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Author: Sarah Ritchie
Publication Date: January 11, 2026 - 15:17
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Charter challenge over religious exemptions to MAID goes before B.C.’s Supreme Court
January 11, 2026
A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia’s Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.
The Charter of Rights challenge is being brought by the advocacy organization Dying With Dignity Canada and the parents of a woman who was forced to leave a Vancouver hospital to receive medical assistance in dying, known as MAID.
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Starting Feb 16., Canadians will be able to qualify for some consumer rebates on the purchase or lease of a new electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
February 10, 2026 - 11:43 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
Pierre Poilievre gambled with his political future—and won—at the Conservative Party of Canada convention in Calgary two weeks ago. Delegates, who gathered under unseasonably warm January skies courtesy of a timely Chinook, were asked whether to grant their leader a vote of confidence. Late that Friday night, the verdict was delivered: 87.4 percent of those who cast a ballot voted to keep Poilievre at the helm for another round.
Was there ever any real doubt? At first glance, recent polling suggests not. Despite currently trailing the Liberals in both vote intention and seat projections...
February 10, 2026 - 11:39 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
OTTAWA
— Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Tuesday that the Liberal government is willing to amend its bill targeting hate to address concerns stemming from a change to remove religious defences from the country’s hate speech laws.
Fraser made the comments as the governing party searches for ways to see the bill, known by its legislative title of C-9, passed as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s justice agenda.
After a meeting of...
February 10, 2026 - 11:35 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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