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Author: Jeff Gray, Tamara Merritt
Publication Date: April 14, 2025 - 19:20
Ontario Legislature elects first female Speaker ahead of Throne Speech
April 14, 2025
The Ontario Legislature has chosen its first-ever female Speaker ahead of Tuesday’s Throne Speech, in which Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government is set to lay out its agenda to address U.S. tariffs after his party won a third majority earlier this year.Monday marked the first day back in the legislature for MPPs after the Feb. 27 election, and they selected Donna Skelly, the PC member for the Hamilton riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook, as their new Speaker in a secret ballot.
An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed.Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons.Elections Canada had said the difference between Auguste and incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagne was 44 votes following an earlier count.
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People exiting the United States by vehicle could be photographed at the border crossings,
WIRED reported on Friday.
No timeline was provided for when this system comes into effect.
The photographs taken at the border crossings will be matched to commuters’ travel documents such as passports, green cards and visas to verify identity. When implemented, the system will impact outbound lanes going to Canada and Mexico.
This will be an expansion to the...
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