In this week’s Canada Letter, we speak with an expert on public health law about the government’s powers in an extraordinary time.
Author: IAN AUSTEN
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Wife of Canada’s Leader, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in isolation for the next two weeks.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Wife of Canada’s Leader, Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will remain in isolation for the next two weeks.
You Can’t Fight City Hall. But Maybe You Can Fight Google.
Faced with an array of opponents for its sensor-laden city of tomorrow in Toronto, a Google sibling has drastically dialed back plans. The critics now want the tech giant to quit altogether.
SNC-Lavalin Is the Talk of Ottawa Again, if in a Very Different Context
Frustrations over a new light-rail system in the national capital built by a group that includes SNC-Lavalin have led to questions about a popular method for contracting big projects.
Who and What’s Behind the Blockades Disrupting Canada’s Rails
A long-running dispute over a pipeline in British Columbia has turned into a national political storm, caused layoffs in the rail industry and raised broader economic fears.
As Canada’s Frustrations Grow Over Rail Blockade, Trudeau Gets Heckled
Canada’s prime minister rejected calls to use force against Indigenous protesters opposed to a pipeline. An opposition leader asked: “Will our country be one of rule of law or one of rule of mob?”
Digging Into Oil Sands Divestment
The Canada Letter speaks with a Times reporter who has looked into large investors who have turned away from the oil sands.
Pipeline Protests Cause Widespread Travel Delays Across Canada
A small protest in Ontario supporting an Indigenous effort to block a pipeline thousands of miles away has created large-scale disruption in Canada.
Canadian Police Move Against Pipeline Blockades, Arresting Dozens
The protesters, lending support to an Indigenous campaign against a natural gas pipeline, brought rail service and ports to a halt.