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In the dying hours of debate, with the United States poised to pass its most sweeping tax reform in decades - including far-reaching provisions touching health care, the economy and the national debt - a senator mentioned how it would also reach the northern neighbour, Canada. "We're not gonna have any more pharmaceutical companies buying donut-makers in Canada and move their headquarters to get a lower tax rate," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, in a slightly bungled reference to Burger King buying Tim Hortons and relocating north.
The Supreme Court of the United States is currently deciding whether or not it will allow the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission to determine if bakers, based on their religious beliefs, can refuse to bake for LGBT people.
I admit to being partisan. However, rather than being a supporter of any party, I am a partisan of social justice, of the idea that all people should be valued equally, that privilege through birth, wealth, or connections, must not play a part in any democratic exercise.
Canada's House of Commons adopted an unusual unanimous resolution Monday backing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after he was harshly criticized by President Donald Trump, while Americans lent support to their northern neighbor on Twitter through a special hashtag #ThankCanada. Trump attacked the Canadian leader after withdrawing U.S. approval of the joint communique issued at the close Saturday of the Group of Seven summit in Charlevoix, Quebec.
Ireland's minority government is facing crisis as a row over the future of its deputy premier threatens the confidence and supply deal keeping the Fine Gael-led administration in power. Ireland's minority government is facing crisis as a row over the future of its deputy premier threatens the confidence and supply deal keeping the Fine Gael-led administration in power.
Governor Jay Inslee is co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance. He is critical of planned Canadian pipeline, which would send 34 tankers a month through international waters of the Salish Sea shared by Washington and British Columbia.
Nebraska regulators are set to decide Monday whether to approve or deny an in-state route for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. It's the last major regulatory hurdle facing project operator TransCanada Corp. The Nebraska Public Service Commission's ruling is on the Nebraska route TransCanada has proposed to complete the $8 billion, 1,179-mile pipeline to deliver oil from Alberta, Canada, to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders lent his star power to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Sunday in Toronto, where he commended the province and the rest of Canada for a public health care system that he admits is "not perfect." The man who inspired millions with his social democratic message but ultimately failed to win the U.S. Democratic Party's presidential nomination last year was introduced by Wynne at a packed event at the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall.
There's a movement going on in Canada, one which has seen a large expansion of private facilities where people can, get this, go in an pay with their own money to get treatment quickly. And the Fascists/Socialists who love the government to be in control are not happy Canada's health system serves as model for Sanders - but faces troubles of its own Experts warn of 'major threat' of privatisation and point to concerns over gaps in coverage, even as Canadians are widely proud of their healthcare system Bernie Sanders will arrive in Toronto this weekend for a crash course in an unrivalled point of pride for most Canadians: the country's healthcare system.
Canadian leaders search for "gravitas" and "respect" from their US counterparts is adding to friction in the Asia-Pacific. Amidst tension on the Korean Peninsula, the Canadian Navy has joined Washington's "pivot" towards Asia.
Inps. Matt Peggs with the Yellowknife RCMP says of the 15 high frequency callers the police saw on a regular basis, six of them were referred to the Pathfinders program. The Pathfinders pilot program in Yellowknife has helped free up local RCMP to focus on more of their job duties, including catching more drunk drivers, says one officer.
Just hours before Bombardier Inc. was to unveil a dramatic plan to escape its latest crisis, Jerry Dias was summoned to Montreal to meet with Alain Bellemare, the beleaguered firm's chief executive. There, the head of Canada's largest private-sector union was told that after months of searching for partners to help finance its sleek new C Series jet, Bombardier would be teaming up with European manufacturer Airbus, which would take on much of the responsibility for building and selling the aircraft.
Opinion: Bruce Anderson on how Canada's democracy is vulnerable to modern forces that our current election rules are ill-equipped to handle Voters wait in line at a polling station in Quebec City, October 19, 2015. Canadians go to the polls in a federal election on Monday.
An alumna from a high school in a Montreal suburb is increasingly being mentioned as a potential candidate to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from winning a second term in 2020. While California Sen. Kamala Harris does not publicly embrace speculation about her 2020 intentions, some online betting websites have put her at the front of the pack to lead the Democratic party into the next election.
When the Quebec government and Ottawa stepped in to shore up a struggling Bombardier with cash for its prized CSeries aircraft, danger was lurking, according to William Mitchell, professor of strategic management at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. Sure enough, not too long afterwards, Boeing filed a complaint with the U.S. government alleging that Canada's airplane manufacturer was encroaching on its home turf by selling CSeries aircraft on the cheap thanks to government subsidies.
Opinion: For some Americans, Canadian health care is a source of envy. But the 'Medicare for All' plan shows that our system could use a shake-up, too Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent from Vermont, discusses Medicare for All legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2017.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland updates the media on the NAFTA negotiations in the foyer outside the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 25, 2017.
In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, oranges ripen on a tree in a grove in Clermont, Fla.The price of a mimosa at brunch or bag or oranges at the grocery store may jump in the coming weeks, experts say, after hurricane Irma left some of the state's orange producers with no crop to sell this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/John Raoux, File In this Jan. 4, 2010, file photo, oranges ripen on a tree in a grove in Clermont, Fla.The price of a mimosa at brunch or bag or oranges at the grocery store may jump in the coming weeks, experts say, after hurricane Irma left some of the state's orange producers with no crop to sell this year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Boeing can forget about selling fighter jets to Canada as long as its trade complaint is ongoing against Quebec aerospace firm Bombardier. Trudeau's comments Monday, the toughest yet in the ongoing battle between Boeing and the Canadian government over the complaint against Bombardier, appear to jeopardize not only Boeing's current proposal to sell interim fighter jets to Canada but its hope to sell Canada additional aircraft in the future to replace the CF-18 fleet on a permanent basis.
Canada's push to get climate change action included in a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement is turning into a heated domestic dispute just as it makes its debut at the official negotiating table. The NAFTA schedule obtained by The Canadian Press showed the environment was on the schedule for seven hours of NAFTA talks in Mexico City Monday, and another seven hours on Tuesday.