Premila D'Sa
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About Premila D'Sa
Premila D'Sa covers federal policy for Vancouver and B.C. thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Feds applaud B.C. Supreme Court decision against private health care
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu said extra patient charges would “undermine equity” in our medical system.
Canada's international reputation stained by UN Yemen war report
Canada has been locked into an arms contract with Saudi Arabia since 2014, providing them military equipment used in the brutal Yemen war.
B.C. housing groups struggle with long, tedious applications for federal funding
The application process for the government’s National Housing Strategy funds can take up to a year or longer.
Feds tap Indigenous communities to help reduce Trans Mountain noise pollution
Underwater noise along the Trans Mountain shipping route has a detrimental impact on already endangered marine animals.
A first look at Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's shadow cabinet
Erin O’Toole unveiled his shadow cabinet Tuesday, insisting his new government will “defeat Justin Trudeau’s corrupt Liberal government in the next election.”
Class-action lawsuit alleges Google turns Canadians' electronics into tracking devices
The proposed lawsuit was filed on behalf of millions of Canadians by law firms from British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario. In a release, the firms said they are seeking compensation for the invasion of privacy, trespass, and consumer protection violations with the intention of getting Google to stop these alleged invasive practices.
B.C. only gets 0.5% of federal funding for housing, MP finds
Jenny Kwan, who represents the riding of Vancouver East, said she had started to notice that the housing situation in the city was not improving despite her Liberal counterparts saying the program was proceeding well during parliamentary sessions.
Is Vancouver’s Broadway subway project worth it’s $2.8 billion price tag?
The provincial government holds the extension as a key to economic recovery and sustainability
Canada’s employment rate rose in August, but it's still short of pre-pandemic levels
The good news is that Canada added 246,000 jobs in August. The bad news is that's still 1.1 jobs short than before COVID-19 hit our economy.