Cyber defence agency found over 1,500 ‘malicious’ fake Canadian government COVID-19 websites

作者：admin 2020-06-02

Canada’s cyber defence agency has identified over 1,500 websites falsely parading as Government of Canada COVID-19 pages that are in fact designed to scam Canadians.In a new report on COVID-19-related cyber threat activity, the Canadian Centre 阅读全文

Liberals postpone Parliament until September with help from the NDP, despite Tory objections

作者：admin 2020-06-02

OTTAWA – The House of Commons full powers were pushed to the side Tuesday leaving parliament on the sidelines until September.The house voted on the Liberals proposal to suspend full parliamentary sitting until September just before 8 p.m. and 阅读全文

Trudeau condemns use of minister’s WeChat group to promote fundraiser to sue journalist

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it “unacceptable” that a Chinese social media group run by an aide to a cabinet minister was used to promote a fundraiser to sue a journalist who reported on the Chinese government.The p 阅读全文

Tax hikes ‘unavoidable’ to offset raft of COVID-19 spending, federal budget watchdog says

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OTTAWA — The government will eventually make the “unavoidable” decision to seek new sources of revenues through tax hikes, as policymakers look to offset a raft of recent Liberal spending measures, the federal budget watchdog says.I 阅读全文

Randall Denley: Doug Ford left to answer for ‘horrific’ nursing homes that nobody noticed until now

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After 1,538 deaths in Ontario long-term homes, one would have thought the story couldn’t get much worse. But a federal report Tuesday on five troubled homes has forced the provincial government into severe, but largely unsuccessful, damage cont 阅读全文

Ottawa lacks financial capacity to withstand another economic lockdown, must look to rein in spending: report

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OTTAWA — Canada cannot afford to completely shut down the economy in the event of a second wave of the coronavirus, according to a group of academics and executives headed by a former Bank of Canada governor.A new report by the C.D. Howe Instit 阅读全文

Social assistance recipients allowed to top up with CERB payments, depending on province they live in

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The federal government’s emergency-response benefit was originally pitched as a buffer for employed people who lost their jobs because of the pandemic and lockdown.But thousands of Canadians on welfare and disability benefits are also receiving 阅读全文

Trudeau backs paid sick leave plan to get NDP support for Liberals’ parliament proposal

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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed a national requirement for ten days paid sick leave Monday to get the NDP’s support for the Liberal plan for Parliament this summer.“We need a commitment that the government is willing t 阅读全文

As Trudeau defends political parties using wage subsidy, Tory leadership hopefuls slam their own party

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OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defends political parties making use of the federal COVID-19 wage subsidy, Conservative leadership candidates are slamming their own party for taking the money.The federal Conservatives, Liberals and ND 阅读全文

Liberal assault-style gun ban challenged by rights group in federal court

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OTTAWA — A firearm-rights group is challenging the constitutionality of the Liberal government’s recent ban of many assault-style guns in federal court.The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights says the rifles are obviously suitable for h 阅读全文