filings show: Mobilize also charged Canada Proud 11,300 in production costs, the filings show, according to National Observer. The right-wing advocacy group is known for its incredible reach on social media and ties to Conservative Party fundraisers. The bulk of Canada Proud's spending, just over 94,000, went towards ads on Facebook and Instagram, which Mobilize purchased on behalf of the group. Public expense reports filed to Elections Canada on Sept. 15 show that every dollar of the group's campaign spending has gone to Mobilize Media, a media production company owned by Canada Proud founder and director Jeff Ballingall. There are no laws expressly forbidding a person from directing their non-profit to purchase services from a company they own, but directors of non-profits are required to disclose any personal benefit they might derive as a result. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Canada Proud is registered as a non-profit, meaning its profits are required to serve the organization's purposes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news sign: Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Trudeau also confessed Wednesday night to having worn makeup during a high-school talent show, while performing a version of Harry Belafonte's Banana Boat Song Day-O . Now, Global News has published a video of a young Trudeau in blackface, showing him sticking out his tongue for the camera and raising his arms over his head.A Liberal spokesperson confirmed its authenticity and said it was filmed in the early 1990s. ; Trudeau has conceded it will take some doing to restore his image as a champion of diversity and tolerance, according to National Observer. I'm asking Canadians to forgive me for what I did, he said Wednesday night during an emergency news conference aboard the Liberal campaign plane before taking off from Halifax for Winnipeg, where he was scheduled to have events Thursday. First, an 18-year-old photo surfaced of Trudeau dressed elaborately as Aladdin, his face and hands darkened by makeup during an Arabian Nights -themed party at the Vancouver private school where he once taught. I shouldn't have done that. I'm disappointed in myself. It was a dumb thing to do. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

official party: He is now the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party, which was recently registered as an official party with Elections Canada, according to National Observer. Despite that, not even a piece of a Bitcoin has come his way. Patron has long billed himself as a Bitcoin expert, even writing a book on the digital currency. Even so, Patron and his far-right nationalist party which promotes a variety of conspiratorial beliefs, and has appeared to organize supporters on the neo-Nazi forum Stormfront is a clear sign of the challenges to come, thanks to the blockchain. On crowdfunding site GoFund Me, supporters are asked to kick in small donations for People's Party of Canada candidate Mikko Paavola to prove that we don't need to be the huge corrupt political party to bring in funds for this election. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing And he isn't the only one leveraging new online sources of revenue to finance election campaigns. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

energy efficiency: A national ban will prohibit anyone from buying a gas-powered vehicle, according to CTV. No matter where you live, charging stations will make driving long distances easy and affordable. In 11 years, all new cars will be electric. Alberta's oil industry will be on the way out, replaced by jobs in sectors such as urban farming, renewable energy and retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency. It's all part of the Greens' Mission Possible a detailed plan released Monday with a level of ambition made clear by its very name. The electric grid will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

giant c: Edward Markey in the state's Democratic primary in 2020.A person with knowledge of Kennedy's plans told The Associated Press that Kennedy will formally make the announcement Saturday, according to Vancouver Courier. The person wasn't authorized to preempt Kennedy's announcement and spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity.article continues below Trending StoriesB.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say Vancouver's famous clock master is in hospital and needs your help Province announces six new stops for Vancouver's Broadway Subway project Here's what happened to a giant C' from Vancouver's Canada Post building The 38-year-old grandson of Robert F. Kennedy has been quietly laying down the foundation of a run, building up his staff and formally announcing his interest in the race by filing preliminary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission last month. Joe Kennedy III, a scion of one of America's most storied political families, is set to announce he will challenge U.S. Sen. I don't think primaries are something that people should shy away from, Kennedy told reporters at the state Democratic convention last Saturday. It's a two-year term. The idea behind it is that every seat, my own included, the one that I currently occupy as a member of the House of Representatives, it's up every two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

