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Trudeau, Merkel affirm support for Canada-EU trade deal as Parliament votes
OTTAWA — The chair of the House of Commons trade committee says he hopes Parliament can ratify the Canada-EU free trade deal this week before rising for the holiday break. On Wednesday, the committee is set to begin clause-by-clause consideration of the bill that would implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, said...
Quebec feminist author found not guilty of slandering Muslim school in Montreal
MONTREAL — A prominent secular feminist did not slander a Muslim school when she compared it to military training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rather, Djemila Benhabib, an author known for her outspoken criticism of Islam, was exercising her freedom of speech on a subject of public interest, Superior Court Justice...
Even Canada should be careful about Russian hacking
Evidence is mounting that Russian hackers may have influenced the U.S. presidential election. The CIA has amassed evidence that these Russian-based hackers compromised databases at the Democratic and Republican National Committees, and also obtained and leaked emails between candidate Hillary Clinton and her campaign manager, John Podesta. These...
Milnes: Sixty years later, Diefenbaker has lessons for both Tories and Liberals today
In Ottawa 60 years ago Wednesday, an unlikely hero took to the stage at the city’s Coliseum. He was 61, a loner and a man more familiar with Prairie farmlands than banking towers and hours. Canada’s Tory establishment feared and loathed him but that didn’t matter on Dec. 14, 1956 because the day belonged to John Diefenbaker. “I...
Marijuana laws, MyDemocracy.ca on the pre-holiday Hill agenda
After weeks of increasingly frantic speculation – as well as accusations of strategic leaks – the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation is set to unveil its much-anticipated report. According to the notice, Task Force chair and former Liberal public safety minister Anne McLellan and her vice-chair, Dr. Mark Ware, will take questions...
Top GOP leaders back congressional probes of Russia hacking
WASHINGTON — Congress’ top Republicans on Monday endorsed investigations into the CIA’s belief that Russia meddled in last month’s election to help Donald Trump win, suggesting potential battles ahead with the incoming commander in chief over Moscow and U.S. intelligence. Meanwhile, Trump said he would announce his choice for...
Top GOP leaders back congressional probes of Russia hacking
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania walk with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Ky., after a meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 10, 2016. (Alex Brandon/AP/CP) WASHINGTON—Congress’s top Republicans on Monday endorsed investigations into the CIA’s belief that Russia meddled in last month’s election to help...
Why Canada should embrace a more realist foreign policy
This is Part I of a three-part series on Canadian foreign policy. With a summit on Arctic affairs having taken place in Ottawa last month between Canada and Russia, it has been pointed out that, unlike that of its predecessor after the annexation of Crimea, the Trudeau government’s approach is to cooperate with Moscow in those areas where...
Russia’s American Coup
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) take part in celebrations for Navy Day in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region, Russia, July 26, 2015. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Ria Novosti/Reuters) Some of the most important moments in history happen fast, like a flash of lighting. A tank crosses a border or a prince is assassinated...
Top GOP leader: Senate to probe reports of Russia hacking
NEW YORK — The top Senate Republican said Monday that Congress will investigate a CIA assessment that Russia interfered in the November election on behalf of Donald Trump, an intelligence conclusion that the incoming commander in chief has called “ridiculous.” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that an inquiry would be...
