greens return: The Greens return with three MPs, fewer than many anticipated after promising signs of support from voters early in the campaign, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Still, May said in an interview Wednesday she sees opportunity for consensus with the Liberals and New Democrats on key issues. May has spoken with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Monday's election and expects to have an ongoing dialogue with federal leaders before Parliament resumes. The Liberals will have incentive to prove they're accomplishing things in a minority Parliament if they want to remain in power, May said. If we're going to avoid an unlivable world, we have months, not years, to fix this, she said. She will try to leverage that reality to make gains on addressing the climate crisis. ; May wants Canada to seriously curb greenhouse-gas emissions by agreeing to aggressive new targets at the global Conference of Parties meeting in Chile in December. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news conference: The dissenter was New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, who watched as residents handed six of his province's 10 seats to Liberals and one to a member of the Green party during Monday's vote, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Our position was always let the industry pay for the technology to put into research and development and not force taxpayers to pay that, Higgs said at a news conference. While some of the five provincial leaders who had publicly criticized or legally challenged the carbon tax maintained their attacks in the hours after voters elected a minority Liberal government, at least one appeared to back down. People voted for it, so we in New Brunswick have to find a way to make it work. The measure was introduced earlier this year and imposed upon provinces who had not implemented carbon-reducing regimes of their own. Higgs paved the way for the province to come up with its own scheme to reduce carbon emissions, which would free New Brunswick from the federal carbon tax. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

perry bellegarde: Progress doesn't mean parity, Bellegarde said in an interview, according to National Observer. There's opportunity to maintain momentum and keep pushing and opening up doors. National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the Liberals accomplished more for Indigenous rights than any other government in its first term but an enormous socio-economic gap remains between First Nations and non-Indigenous Canadians. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing As the leader of a minority government, Justin Trudeau will have to strike deals with political rivals to pass legislation. The fact that the Liberal and NDP platforms overlapped in many of their pledges to Indigenous Peoples bodes well for seeing those issues addressed, Bellegarde said. That could mean co-operation with the New Democrats, who would be positioned to push policy priorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy issues: The NDP's New Westminster Burnaby MP Peter Julian could play a key role in advocating for his party's policies, as he may stay on as the party's finance critic, according to Vancouver Courier. On September 16, Julian attended a Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event and was the NDP's representative addressing policy issues. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Oct. 23 that his minority government plans to govern on an issue-by-issue basis, and that he has no plans to enter into a coalition with any other party so that he can govern as though it has a majority. article continues below Trending Stories Trevor Linden to take part in Canucks jersey-retirement night for the Sedins'Bella Dolls' sex doll brothel has opened in Vancouver City fast-tracking East Vancouver detox and social housing complex IMAGES Vancouver inner city schools worry about losing services He will, however, be dependent primarily on continuing support from the NDP, which gained 24 seats a number that when combined with the Liberals' 157 seats provides for a majority of seats in the House of Commons. One of the points that Julian touched on was what he called his party's policy to reduce interchange fees that credit card companies charge retailers and other small-business owners each time they process customer transactions, Retail Council of Canada RCC director of government relations Greg Wilson told Business in Vancouver. Wilson estimated that, in total, Canadians pay 7 billion each year in interchange fees costs that trickle down to increase the price of goods. Wilson's organization has long advocated reducing those fees, which tend to add 1.5 per cent to the cost of transactions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

export industry: But the scent of money has drawn gangs and hyper-violent cartels that have hung bodies from bridges and cowed police forces, and the rising violence is threatening the newfound prosperity, according to CTV. A recent U.S. warning that it could withdraw orchard inspectors sent a shiver through the 2.4 billion-a-year export industry. The region's avocado boom, fueled by soaring U.S. consumption, has raised parts of western Mexico out of poverty in just 10 years. Some growers are taking up arms. They say their crop is worth fighting for. At the checkpoint in San Juan Parangaricutiro, the vigilantes are calm but attentive. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

