The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize their use — even pesticides Health Canada has deemed are unsafe. Bill C-30 passed both the House of Commons and the Senate on Thursday before Parliament rose for the summer. While the legislation largely…
A bill inspired by the killing of a Kelowna, B.C., woman is officially becoming law. Bill C-225, known as Bailey’s Law, received royal assent on Wednesday, one day after passing third reading in the Senate. “She will never be forgotten and her daughters will know that she has left behind a legacy, a legacy that…
Canada’s Criminal Code will soon have tougher penalties for intimate partner violence, particularly in cases of murder, after a Conservative bill became law Wednesday. The private member’s bill essentially leapfrogged the Liberal government’s own bill that would criminalize femicide and other forms of intimate partner violence and coercive control, and includes many of the same…
Ontario’s ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity system now attempting to untangle the fallout. The Independent Electricity System Operator is looking to recover $329 million from ratepayers this year, which is a…
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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 Liberal government’s long-promised reforms to Canada’s bail and sentencing regime are now law. Bill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform…
Justice Minister Sean Fraser says federal bail and sentencing reform that will target the “most frequent” issues seen across the country is now law. The Bail and Sentencing Reform Act received royal assent Monday evening and creates 80 changes surrounding bail and sentencing to the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and the…
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…
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ refugees come to Canada and the U.S says the federal government’s new border law is putting people at risk of being sent back to countries…
OTTAWA — The federal government will put the burden on importers, instead of customs officials, to prove that the products they bring into Canada are not produced with forced labour, according to new legislation tabled Friday. Read More
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two ticket-reselling platforms named by Ontario for allegedly breaking its strict rules are pushing back, accusing the Ford government of botching the implementation of the new system. Stubhub and Seatgeek, two resale sites, were added to Ontario’s consumer beware list for allegedly allowing the sale of tickets…