 28, which would impose a four-year contract on 55,000 education support workers, prohibits a strike during the life of the contract, […]