heart problems: Compared to those who took their medicine in the morning, the people who took their medicine at night had nearly half the risk of dying from heart problems and nearly half the risk of having heart attack, stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction or of needing a procedure to unblock their arteries, according to CTV. When researchers looked at individual heart problems, those who took their pills at night saw their risk of death from heart or blood vessel problems reduced by 66%. The risk of stroke went down by 49%. The risk of myocardial infarction went down by 44%. Heart failure risk went down 42% and coronary revascularisation by 40%. Researchers figured this out looking at data from 19,084 patients enrolled in the Hygia Project, a network of care centers in Spain. The research found that people who take their anti-hypertensive medicine before bed had better-controlled blood pressure and consequently had a much lower risk of death or illness from heart problems when compared to people who took their medication in the morning. Scientists compared the results for people who took their pills at night versus those who took them when they got up in the morning. The patients' blood pressure was checked over 48 hours at least once a year. They followed these patients for more than six years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

impeachment: And just this week, Trump declared that the House impeachment inquiry was a lynching equating his political troubles with the systematic murders of African Americans by racist white mobs.ADTrump, who long ago busted traditional standards for civil discourse and presidential behavior, has taken his harsh rhetoric and divisive tactics to a new level since impeachment proceedings began a month ago and he appears to be pulling a significant part of the country along with him.ADA number of Republicans, for example, defended Trump's lynching comparison, pointing to past uses of the metaphor by Biden and other Democrats, according to Rabble. The Trump campaign is selling Where's Hunter T-shirts for 25, while the House Republicans' campaign arm mocked a Democratic congressman and his wife for seeking marital counseling. At another rally the following night, Trump denigrated Biden's son, Hunter, for his struggles with substance abuse and called him a loser, while also declaring that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. hates the United States of America. And at a conference for a pro-Trump group at the president's Miami golf resort, an incendiary animated video was shown depicting Trump on a gun rampage inside a church, murdering members of the media, political rivals and a Black Lives Matter protester. And the shifting tone isn't limited to the president and his backers At the same Minneapolis rally this month where Trump went on a swearing spree, anti-Trump protesters chanted profane and angry cheers F--- Donald Trump! and Kill a cop, save a life! while clashing violently with Trump supporters.ADBut the 45th president appears to be presiding over a particularly coarse period of American politics inviting the rest of the country to splash around in the muck as he upends long-held norms of acceptable behavior. There is a long history of sometimes rough language and deeply personal attacks in American politics, from the heated rhetoric surrounding the Clinton impeachment to campaigns that stoked racial division. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

law firm: Jay Cameron of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, a non-profit law firm that represented the women, said one of his clients was so relieved by the decision that she broke down in tears, according to CTV. It's more than an inconvenience to have a human rights complaint against you alleging publicly that you're some sort of transphobe, Cameron told CTV News. The tribunal also ordered the complainant, Jessica Yaniv, to pay 2,000 each to all three of the estheticians who filed a defence in the case. That's a very serious allegation in today's culture and it's debilitating. Another four women did not participate in the process and won't receive any financial compensation. It really altered their lives for the past year-and-a-half. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bolivian authorities: Bands of Morales' supporters and opponents fought in a number of places across the country, including the capital of La Paz, according to CTV. Morales' opponents accused officials of trying to help the president avoid a runoff battle in which he could lose to a unified opposition. Protesters set fire to regional offices of the electoral body in the southern cities of Sucre of Potosi late Monday, and a crowd burned ballots from Sunday's election in Tarija. A U.S. State Department accused Bolivian authorities of trying to subvert the vote, and an observer mission from the Organization of American States expressed concerns about the counting process. The last numbers released before Monday night showed Morales topping the eight other candidates, but also falling a few percentage points short of the percentage needed to avoid the first runoff in his nearly 14 years in power. Tensions already were high Monday after officials abruptly stopped releasing results hours after the polls closed Sunday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: The government has said it will relocate 100,000 refugees to the island in phases, according to CTV. Hossain said they wanted to start the relocations in late November or in December. Top government administrator in Cox's Bazar, Kamal Hossain, said they listed 100 families willing to move to Bhasan Char, an island hours by boat from the mainland. Our government policy regarding the Rohingya refugees is no force will be used to handle them. I have a list of 100 families comprising of some 7,000 refugees. We have long been working with them for confidence building for the relocation, Hossain said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victory speech: It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve you for these past four years and tonight you're sending us back to work for you, Trudeau said during his victory speech early on Tuesday, according to CTV. We take this responsibility seriously and we will work hard for you, for your families and for your future. By the time the dust settled on the election, Trudeau lost the popular vote and more than 20 seats in the House of Commons, but was able to maintain a minority government and will remain prime minister. As of Tuesday morning, the Liberals were elected or leading in 157 ridings, compared to the Conservatives' 121, the Bloc Quebecois' 32 and the NDP's 24. We will make life more affordable. You are sending our Liberal team back to work, back to Ottawa with a clear mandate, Trudeau said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

