Policy and Rights

t a news conference in Ottawa, Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announces that he has directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose final binding arbitration in an effort to end the ongoing labour disputes between the Teamsters union and Canada’s two largest railways. The federal government is also calling for the resumption of railway operations and the extension of existing collective...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in Gatineau, Que., urging workers and rail companies to reach an agreement and avoid a massive disruption of rail services. Canada’s two largest railway companies, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), have said they will halt freight services on August 22 if they cannot reach agreements with the Teamsters union....

Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza, reiterated the Secretary-General’s call that “all efforts should lead to a return to calm across the blue line,” adding that “over the past three weeks, tensions have been at their highest peak. The urgency of de-escalating tensions cannot be overstated.” The Humanitarian Coordinator today (20 Aug) spoke to reporters via video link. He said, “Ten mo...

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The Head of UN Women’s Country Office in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, today (13 Aug) told reporters in New York that “three years ago, a woman in Afghanistan could technically decide to run for president. Now, she may not even be able to decide when to go and buy groceries.” Briefing remotely from Kabul to discuss UN Women’s Afghanistan Gender Country Profile 2024, Davidian said, “today, no woman...

24 832 views • Streamed live on Aug 12, 2024 Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Veterans Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announce an investment of more than $6.7 million to support two programs for veterans in Nova Scotia who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The news conference takes place at the Dartmouth office of Veterans Emergency Transition Services (VETS), and is also atte...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vows that a Conservative government would protect jobs by matching U.S. tariffs on Chinese-produced electric vehicles (EVs) and EV components, including steel and aluminum. The announcement takes place in Hamilton, Ont., at the city’s Stelco steel plant. Following the press conference, Poilievre introduces Ned Kuruc and Erika Alexander, two Conservative candida...

At an event hosted by Boeing Vancouver, Defence Minister Bill Blair discusses Boeing's $61 million investments in British Columbia’s aerospace industry. This investment is part of the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITBs) included in Canada’s decision to procure up to 16 P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the United States Government and Boeing. He is joined by local Liberal MP Parm Bains, Al Mein...

What is the United Nations doing about those who took part in helping Hamas on October 7 2023 The United Nations says nine employees of UNRWA, its agency for Palestinian refugees, “may have been involved” in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, adding that they have been fired.“We have sufficient information in order to take the actions that we’re taking – which is to say, the termina...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith holds a news conference in Calgary to highlight a new partnership agreement between TC Energy Corp. and Indigenous communities. Earlier in the day, the Calgary-based energy company announced it has signed a $1-billion deal, backed by the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), that will enable up to 72 Indigenous communities to purchase a minority stake...

The economy of Lebanon was in a state of crisis before the explosion, with the government having defaulted on debt, the Lebanese pound plunging, and a poverty rate that had risen past 50%.[8] In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic had overwhelmed many of the country's hospitals, several of which were already short of medical supplies and unable to pay staff due to the financial crisis.[9] The morning...

Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump. Kim Cheatle is scheduled to speak before the Oversight committee in Congress in the US House of Representatives. At 10am ET in Washington DC, the director of the United States Secret Service Kim Cheatle will be questioned about the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaig...

Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault announces he is stepping down from his position for personal reasons. He is joined at the news conference in Ottawa by Elizabeth May, who is now the Green Party’s sole leader. Pedneault won the leadership of the party in November 2022 on a partnership ticket with May, who had previously served as leader from 2006 to 2019. He ran unsuccessfully in a fede...

In the wake of Monday’s attacks on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital and other sites across Ukraine, Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Joyce Msuya today (9 Jul) told the Security Council that “hospitals have special protection under international humanitarian law,” and “intentionally directing attacks against a protected hospital is a war crime, and perpetrators must be held...

Defence Minister Bill Blair takes part in a discussion on Arctic security and emerging technologies with Ravi Agrawal, editor in chief of Foreign Policy, at the FP Security Forum in Washington, D.C. The event comes ahead of this week’s NATO Summit in the U.S. capital, which Minister Blair will attend from July 9 to 11 with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly Is...

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Milton, Ont., to highlight funding from the latest federal budget in community sports programs. She is joined by Marci Ien, the minister of women and gender equality and youth, Adam van Koeverden, the parliamentary secretary to the minister of sport and physical activity, and Gordon Krantz, the mayor of Milton. Minister Freeland faces q...

At a news conference in Calgary, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announces $11.8 million in funding for eight hydrogen projects and two small modular reactor (SMR) projects in Alberta. He then takes questions from reporters, discussing his party's recent byelection loss in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto–St. Paul's. The minister is joined by Lowy Gunnewiek from New Wave Hy...

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Freedom Convoy representatives hold a news conference in Ottawa to discuss the end of the parliamentary spring sitting. They also comment on foreign interference concerns, an e-petition presented to the House of Commons, and a "Rolling Thunder" event taking place in Ottawa on June 22 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

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ITER—designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power—will be the world's largest experimental fusion facility. Fusion is the process that powers the Sun and the stars: when light atomic nuclei fuse together to form heavier ones, a large amount of energy is released. Fusion research is aimed at developing a safe, abundant and environmentally responsible energy s...

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