The case before the court had been brought by an Acadian activist group that challenged the appointment of a non-French-speaker, Brenda Murphy, to the position of lieutenant governor of New Brunswick. Six of the Supreme Court’s nine judges agreed with the Acadians, concluding that the lieutenant governor must speak both English and French. Appointing an…
The Leger survey, conducted on behalf of the Association for Canadian Studies, found that 31 per cent held that view, while the highest level of agreement was concentrated among university students (37 per cent), men (38 per cent) and Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 (35 per cent). English speakers were more than…
Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end. “It came as a major shock,” Craig Baird, host of the Canadian History Ehx podcast, told CBC News. “It’s not just a show, it’s a part of our culture. It’s…
Canadian income taxpayers would have to pay, on average, an additional $1,000 every year to maintain Ottawa’s current spending levels if it were not for Alberta’s contribution to federal finances, a new report by the Fraser Institute has found.
Complaints about the Canada Revenue Agency surged over the past fiscal year compared with the previous three years, according to the Office of the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, which released a report Tuesday outlining seven ways the agency needs to improve its services for Canadians. Among those is the recommendation that automatic tax filing be expanded for…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. More options and the reluctance of Canadians to travel to the U.S. have helped drive a major increase in transatlantic passenger…
LISTEN | More Canadians are using GoFundMe to fund basic needs: Cost of Living9:03Can crowdfunding solve the cost of living crisis? When he found himself strapped for cash to pay his bills, Luke Alberton says he had to “swallow his pride” and do something he normally wouldn’t do. “After a little bit of soul searching…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The federal Liberal government has introduced a new piece of legislation it says will tighten privacy rules and regulations for companies…
The federal government has suddenly suspended a number of Canadian citizenship certificates issued to people around the world who became eligible for citizenship late last year. In a notice emailed Saturday to an unknown number of people who successfully applied for and obtained citizenship certificates based on having a Canadian ancestor, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
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