care facility: His party lost 15 seats, but that didn't stop him from being full of energy, according to National Observer. Maybe because the 24 remaining NDP seats potentially hold a lot more power in a Liberal minority government. The room erupted in applause and dancing as party leader Jagmeet Singh entered the room and took the stage. Singh centred reconciliation and affordability in his speech, starting with acknowledging the territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam and Kwikwetlem First Nations before thanking the volunteers and his family. Before the writ dropped the Liberal government was in talks with the community about a care facility for people plagued by mercury poisoning. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing Singh went on to acknowledge Grassy Narrows, ON, a community which has suffered for decades from mercury contamination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

majority vote: In exchange for support on this, the NDP may hope to drive through their hoped-for policy to reintroduce 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time buyers, according to Vancouver Courier. But, as this was also a Conservative Party promise, and a move that the Liberal Party previously dismissed, the Liberals may well push back on that. It seems most likely that the federal Liberal Party will turn to the NDP for support, given that their values align most closely it's also what most Canadians want, according to exit polls . Most crucially, the Liberals' 157 seats plus the NDP's 24 seats totals 181 votes, which is above the 170 needed for a majority vote to pass legislation and means the Liberals don't have to rely on working with any other party.article continues below Trending StoriesA giant full beaver moon set to dazzle Metro Vancouver skies South Granville businesses are leaving en masse and scores of jobs hang in the balance Vancouver's defensive architecture' is hostile to homeless, say critics These are the three types of proportional representation B.C. is housing promises on election trail come home to roost These are the housing-related promises from the three major parties this election So, assuming that we see an NDP-supported Liberal minority government leading the country, what can we expect from the housing- and real-estate-related promises made during the two parties' election campaigns With the Liberals in charge mostly one of the first orders of business is likely to be their promised increase in the qualifying purchase price for the recently launched First-Time Home Buyer Incentive FTHBI to nearly 800,000 in expensive areas such as Vancouver and Toronto. Considering that the increase in the FTHBI purchase price will be a major financial boost to many young Canadians, it may also be deemed unnecessary. However, the two parties align, at least partially, in two key sections of the housing file. The NDP may instead choose to push for their modest promise to double the Home Buyers' Tax Credit to 1,500. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parties: The Conservatives, campaigning as pimps for Canada's Petroleum Producers, were held to 34 per cent of the popular vote, according to National Observer. In the world of realpolitik, the final result was probably the best available outcome the Liberals will govern by keeping the support of parties that want even more ambition. Seventy per cent of Canadians voted for parties pledging to up Canada's fight for a safe future. The climate action caucus within the Liberal party is significantly stronger, now including the formidable founder of Equiterre, Steven Guilbeault. It is definitely not yet a politics proportionate to the crisis but that was always going to be the job of civil society the politicians will fall in line as we amp up the pressure from the public square. We now have something like the current situation in British Columbia where a climate-forward NDP is being pushed by the BC Greens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

