French speakers and allophones, persons whose mother tongue is neither English nor French, are more evenly split on the question of historic injustices committed against Indigenous peoples, according to the survey. By comparison, noted Jedwab, English speakers are somewhat more likely to disagree, with 49% disagreeing and 41% agreeing. “It suggests that some groups may…
Regionally, Quebecers were least likely to favour a return to capital punishment (50 per cent), followed by Atlantic Canadians (55 per cent), Ontarians (62 per cent), Albertans (65 per cent) and then those in B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba (67 per cent).
“If we’re spending this money on interest costs, that’s money that’s not going towards those programs you care about, like education, health care, pensions, things like that,” he said. “And ultimately we are basically spending the same amount or more on interest costs than we are spending on K-to-12 education, for instance.”
Letters shared on social media and signed by Peggy Sun, Registrar of Canadian Citizenship, say in part: “I am writing pursuant to subsection 26(1) of the Citizenship Regulations. This provision authorizes me to require the surrender of a certificate of citizenship where I have reasonable grounds to believe that the holder of the certificate may…
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The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after “a few dozen” people were told their issued citizenship certificates must be surrendered pending a review. A statement issued late Wednesday says “the department is reviewing how this occurred” and is taking steps to ensure applications are…
For instance, if you believe MAID recipients must be dying imminently to be eligible, if you believe patients must try medically effective treatment before being approved for MAID, and if you believe MAID is only for exceptional or last resort situations, you’re far from alone — this, broadly speaking, is what a majority of Canadians…
The battle that Jewish and Italian Canadians waged against swastika-bearing thugs at Christie Pits in 1933. The legal fight led by Jews to strike down discriminatory land covenants against Jewish, Asian, and Black Canadians. In every generation, we made our community stronger, and we made our country better, helping shape a Canadian way of life…
By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted June 17, 2026 3:43 pm Updated June 17, 2026 3:45 pm 3 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The number of Canadians reporting having been directly affected by extreme weather events has increased since a year ago, a new poll suggests.An online poll by…
Over the years, MAID applications increased significantly and were being approved more liberally. As this evolved, the criteria changed. Some physicians began to look at MAID less as a final and serious consideration, and more as standard operating procedure when a person felt he or she no longer wanted to be around.