complaint files: During an off-duty gathering, a new police officer pushed a female classmate against a wall and grabbed her buttocks while trying to engage her in a kiss, said the report posted last week to the complaint commissioner's website, according to Vancouver Courier. At another off-duty gathering, the police officer rubbed his hand between the legs of a classmate over her clothing while she was asleep. The allegations are outlined in an Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner report that tracks complaint files involving municipal police officers opened between April 1 and June 30 of this year.article continues below Trending StoriesB.C. paying foster parents instead of supporting struggling families, experts say Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history Vancouver's famous clock master is in hospital and needs your help Deteriorating level of public safety' in Oppenheimer Park VIDEO The case dates back to January 2018, and the incidents occurred at private residences during off-duty gatherings, according to deputy police complaint commissioner Andrea Spindler. The police officer also inappropriately touched two other classmates at a gathering. In addition, New Westminster's police chief was appointed as the discipline authority, as outlined in the Police Act. The commissioner determined it was in the public interest to have an external agency in this case, the New Westminster Police Service investigate the allegations under the Police Act. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pension system: Our government is giving those who have lost a loved one some much needed breathing room as they grieve and adjust to a new life, Trudeau said Wednesday in Fredericton, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing The Liberals also promised to increase old age security benefits by an extra 10 per cent once seniors reach age 75. Justin Trudeau announced that a re-elected Liberal government would work with the provinces and territories to increase the benefit paid to surviving spouses through the Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension Plan by 25 per cent. The 2015 federal election also saw the Liberals run on a promise to upgrade the public pension system. The promise Trudeau is making in this campaign comes in a very different context, when Conservative premiers such as Doug Ford in Ontario and Jason Kenney in Alberta, among others, have been opposing the federal carbon tax and otherwise showing they are not willing to give the Liberals an easy ride. After coming to power, they were able to work out a deal with the provinces excluding Quebec, which has its own pension plan that would see contributions increase gradually beginning this year and, eventually, boost benefits for retirees on the other end. ; Those negotiations had some bumps along the way, including when B.C. did not ratify the deal as quickly as expected, but they went smoothly enough that Ontario ended up abandoning an effort to create its own separate public pension plan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

children: Raising children is expensive and challenging, particularly in the first year, and this would help, Trudeau said, according to CTV. In those first few months with a new baby, when it's a struggle to get enough sleep, let alone get to the top of your game at work, it can be an even bigger concern, he said. If re-elected, he promised that Liberals would boost the Canada Child Benefit for children under age one and make maternity and parental leave benefits tax-free. People should be focused on spending time with their baby, not worrying about how they'll pay their bills. The party also promised to remove federal taxes from employment insurance cheques for maternity and parental leave. The Liberals are promising to increase the Canada Child Benefit by 15 per cent for children under one, which Trudeau said would be an increase of up to 1,000 a year for some families. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

education level: Dawn Desjardins, deputy chief economist at RBC Economics, says the problem stems back to a failure to adequately recognize credentials and work experience abroad, according to CTV. About 38 per cent of university-educated immigrants aged 25 to 54 work at a job that fits their education level, compared with more than half of their Canadian-born counterparts. The study finds that new Canadians earn 10 per cent less on average than workers born on Canadian soil, a gulf that spans age, gender, region and occupation. The gap in median earnings between the Canadian-born and those born elsewhere has risen over the past three decades, climbing to 10.3 per cent in 2016 from 3.8 per cent in 1986. Desjardins says the government should upgrade its credentials assessments, help employers recognize foreign work experience and devote more resources to aiding immigrants' transition into the workforce. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

oil prices: Trump accuses Iran U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that it looks like Iran was responsible for an explosive attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities that caused oil prices worldwide to soar, according to CTV. Iran called the accusations categorically baseless. 2. Here's what else you need to know to start your Tuesday. 1. Election 2019 On the same day she released the Green Party's complete platform, Elizabeth May acknowledged that she probably won't become the next prime minister but pitched her party as responsible enough to hold the balance of power in the event of a minority government. 3. Lucki called the allegations extremely unsettling. 4. RCMP 'shaken' RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said many people within the RCMP are shaken by the arrest of 47-year-old Cameron Jay Ortis, who is charged under three sections of the Security of Information Act. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