party leader: Turtle decided to run because the social democrats had done quite a lot of work in his southern Ontario community, especially NDP MP Charlie Angus, according to National Observer. And of all the leaders, the party's leader Jagmeet Singh was the first federal party leader to visit Grassy Narrows, and the one who had visited the area the the most. The second time he was asked, he thought about it. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing The north would have a voice from someone who has lived in the area their entire life, someone who has experienced the north, Turtle said just as Singh began his speech to concede the 2019 election race to fourth place. There will be more Indigenous candidates in the future. Turtle lost Monday's election too, coming third place in a race that elected Conservative Eric Melillo in Kenora, Ontario and defeated incumbent Liberal Bob Nault.A long-time advocate for the clean-up of mercury in the English and Wabigoon river systems which has been impacting and poisoning Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong members for generations Turtle was sad, but not disheartened by his first foray into politics. ; This is just the beginning, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hehr: Hehr, in an emotional speech, conceded that it was a tough night to be a Liberal politician in Calgary, and Alberta, which went all Conservative except for Edmonton Strathcona, which was won by the NDP's Heather McPherson . The voters of Calgary Centre voted for change in our riding, Hehr said, according to CTV. A tough election loss, but I know Greg McLean is going to do a super job as the MP for Calgary Centre. That included the inner city riding of Calgary Centre, which went from Liberal to Conservative as Kent Hehr lost his seat to Greg Mclean. Prior to meeting with the media, Hehr thanked his supporters. And I will always cherish it. I've enjoyed every second that I've been a public servant, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

official crossings: The official said the rules would not apply to legal permanent residents or anyone entering the U.S. legally, and children under 14 are exempt, but it's unclear whether asylum-seekers who come through official crossings will be exempt, according to CTV. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity before the regulations were published. The Justice Department on Monday issued amended regulations that would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily. Homeland Security officials gave a broad outline of the plan to expand DNA collection at the border two weeks ago, but it was unclear then whether asylum-seekers would be included or when it would begin. Civil rights groups already have expressed concerns that data could be misused, and the new policy is likely to lead to legal action. The new policy would allow the government to amass a trove of biometric data on hundreds of thousands of migrants, raising major privacy concerns and questions about whether such data should be compelled even when a person is not suspected of a crime other than crossing the border illegally. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

widodo: Widodo, who was sworn in for his second term on Sunday, said Indonesians should unite after the bitter election campaign, according to CTV. Subianto, who is also the founder and leader of the Gerindra party, had been negotiating with Widodo's governing coalition for Cabinet positions following the divisive April election. Former special forces general Prabowo Subianto said he was asked by President Joko Widodo to join the Cabinet, which will be announced on Wednesday. We have been asked to strengthen the Cabinet in the defence area and we are ready to help, Subianto told reporters after meeting with Widodo at the presidential palace in the capital, Jakarta. Subianto declined to say if he had been asked to become defence minister as widely speculated by local media. I will work hard to meet his goals and expectations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic state: Esper emphasized that the proposal to leave a small number of troops in eastern Syria was intended to give the president manoeuvr room and wasn't final, according to CTV. There has been a discussion about possibly doing it, Esper told a press conference in Afghanistan before heading to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon chief said the plan was still in the discussion phase and had not yet been presented to Trump, who has repeatedly said the Islamic State has been defeated. There has been no decision with regard to numbers or anything like that. A White House official said GOP Sen. Still, the fact that such a plan was under consideration was another sign the administration was still trying to sort out its overall strategy amid fierce criticism from the president's Republican allies of his abrupt decision to pull U.S. forces back -- essentially clearing the way for Turkey's military incursion into the border region to push back the American-allied Kurdish forces. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

