Policy and Rights

In Halifax, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces an investment of up to $255 million for clean energy projects in the province. He is joined by Sean Fraser (federal minister of immigration and MP for Central Nova, Nova Scotia), Kody Blois (MP for Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia) and Chief Sidney Peters (Glooscap First Nation). The prime minister responds to questions from reporters about Canada's pote...

Highlights: - Secretary-General - Yemen - Lebanon - Sri Lanka Papua New Guinea - Climate/Sustainable Development Goals - World Food Programme Transport Training Centre SECRETARY-GENERAL The Secretary-General, António Guterres, will travel to Istanbul, Türkiye, this evening as part of his efforts to ensure full global access to Ukraine’s food products and Russian food and fertilizer. YEMEN The Spec...

One in every 8 people on our planet is a refugee or migrant, and the numbers are growing. With conflicts, climate change, growing inequality, and global emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people will be on the move. Like anyone else, refugees and migrants have the right to the highest attainable standard of health. But the health needs of refugees and migrants are often negle...

Children leaving armed groups need our full support to heal. They need medical care, to be reunited with their families, and have opportunities to learn. Most importantly, communities need to be supported to welcome them. Children leaving armed groups are seen as a threat and more work needs to be done to help people understand their needs and what they have been through. In addition to this, ther...

Canadians are proud of our oceans. With the longest coastline in the world, marine and coastal areas are essential to our livelihoods and our economy right across the country. Since it was launched in 2016, the Oceans Protection Plan has strengthened protections for our coasts and wildlife, improved marine traffic and incident management, and advanced partnerships with Indigenous communities. The...

World Must Steer Humanity to Path of Living in Harmony with Planet, Says Secretary-General, at General Assembly Nature Debate Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Bill Blair, the federal minister of emergency preparedness, and Mike Farnworth, the British Columbia minister of public safety, speak with reporters in Vancouver. The news conference follows the fifth and final meeting of the committee of federal and B.C. ministers on disaster response and climate resilience, which was struck in November 2021 to coordinate responses to extreme weather events in th...

Briefing the Security Council today (14 Jul) the Special Representative for the Secretary-General in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, said that while there are reasons for encouragement, “violence continues against communities, leaders and former combatants” and called for their security to be guaranteed through the Peace Agreement. Ruiz Massieu said, “it saddens me to have to inform you about the k...

In Kingston, Ont., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a partnership with Umicore, a materials technology and recycling company, to bring a facility for the production of electric vehicle batteries to the province. The new net-zero facility will be built in Loyalist Township and is expected to create 1,000 jobs during its construction and hundreds of permanent positions. He is joined by Franço...

The Security Council adopted a resolution re-authorising cross-border humanitarian aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Syrian-Turkish border for an additional six months, until 10 January 2023. The resolution had 12 votes in favor, no votes against, and three abstentions: the United States, United Kingdom, and France. The draft was produced by the humanitarian penholders on Syri...

Canada's Premiers came together in Victoria for their first in-person meeting in over two years, to emphasize the urgent need for a new, sustainable health care funding partnership for Canadians. As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, which has intensified the pre-existing fractures in our health systems' foundations, we are at a critical point for the sustainability of our health care services....

The Security Council today failed to reauthorize use of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Syria, unable to pass either of two competing resolutions that would have kept open a critical lifeline to more than 4.1 million people in the country’s north-west, many of whom were forcibly displaced by violence during the 11-year war. The first draft resolution — sub...

President Biden issue an executive order to help the way for Women's Reproductive Rights and ask all women to show for a election and vote Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

People in B.C. can look ahead to their next COVID-19 vaccine dose with the Province announcing a fall booster program as the next step in its COVID-19 immunization plan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30% over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week. In Europe and America, BA.4 and BA.5 are driving waves. In countries like India a new sub lineage of BA.2.75 has also been detected, which we’re following. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-...

UN/EU Retreat, Mali, Central African Republic & other topics - Daily Press Briefing final.mp3 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald delivers remarks in Vancouver as the AFN holds its 2022 annual general assembly. Her remarks come as the assembly is set to debate resolutions concerning her suspension from the role of national chief. The AFN's executive committee and national board of directors suspended Archibald with pay on June 17, 2022, pending the outcome of an inv...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference in Brampton, Ontario, after touring a local trucking facility. She is joined by Liberal MPs Shafqat Ali (Brampton Centre), Ruby Sahota (Brampton North), Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East) and Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South), Tanvir Singh (operations manager, KJS Transport Inc.) and Bob Punia (Ontario Dump Truck Association). She responds to...

HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development began this morning under the theme of “Building back better from the coronavirus disease while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” This afternoon, the Forum will review the implementation of sustainable development goal 17 on partnerships. The Forum will address finan...

Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho, Permanent Representative of Brazil and President of the Security Council for July on the programme of work of the Security Council in July 2022. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters while visiting an automotive parts manufacturer in Newmarket, Ontario. She highlights measures from the federal government's recently announced plan to minimize the effect of rising inflation. Responding to questions from reporters, she comments on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's call for her government to temporarily lower gas taxes in ord...

in light of the decision by the US Supreme Court overturning the ‘Roe v Wade’, I want to reaffirm WHO’s position. All women should have the right to choose when it comes to their bodies and health. Full stop. Safe abortion IS health care. It saves lives. Restricting it drives women and girls towards unsafe abortions; resulting in complications, even death. The evidence is irrefutable. Limiting acc...

Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma (Canada) (Purdue Canada) has agreed to a first of its kind settlement in Canada resulting from B.C.-led efforts to recover health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medicines. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--3339563/support .

Eligibility for hardship assistance is based on need and can be as much as $935 per month (single person), as much as $1,770 per month (family of four), as much as $1,358.50 per month (single person with a disability) and as much as $2,193.50 per month (family of four, one adult is a person with a disability). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/policy-and-rights--...

SYRIA The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria, Imran Riza, said today that humanitarian needs are unprecedented. Today, 14.6 million men, women and children require aid, which is an increase of 1.2 million people from 2021 and the highest level since the crisis began. The rapid rise is driven by a deepening economic crisis, ongoing displacement, continued fighting in some parts of th...