St-Onge Wants CBC Role Redefined Before Next Election, Possible Change of GovernmentBy Mickey Djuric, The Canadian PressOTTAWA — The role of the public broadcaster should be redefined before the next federal election, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says, as the Liberals hedge against a possible change in government. “And I really want to achieve that before the next election, to make sure that our public broadcaster is (as) well-positioned as possible for the future,” St-Onge said. CBC/Radio-Canada will assist in the mandate review in any way possible, said Leon Mar, a spokesperson for the public broadcaster. Beginning next year, the Canadian Heritage Department will put together a committee to find a new head of CBC who can lead the public broadcaster into its transformation, St-Onge said. Catherine Tait, current CEO and president of CBC/Radio-Canada, is slated to stay in her role until 2025.

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OTTAWA — The role of the public broadcaster should be redefined before the next federal election, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says, as the Liberals hedge against a possible change in government. "And I really want to achieve that before the next election, to make sure that our public broadcaster is (as) well-positioned as possible for the future," St-Onge said. "(Conservatives) have shown they think that the arts and cultural sector should be left to the free market," she said. CBC/Radio-Canada will assist in the mandate review in any way possible, said Leon Mar, a spokesperson for the public broadcaster. Beginning next year, the Canadian Heritage Department will put together a committee to find a new head of CBC who can lead the public broadcaster into its transformation, St-Onge said.

St-Onge wants CBC’s role redefined before next election, withstand government change Dec 29, 2023 | 9:09 AMOTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says she wants the role of the public broadcaster redefined before the next federal election. St-Onge says in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press that the time is now to update CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, to hedge against a possible change in government. She says the Liberal government believes a strong public broadcaster strengthens democracy and is promising to keep supporting it — adding she believes a Conservative government would destroy it. The Opposition Tories, who didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment, have promised to defund CBC and turn its Toronto-based headquarters into housing.

Canadian workers have been striking and rallying for better workplace wages and conditions throughout 2023. And many non-traditional industries are forming unions. We explore why this generation of workers has more bargaining power compared to the ones before them.

Poilievre’s housing plan includes a GST rebate for the construction of purpose-built rental homes, just like the proposal the Liberals recently passed through the House of Commons, but with a key difference. Housing Minister Sean Fraser said he considered the Conservative approach, but found it wouldn’t do enough and would create more bureaucracy. Moffatt advised the government to build two million new rental units over the next decade, arguing that more rental units would bring down prices across the spectrum. The other similarity between the Conservative and Liberal housing plans is the focus on municipalities delaying or limiting construction, with both parties making plans to get municipalities across the country to build more homes. Fraser said he believes the Liberal policy strikes a balance by making municipalities responsible for their part of the process.

By Shawn Whatley, December 23, 2023The federal government chose a right-to-die advocacy group to help implement its medical assistance in dying legislation. Anyone who criticizes MAID governance is seen as being opposed to assisted death and is shut out of the debate. In 2022, Canada extended its lead: MAID now represents 4.1 per cent of all deaths in Canada. In truth, Canada became world-famous for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide because we put right-to-die advocates in charge of assisted death. Regardless of one’s stance on MAID, regulatory capture is a well-known form of corruption.

His pelvis is broken in four different places and also a vein in his left leg was sectioned in two. It took first responders over 30 minutes to get Jayden out of the vehicle using the Jaws of Life, Rocheleau said. Driver charged with impaired, dangerous drivingOttawa police said a 23-year-old man from Ottawa was arrested at the scene and charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm. No other family should have to deal with something like this, Rocheleau said, adding she hopes Hunter's story can help highlight the consequences of driving impaired. Ottawa police said so far this year they have charged more than 870 people with impaired driving.

But for Christmas 2023, virtually every corner of Canada was touched by conditions warmer than anything seen in decades. Vancouver hit a high of 14 Celsius on Dec. 27, shattering a record that had stood since 1986. Ottawa — which can occasionally boast of being the world’s coldest national capital — hit a high of 6 Celsius on Boxing Day. A Calgary man drowned on Christmas Day after falling through the thin ice of the Bow River. Even the North is close to meltingThe territories are still reliably being hit with snow and ice … but just barely.

Canadian Blood Services says blood donations are needed nationwide as supplies dwindle over the holidays. (CBC / Radio-Canada - image credit)Alisha Openshaw has driven her twin four-year-old sons, Weston and Bennett, to B.C. Alisha Openshaw says her twin sons, Weston and Bennett, receive donated blood and plasma almost weekly for their treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia at B.C. (Submitted/Alisha Openshaw)According to Canadian Blood Services, more than 11,000 donations are needed between now and Jan. 7, 1,500 of which are required in B.C. "I had never donated blood before the boys," she said.

A new era in women’s sports is underway with the arrival of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. More from Rolling StoneWant to watch the women’s hockey league on TV and online? Sign up for a virtual private network like ExpressVPN, which will let you set your location to Canada to livestream PWHL games online on CBC.ca. Use NordVPN, which currently has a 30-day free trial that you can use to watch the women’s hockey games online for free. The schedule will take a short break in February, for the Rivalry Series, between the U.S. and Canadian national women’s hockey teams.

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What does success look like for NS NDP Leader Claudia Chender?| SaltWireOTTAWA — A group of election activists pushing for electoral reform plans to once again plump up the ballot for an upcoming federal byelection. Long considered a safe Liberal seat, elections in Toronto-St. Paul’s have attracted between four and five candidates since the 2000 federal election. Under current election rules, federal election candidates don’t have to live in the riding they’re running in, which opens the door for anybody in Canada to toss in their hat. Previous ballot-bloating campaigns by the Longest Ballot Committee have so far resulted in some comically large ballots. The ballot for the 2022 federal byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore — a contest won by former Ontario Liberal MPP Charles Sousa — swelled to 40 candidates, with most running as independents.

And even $600 billion in cumulative debt hasn’t been enough for the Liberals to honour their 2015 campaign promise to ensure universal clean water on First Nations reserves. As recently as 2021, interest charges on federal debt cost $20.3 billion per year. Ottawa now spends about as much on debt management as it does on health care transfers to the provinces. Now, it’s one of a bouquet of social welfare programs introduced in just the past few years. The fiscally conservative Canadian Taxpayers Federation is one of the most dedicated monitors of rising federal spending.