friend ethan: Rating NNNNNOf all the things I thought Ad Astra might be, I never would have predicted that James Gray would make an interplanetary riff on Apocalypse Now, according to NOW Magazine. But here it is, and here we are, with an apocalypse that's much smaller and more personal despite the fate of all known life hanging in the balance. Opens Thursday September 19 . See listing. To be more specific, Gray and his co-writer and long-time friend Ethan Gross are drawing from Heart Of Darkness, the Joseph Conrad novella that inspired Francis Ford Coppola's film, with its solitary hero embarking on a long and perilous journey to find a madman living in isolation. No enemy is trying to kill you; the antagonist is the journey itself. Ad Astra sets aside Coppola's political context and returns the story to the purity of Conrad's conception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government regulation: As an environmental lawyer and the former environmental commissioner of Ontario, I have spent 45 years at Canada's battlefront between the economy, the environment, and law and government, according to National Observer. These decades of difficult work produced hard-won, important victories that many people now take for granted. It first appeared in Open Canada.org on Sept. 16, 2019. Because of civil society protests, government regulation and business innovation urban and indoor air is cleaner; the ozone layer is recovering; acid rain, lead and mercury pollution are way down; the pesticides in food are less toxic to people. The climate emergency and the devastation of ecosystems put the very future of human civilization at stake, largely because the lavish use of fossil fuels is destroying the natural systems on which all human lives depend. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing But the task Canadians have now is enormously more urgent and more difficult. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

indefensibly: In a recent column, pundit Andrew Coyne wrote Conservatism in Canada now amounts to, at best, opportunism, according to Vancouver Courier. They are in favour of whatever is unassailably popular, opposed to whatever is indefensibly unpopular ... just so long as no one asks them to take a risk, a stand, or a decision, to ... explain how it differs from the left's. Disclosure information is available on the original site. article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver rookie cop resigns over allegations of sexual assault against colleagues Vision Vancouver will not run a mayoral candidate for first time in party's history South Vancouver condo owner takes offence to Airbnb rental's risqu business Here's what happened to a giant C' from Vancouver's Canada Post building Author Jerome Gessaroli, Instructor, School of Business, B.C. Institute of Technology, Visiting Lecturer, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University What governing vision does the Conservative Party of Canada offer Canadians this election This is a fundamental question that the party has not yet answered. The same cannot be said for the federal Liberals and NDP. The Liberals proudly wrap themselves around a heavily left-leaning economic and social agenda, while the NDP are trying to outflank the Liberals on the left. From running government deficits in normal times, legalizing marijuana and euthanasia, to, until recently, supporting policies that would further integrate China and Canada economically and socially, the Liberals seek to reshape our country. Both parties unapologetically promote their fiscal vision for greater government economic intervention and their social vision for diversity, equity and overall social justice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news sign: It is the biggest store of biodiversity in the world, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing It regulates rainfall patterns across Latin America and beyond. The Amazon rainforest is the best preserved of the three great tropical forest basins. It is home to the world's largest river, which is responsible for one-fifth of the freshwater flowing into the oceans and is one of the most important terrestrial carbon sinks. If the Amazon is burning right now it is partly because of the Bolsonaro government, but it is also because there is a huge global appetite for certain agricultural products and certain minerals, writes Rufo Quintavalle I am an environmentalist who has been working for many years on reforestation and conservation projects in the Brazilian Amazon and Atlantic rainforests and would agree wholeheartedly, this destruction is a disaster. So it is easy to understand the international outrage at the fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon right now and the pressure being put on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to take action to prevent this destruction. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

birth tourism: WHAT IS HAPPENING Birth tourism is the practice by which babies are born in Canada to non-residents so they can receive automatic citizenship without having to go through standard immigration processes, according to CTV. Griffith follows the phenomenon closely as part of his research. It's going up faster than immigration rates, faster than the overall population of Canada, Andrew Griffith, a fellow at the Environics Institute and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, said in a telephone interview with CTV News. The 13 per cent increase was found in data Griffith collected from the Canadian Institute for Health Information CIHI which based it on information from hospitals across the country, excluding Quebec. According to CIHI, there were 1,354 non-resident births in 2010 and 4,099 in the 12-month period ending March 2019 representing 1.4 per cent of all births in Canada during that time. Their research shows a steady increase in births to non-residents from 2008 to 2017-18, and then a 13 per cent jump after that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

