caucus meeting: There are issues we'll agree on, sometimes with the Liberals, sometimes the NDP, sometimes the Greens, he said following a caucus meeting, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing When we're in agreement, we're in agreement. Speaking in Quebec City, Blanchet said that he's not closing the door to discussions with any party, just because they don't agree on all issues. When we're not, we're not. Finance Minister Bill Morneau told The Canadian Press in an interview this week that the expanded pipeline is not fodder for negotiating with other parties in the minority Parliament. But it's not because we can probably identify one or two major issues where we won't agree with the Liberals that we'll close the door to all forms of discussion. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

charter challenges: It also argues the law has a disproportionate impact on women particularly Muslim women and therefore infringes Section 28, which guarantees equality of the sexes, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing While Bill 21 invokes the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield it from charter challenges, the filing argues neither Sections 23 or 28 are subject to the clause. In an application today seeking judicial review, lawyers for the board hinge their challenge on Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees minority language educational rights to linguistic minorities. The board has noted that several Supreme Court of Canada decisions have upheld Section 23, which gives communities the right to manage their public school systems. It prohibits public servants deemed to be in positions of authority including teachers, judges and police officers from wearing religious symbols, such as turbans, kippas and hijabs. ; There is a grandfather clause exempting those who were employed before the bill was tabled in the spring, as long as they stay in their current jobs. Bill 21 came into effect in June. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

news sign: The march will begin with an address from Indigenous leaders including Musqueam activist Audrey Siegel; Ida Manuel from Secwepemc Nation; hip-hop artist Dakota Bear; David Suzuki and his daughter Severn Cullis-Suzuki; Sustainabiliteens organizers and Thunberg, according to National Observer. Don't miss out on the latest news Sign up for our daily briefing The climate strikers will gather at Vancouver Art Gallery in the downtown core at 11 00 a.m. and plan to begin their march at 11 30 a.m.I reached the Pacific Ocean! Greta Thunberg Greta Thunberg October 24, 2019This isn't the only climate action taking place in the city. This Friday for Future she will be in Vancouver joining organizers in a post-election climate strike, showing that teens are keeping up the pressure on Trudeau's new minority government to take more action on climate change. Earlier this month, another group called Extinction Rebellion blocked Vancouver traffic for 12 hours on Burrard Street Bridge, a main route in and out of downtown. Thumberg's visit comes shortly after she participated in a rally in Edmonton last week. The group says they have more plans for traffic disruption. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

energy transition: Rather, he said, it is a crucial piece of the puzzle of financing Canada's transition to a clean energy economy, according to CTV. We purchased it for a reason, said Morneau. Finance Minister Bill Morneau told The Canadian Press in an interview this week that the expanded pipeline is not fodder for negotiating with other parties in the minority government. We now see how it can help us accelerate our clean energy transition by putting any revenues that we get from it into a transition to clean energy. The Liberal government bought the existing pipeline for 4.5 billion in 2018, in a bid to overcome the opposition of the British Columbia government to the expansion. We think that is the best way we can move forward in our current context. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

essex: The Essex Police force said 31 men and eight women were found dead in the truck early Wednesday at an industrial park in Grays, a town 25 miles 40 kilometres east of London, according to CTV. A magistrate gave detectives another 24 hours to question the driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Essex police said the victims were believed to be from China, though its embassy said their nationalities were still being verified. He has not been charged, and police have not released his name. Pippa Mills, deputy chief of Essex Police, said the process of conducting post-mortem examinations and identifying the victims would be lengthy and complex. Police in Northern Ireland searched three properties there as detectives sought to piece together how the truck's cab, its container and the victims came together on such a deadly journey. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

legislation: This is about recognizing human rights applied to Indigenous Peoples and it's something that governments of all stripes have not done before, despite the fact it's in the Constitution of Canada, Scott Fraser, the province's minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation, said Wednesday, according to CTV. He said the legislation is British Columbia's version of a federal bill that died on the Senate order paper when Parliament adjourned for Monday's election. The legislation is expected to be introduced on Thursday and is bound to raise questions about the potential impact on the way the province is governed, but Indigenous leaders, academics and members of B.C.'s New Democrat government say it will ensure Indigenous Peoples are full participants in all aspects of the province. The declaration was adopted by the General Assembly of the UN in 2007 after 20 years of debate, although Canada was originally one of four countries that voted against it. The NDP has made reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and the implementation of the declaration a top priority since it formed a government in 2017. Among other things, the declaration says Indigenous Peoples have the right to self-determination, which means they can determine their political status and pursue economic, social and cultural development. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

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.