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Lee Berthiaume

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469 Articles

Offer of MAID to veterans seeking help raises concerns about expanding the law

Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa’s plans to expand such procedures to include mental-health injuries and illnesses.
News, Politics | December 5th 2022

Military was on standby to intervene in 'Freedom Convoy' protests

The Defence Department's top official says he directed the military to prepare to intervene in the "Freedom Convoy" protests earlier this year, but the resulting plans were never seriously considered — in part due to concerns about another Oka Crisis.
News, Politics | December 2nd 2022

China regularly intercepts Canadian military aircraft, defence staff report

China is being accused of having "regularly" intercepted a Canadian military aircraft tasked with enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea.
News, Politics | December 1st 2022

Information about soldiers participating in 'Freedom Convoy' shared by ministerial staff

Emails released through a public inquiry suggest federal Liberal political aides were scrambling earlier this year to figure out the extent to which members of the Canadian Armed Forces were supporting "Freedom Convoy" protests that had gridlocked downtown Ottawa.
News, Politics | December 1st 2022

'Politics was not the motivation at all in the invocation of the Emergencies Act': Justin Trudeau

"And I am absolutely, absolutely serene and confident that I made the right choice in agreeing with the invocation," said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in testimony today.
News | November 25th 2022

Canada's economy and national security were threatened by 'Freedom Convoy': Freeland

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland defended the Liberal government’s decision to declare a public order emergency to end the "Freedom Convoy" protests.
News | November 24th 2022

Canadians split on Ottawa's plan to admit more immigrants

A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are worried about how the federal Liberal government's plan to dramatically increase immigration levels over the next few years will affect housing and government services.
News, Politics | November 16th 2022

Trudeau at summit in Cambodia for Remembrance Day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will miss Friday's, November 11, 2022, national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa to attend a summit in Cambodia involving countries from across Southeast Asia.
News, Politics | November 10th 2022

Ottawa plans to add 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025

The federal Liberal government has unveiled plans for a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025 as it seeks to address a critical labour shortage across the country.
News, Politics | November 2nd 2022

Military's chief issues stop non-essential work order to focus on recruiting and retention

Chief of the defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre is ordering an immediate halt to all non-essential activities in favour of boosting military recruitment and retention, with the Canadian Armed Forces facing an unprecedented personnel crisis.
News, Politics | October 6th 2022
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