platform: Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily campaign update I think I am the best qualified to be prime minister of Canada, I will say that out loud, but I'll also say I don't think it's very likely, she said in releasing her party's platform at Toronto's Royal York hotel, surrounded by a slate of local candidates, according to CTV. I'm running to elect as many of these wonderful candidates as is possible so that a caucus of Green MPs can assist Canadians, particularly in a minority situation. May acknowledged the reality of the polls, which peg Green support well behind those of the Liberals and Conservatives, at her platform launch. The Greens say every policy in their platform -- from the economy to health, foreign affairs, immigration and transportation -- is viewed through the lens of the climate crisis. Most of what people have heard us talk about so far in the campaign has been related to climate, but look at the many ways in which steps on the climate emergency have an impact on other parts of our ways of life. The platform covers a broad, broad suite of measures, May said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

deal: Worse, someone is leaking internal emails about this to The Tyee, an online rival publication, according to Rabble. And Munro presumably needs to deal with the dismay of his superiors in Toronto. His own award-winning reporting staff courageously joined the public backlash on social media, and has so far found his first steps to deal with the situation lacking. Top management of Postmedia Network has ordered all its member papers, including his, to lean harder right. Talk about being caught in the middle. In other words, publish more of this kind of stuff. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right decision: In a video posted on social media, Bernier said he was pleased, calling it the right decision, because now Canadians can look at all the options, according to CTV. Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily campaign update After not initially meeting all necessary criteria, the Commission has decided to include Bernier, who formed the still fledgling federal political party in 2018 with a vow to run a candidate in all 338 ridings. CTV News confirmed Monday afternoon that Bernier has accepted the invitation. Based on our further evaluation, I'm satisfied that more than one candidate endorsed by the party has a reasonable chance to be elected, said Commissioner David Johnston in a statement. The other five leaders were invited to participate on Aug. 12. Bernier will join Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

climate: This is his 40th year of hosting CBC's documentary series, The Nature of Things, according to National Observer. He helped establish the David Suzuki Foundation, a non-profit focused on sustainability, in 1990. It's been a long road for David Suzuki. And he says he's become jaded after years of broken promises from politicians and business people about combating climate change. He said he's doubtful humans can make the changes needed to stop the world's temperature rising by upwards of 1.5 C before 2030, as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change. Suzuki spoke with National Observer on the phone from his cabin on Quadra Island on the coast of British Columbia, where he was spending time with his children and grandchildren. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