place sunday: The man denied making the comment, saying his Facebook account had been hacked, according to CTV. Kaisar says four people were killed and dozens were wounded. Local police chief Sarkar Mohammad Kaisar says the violence took place Sunday in Borhanuddin in the southern district of Bhola when angry protesters demanded the punishment of a Hindu man for the alleged Facebook comment. Communal tensions often pop up in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, with minority groups saying they face discrimination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sunday: Morales topped the eight other candidates in Sunday's presidential election, but the last released results showed him falling a few points short of the percentage needed to avoid the first runoff in his nearly 14 years in power, according to CTV. Still, he claimed an outright victory late Sunday, saying the uncounted votes would be enough to give him a fourth term. Opponents had suggested that officials were trying to help Morales avoid a runoff fight in which he could lose to a unified opposition. He told supporters at the presidential palace that the people again imposed their will. Sunday -- a point at which Morales had a lead of 45.3% to 38.2% over the second-place candidate, former President Carlos Mesa. Bolivia's top electoral authority stopped announcing new results at 7 45 p.m. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hepatitis c: The Correctional Service considers both initiatives important elements of the effort to limit transmission of hepatitis C and HIV in institutions, according to CTV. It has long tried to keep drugs from entering prisons, but recognizes that contraband finds its way to inmates. The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says one such injection site at Drumheller Institution in Alberta is proving a safer alternative to the service's needle-exchange program, operating at seven federal prisons. The union opposes making needles available to inmates at all, citing the risk of being pricked accidentally or on purpose. It involves giving inmates access to needles so they can use them in a supervised setting with nursing staff. But it says if the prison service wants to continue distributing needles, then the injection site, known as an overdose prevention service, should be the model. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

el paso: The family decided it was time to go when gangs came to their house to collect, according to CTV. I'd like to say it's unusual, but it's very common, Garcia said Thursday in Juarez, where asylum seekers gather to wait their turn to seek protection at a U.S. border crossing in El Paso, Texas. The 33-year-old fled Mexico's western state of Michoacan a few weeks ago with her husband and five children -- ages 3 to 12 -- when her husband, a truck driver, couldn't pay fees that criminal gangs demanded for each trailer load. Mexicans are increasingly the face of asylum in the United States, replacing Central Americans who dominated last year's caravan and a surge of families that brought border arrests to a 13-year-high in May. A legal principle that prevents countries from sending refugees back to countries where they are likely to be persecuted has spared Mexicans from a policy that took effect in January to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their claims wind through U.S. immigration courts. Arrests have plummeted since May as new U.S. policies targeting asylum have taken hold, but Mexicans are exempt from the crackdown by virtue of geography. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

francis rooney: Rooney, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at the center of the inquiry, said Friday that he had not yet come to a conclusion on whether the President committed a crime that compels his removal from office, a striking view among House Republicans defensive of Trump, according to Rabble. The Florida Republican said that Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, confirmed Thursday what Trump had denied, that the President engaged in a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Francis Rooney is one of the few Republicans in the House of Representatives who seems open to the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Rooney also said he was eager to learn from the witnesses coming in next week. Rooney is not a typical rank-and-file House Republican. What if Republicans can't 'get over it' Every time one of these ambassadors comes and talks, we learn a lot more, the congressman said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

orders: He surpassed Obama's third-year total just recently, according to CTV. Back in 2012, Trump had tweeted Why Is Barack Obama constantly issuing executive orders that are major power grabs of authority That criticism continued once he entered the presidential race. He's switched sides in a big way In each year of his presidency, he has issued more executive orders than did former President Barack Obama during the same time span. The country wasn't based on executive orders, Trump said at a South Carolina campaign stop in February 2016. He can't even get along with the Democrats, and he goes around signing all these executive orders. Right now, Obama goes around signing executive orders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

brian mulroney: We had all the information we needed to take action, according to National Observer. The science was clear. Back in the 1980s, when I first started work to protect a stable climate, I was sure that before the year 2000 we would succeed. Business-oriented but environmentally conscious leaders like Brian Mulroney and Margaret Thatcher had seen and heard enough. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing By 1992, all the world's governments agreed that only global action could save us from melting permafrost, rising seas, extreme weather events, retreating glaciers. In the late 1980s, they started pushing for action. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.