/channels/taxonomy/term/1899/all en /channels/channels/news/experts-four-changes-canadian-laws-watch-2024-354398 <p>A new year often brings new federal regulations and rules. In 2024, there will be a slew of new laws that come into effect with significant implications, including changes to Canada鈥檚 bail system, new timelines for the dental insurance program, a new tax on foreign tech companies, and changes to the federal carbon tax.聽</p> <p>Here are some experts from 六合彩开奖结果 who can provide comment on these topics:聽</p> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:04:43 +0000 webfull 196759 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-pierre-poilievres-first-conservation-convention-party-leader-350543 <p>Federal Conservatives are gathering in Quebec City this week for a policy convention that observers say presents as much political peril as opportunity. The convention, which starts Thursday in a province where the Tories have often sought to make gains, comes as polls indicate the party has been gaining support, with leader Pierre Poilievre regularly attacking the government on affordability issues. (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-conservative-party-convention-quebec-city/">The Globe and Mail</a>)</p> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 19:31:36 +0000 webfull 192226 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-canada-and-us-reach-border-deal-irregular-migrants-347287 <p>The Trudeau government has reached a long-discussed deal with the United States on irregular migration which will allow Ottawa to close the Roxham Road irregular crossing at the Canada-U.S. border. The deal would close a loophole in the agreement, which came into force in 2004 and currently prevents Canadian law enforcement from turning back asylum seekers who enter Canada from the United States at border locations that are not official ports of entry. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deal-roxham-road-migrants-biden-trudeau-1.6788358">CBC News</a>)</p> Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:57:20 +0000 webfull 188490 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-russias-invasion-ukraine-336610 <p>Here are some experts from 六合彩开奖结果 who can provide comment on this issue:</p> <p><a href="#climate">Climate implications</a> |聽<a href="#disinformation">Disinformation</a> | <a href="#economic_policy">Economic sanctions</a> | <a href="#canadian_policy">Foreign policy</a> |聽<a href="#supply_chain">Investments and supply chains</a> | <a href="#politics_eastern_europe">Russian and Ukrainian politics</a></p> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:17:12 +0000 webfull 185050 at /channels /channels/channels/news/canadas-huawei-decision-next-steps-policy-magazine-340050 <p>In聽<em>Policy Magazine</em>'s new Emerging Voices series by students, five Max Bell School MPPs were invited to write articles on issues important to them.</p> <p>The third article is "Canada鈥檚 Huawei decision: Next Steps" by Sugandha Gupta. Gupta is a Master鈥檚 student at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 六合彩开奖结果 and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi, as well as a Master of Science in Economics from the聽Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.</p> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:40:04 +0000 webfull 180688 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-alberta-premier-jason-kenney-steps-down-ucp-leader-339648 <p>Premier Jason Kenney threw Alberta politics into a tailspin on May 18 when he narrowly won a United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership review vote only to announce he was quitting the top job. Kenney said anger from party and caucus members over decisions he made to limit personal liberties during the COVID-19 pandemic led to open criticism of his leadership and ultimately the underwhelming vote of support in the review. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8846607/jason-kenney-ucp-leadership-vote-results-alberta/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Thu, 19 May 2022 19:27:06 +0000 webfull 180237 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-federal-budget-2022-338976 <p>The federal Liberals unveil their latest budget that aims to balance promises made in the 2021 election campaign, in the pact with the NDP, and recently to Canada's global defence allies. The 2022 budget released Thursday includes more than $31 billion in new spending over the next five years. It鈥檚 targeted at speeding the flow of goods through the country鈥檚 supply chains, boosting housing supply and jolting businesses out of an anemic period of investment. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8742169/liberals-2022-federal-budget-billions-new-spending/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:45:29 +0000 webfull 179472 at /channels /channels/channels/news/why-dont-more-women-run-office-ipolitics-337961 <p>February 1, 2022 | In this opinion piece for iPolitics, MPP alumnus Anil Wasif, along with co-author聽Maisha Kabir, examines the factors that contribute to the relatively low rates at which women run for office.</p> <p><a href="https://ipolitics.ca/2021/02/01/why-dont-more-women-run-for-office/">Read the article</a>.