By Kaitlyn Bailey, Prince Rupert Northern View, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A motion to end the House of Common’s daily prayer reading was defeated May 11.
Sponsored by Martin Champoux, Bloc Québécois MP for Drummond, the motion sought to replace the current prayer with a moment of reflection.
The motion received only 56 votes in favour compared to 266 nays.
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Cortes Currents was in attendance at the March 12 “Just Transition Day of Action” event in Campbell River.
Approximately 25 people attended the event, promoted and inspired by the international climate organization 350.org and hosted locally by the Campbell River Chapter of Council of Canadians, a national justice, democracy and human survival organization.
Continue reading Just Transition Rally in Campbell RiverNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The West Coast fishing sector is being hung out to dry and deserves a just transition like other climate-affected industries after the federal government put in widespread closures to the salmon fishery last year, the fish harvesters union says.
Boat captains, crews, and shore workers are suffering dire economic hardship with zero emergency or transitional supports after the ministry of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) closed 79 salmon fisheries last June, said James Lawson, president of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union (UFAWU).
Continue reading Feds leaving West Coast fishing sector to flounder after salmon closures, harvesters sayBy Natasha Bulowski, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada must do its part to bring down planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, but the country also needs to prepare for harsher consequences from climate change, the federal environment minister said Monday in the wake of a new United Nations report.
“We need to reduce our emissions [but] we’ve entered the era of climate change. We know there will be more catastrophes, we know they will be more severe. So, we need to better prepare,” Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault told Canada’s National Observer in an interview.
Continue reading Environment minister says Canada must prepare for “unavoidable” climate risks detailed in new IPCC reportBy Fernando Arce, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the world woke up to breaking reports of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, Canada’s short-lived Emergencies Act has evoked memories of Eastern European dictatorships among some communities and ignited reflections about ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’ among ethnic media commentators.
A number of ethnic media outlets have pointed to what they see as hypocrisy and double standards from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government for supporting disruptive protests around the world but cracking down on similar ones at home.
Continue reading Canada’s emergency powers evoke reflections on democracy, freedom
