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The Quebec government is refusing to get behind Ottawa’s call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza. 

The Liberals’ controversial Bill C-21, which cements a handgun ban and expands authority to seize firearms from licensed gun owners believed to pose a risk to others, passed in the Senate on Thursday without changes and is now set to become law.

At a private meeting Thursday afternoon, the executive of the Toronto high school teachers union will vote on whether to donate to the disgraced United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

A new report from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) revealed that over 68,000 guns have been seized by federal agents in cross-border mail from 2018-2022.

A new federal dental insurance plan is expected to be launched today by a number of government ministers, which will provide direct benefits to eligible Canadians, however the first claims won’t be processed until May 2024. 

The “Common Sense Revolution” of Mike Harris, Ontario’s premier from 1995-2002, continues to loom large as a recurring motif in Canadian politics. Many conservatives see it as a principled case to emulate. But to opponents it was neoliberalism at its coldest – a series of ruthless spending cuts, privatization and attacks on labour rights.

In the first week of a month-long petition calling for a vote of non-confidence, an electronic petition has already received over 100,000 signatures from Canadians.  

The federal government announced its plan to appeal the Federal Court’s decision to overturn the single-use plastics ban. Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers & Businesses of Canada president Catherine Swift joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss.

The Liberals delivered their fall fiscal update yesterday, painting a grim picture of Canada's finances despite Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland's claim that Canada is not and never has been "broken." Tune into The Andrew Lawton Show.

Canada’s ban on single-use plastics was overturned by the Federal Court this week for being an “unreasonable and unconstitutional” policy.