giant c: Maisel, according to Vancouver Courier. The Amazon Prime Video series was the top comedy series winner, with six awards. Bradley Whitford and Cherry Jones received trophies for their roles on the Toronto-shot drama The Handmaid's Tale at the ceremony, a precursor to the main bash airing Sept. 22 on CTV and Fox.article continues below Trending Stories Here's what happened to a giant C' from Vancouver's Canada Post building Workers at four downtown Vancouver hotels hold lunchtime strikeB.C. Green leader reduces workload after illness, full recovery expected Fish pond in sanctuary doesn't fly with neighbours Jane Lynch and Hamilton-born Luke Kirby won on the comedy side, both for The Marvelous Mrs. Game of Thrones led with 10 Emmys in technical and other categories, including a trophy for Halifax's Paula Fairfield in the sound editing category as part of the team on the HBO drama. She's been nominated for Game of Thrones in four other years, and received three previous nominations for work on ABC/CTV's Lost. It's Fairfield's second win after nabbing a trophy for the same series in 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news sign: Crombie, a former Liberal MP, suggested Sunday that all levels of government must increase the resources and funding they direct at the problem of gun violence, according to National Observer. Trudeau said what his party is preparing to offer is something he'll discuss in the coming weeks. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau had already been on the way to Mississauga, Ont., when he briefly addressed the incident, telling reporters he would speak with the city's mayor, Bonnie Crombie, to offer support from the federal government. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing We know there's more to do and we will be doing more, he said. Both said the root causes of the violence need to be addressed, but differed in their views on what those are as they repeated their existing commitments. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh went little farther. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pro-pipeline rally: This remote corner of the country gained a national profile last February when 250 people gathered at the factory for a pro-pipeline rally, according to National Observer. The names of a couple of the headliner speakers federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe weren't surprising. The IJack Technologies Inc. plant which makes equipment for the oil and gas industry stands on a lonely highway in the big-sky prairies of southeastern Saskatchewan, just up the road from Moosomin, population 2,500. The two, like Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, are united in the belief Ottawa is stiffing the West by failing to make pipelines materialize and by imposing a carbon tax. When Higgs took his turn on stage in front of a large, strategically placed Canadian flag he was received with a rousing ovation from the blue-collar audience, some of whom wore T-shirts emblazoned with I love Canadian oil & gas. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing But the identity of the final marquee speaker was, at first, a bit of a head-shaker Blaine Higgs, the then-newly minted Progressive Conservative premier of New Brunswick. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language laws: He also promised to find a way to get Quebec to sign the Constitution, on its own terms, although he did not explain how he would solve a problem that has long proven a political impasse, according to CTV. The fact that historically Quebec has not signed the Constitution is a mistake that should not exist, Singh told supporters gathered in the conference room of a hotel in Sherbrooke, Que. Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for daily updates on the campaign The 11-page platform for Quebec included an expansion of the province's language laws and the right to withdraw from federal programs with financial compensation. He also pledged more money to help integrate immigrants, increased powers in areas such as environmental assessment and trade agreements, and to expand the province's language law, Bill 101, to cover all federally regulated companies in Quebec. But he's among the few who are still there; things reversed dramatically for the party in 2015, and NDP held only 14 seats in the province at dissolution. The Sherbrooke riding is held by the NDP's Pierre-Luc Dusseault, who became the youngest MP in Canadian history when he won the seat in 2011, one of 59 NDP MPs elected in Quebec that year as part of a massive surge of support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario news: Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Ontario News Now is a creative way to communicate the government's message in the modern, digital world no different than a video press release or a digital householder, spokeswoman Ivana Yelich said in a statement, according to National Observer. One of the differences, said NDP critic Taras Natyshak, is that Ontario News Now styles itself as journalism. The premier's office said he usually spends less than five minutes at a time on ONN filming and defended the use of time and did not dispute the estimate. The spots are formatted like a TV news report, with a woman posing as a reporter interviewing the premier and cabinet ministers. He's not receiving the hard questions that true media outlets would give him, given the opportunity. Delivering your message on policy will always be an exercise that parliamentarians embark on and it's an important way to communicate through all facets, Natyshak said in an interview. ; However, trying to make it seem like this has the aspect of journalism and that he's being questioned by a legitimate journalist, sort of, is disingenuous. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pharmaceutical-grade oxycodone: It had arrived with 10 round, blue pills inside, the markings of pharmaceutical-grade oxycodone stamped onto the surface, according to CTV. The young man took out two, crushed and snorted them. Lurking on a trash can at the edge of the picture was what prosecutors said delivered this death an ordinary, U.S. Postal Service envelope. But the pills were poison, prosecutors said counterfeits containing fatal grains of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid that has written a deadly new chapter in the American opioid epidemic. That's where a clean-cut, 29-year-old college dropout and Eagle Scout named Aaron Shamo made himself a millionaire by building a fentanyl trafficking empire with not much more than his computer and the help of a few friends. ------ This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. ------ For three weeks this summer, those suburban millennials climbed onto the witness stand at his federal trial and offered an unprecedented window into how fentanyl bought and sold online has transformed the global drug trade. The envelope was postmarked from the suburbs of Salt Lake City. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign scheer: But before the event was over, McCaffrey jumped into a car and refused to answer questions from reporters, according to CTV. Her campaign barbecue continued with Scheer posing for selfies and shaking hands with supporters despite her absence. Justina McCaffrey, a well-known Ottawa wedding dress designer, introduced Scheer outside her suburban campaign office and hugged him as he stepped off his tour bus with his family in tow. Sign up for our Election Dispatch newsletter for a daily update on the campaign Scheer was to have had a low-key campaign day Saturday, glad-handing in McCaffrey's riding and bringing his five children along for the first time on his tour. Thomas, 14, Grace, 12, Madeline, 10, and Henry, 8, sat on a picnic table slightly more sedate than their youngest sibling, but nevertheless appearing happy and comfortable to be there. His youngest daughter, Mary, 3, was clapping and jumping with a big smile on her face during her father's stump speech. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.