</p> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:34:42 +0000 webfull 178260 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-remaining-trucker-convoy-protesters-wont-leave-until-covid-19-restrictions-ease-337374 <p>Crowds have thinned out considerably on Parliament Hill and the surrounding area, where anti-COVID restrictions demonstrators have been protesting for days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will not meet with anyone involved, noting reports that some participants have been seen harassing local businesses, waving Nazi flags, defecating on residential lawns, urinating on National War Memorial and stealing food from the homeless. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8585359/trucker-convoy-protesters-ottawa-covid-19-restrictions/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Wed, 02 Feb 2022 22:36:25 +0000 webfull 177581 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-new-alberta-mayors-councilors-bring-diversity-provincial-councils-334379 <p>The 2021 municipal election was historic in Alberta, where Edmonton elected its first mayor of colour and Calgary its first female mayor. Calgary鈥檚 new mayor, Jyoti Gondek, says the diversity of the city鈥檚 incoming council will bring 鈥渟trength to decision-making鈥� at a time when a significant number of women and people of colour were elected to municipal offices across Alberta. Mayor-elect Amarjeet Sohi, a Sikh immigrant from India, will be the first person of colour to lead Edmonton.</p> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:45:55 +0000 webfull 174287 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-strength-partys-climate-change-plan-could-help-influence-federal-election-results-333501 <p>Climate change is a hot-button issue in this federal campaign, and data shows that a party鈥檚 environmental strategy could help influence its results in at least 9 ridings where races were neck-and-neck in the last election. Environics Analytics analyzed all 338 Canada鈥檚 federal electoral districts and found environmental issues are important to a wide swath of Canadians. The data and analytics firm found that voters in 46 ridings had above average concerns 鈥� compared to the national average 鈥� for the way their lifestyles have an impact on the world around them.</p> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:04:52 +0000 webfull 173230 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-covid-19-conspiracies-rigged-voting-machines-misinformation-plagues-federal-election-333486 <p>Misinformation linked to the COVID-19 pandemic is playing a larger-than-expected role in the federal election, fuelling protests and support for the People鈥檚 Party of Canada, experts say. Throughout the election, hostile protests have dogged the campaign of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau. On Monday, anti-vaccination protests targeted hospitals across the country 鈥� the ongoing protests have also garnered significant media coverage, getting more attention than issues like Afghanistan or gun control.</p> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 20:53:13 +0000 webfull 173210 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-sikh-canadians-play-integral-part-canadian-election-outcome-333327 <p>NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has emerged as the most likable of the federal party leaders as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau鈥檚 popularity sinks amid the election campaign, a new poll suggests. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found Singh was the only party leader who was viewed more positively than negatively, with 45 per cent approval versus 39 per cent disapproval among those surveyed. (<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8145113/canada-election-ipsos-leadership-singh/" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:18:46 +0000 webfull 173035 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-main-federal-parties-all-say-theyll-make-housing-more-affordable-333302 <p>Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the major federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has grown too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it. The consensus reflects the increasingly dire state of housing in Canada, experts say, which affects everyone from prospective homeowners feeling squeezed out of the market to lower-income families languishing on waiting lists for affordable housing. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/affordable-housing-2021-election-1.6145799" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:21:30 +0000 webfull 173027 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-canada-headed-federal-election-sept-20-332421 <p>Following a meeting with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning, Governor General Mary Simon approved his request to dissolve Parliament, triggering the issuing of the election writs and formally beginning Canada's 44th federal election. The campaign will last 36 days 鈥� the minimum campaign length permitted by law. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-election-call-1.6141189" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> <p>Here is an expert from 六合彩开奖结果 that can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:23:12 +0000 webfull 172251 at /channels