Hundreds show up to support Canada on Parliament Hill
March 9, 2025
Hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill to wave the flag and celebrate being Canadian as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canada with economy wide tariffs and talks about annexing the country. (Mar. 9, 2025)
Unpublished Newswire
It is clear by now that U.S. President Donald Trump has Canada in the crosshairs. While he has threatened, paused, levied and equivocated on his tariff threats, it is evident that Canada is now, at the very least, in economic conflict with our closest neighbour and largest trading partner. Trump’s attempts to undermine and destabilize us are unlikely to end soon. Read More
March 10, 2025 - 05:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
Recently, Ottawans learned that SNC-Lavalin, now AtkinsRéalis, is being sued for $100 million over its management of the Trillium Line light-rail construction. But few taxpayers know of SNC-Lavalin’s leading role in another contract that is costing them billions. Read More
March 10, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
France Bélisle was the first woman elected mayor of Gatineau, in 2021. She resigned abruptly just a little over a year ago, on Feb. 22, 2024. She cited toxicity in politics as one of the main factors for her sudden departure. Then we learned that nearly 800 municipal politicians in Quebec had also resigned since the 2021 elections. Now Bélisle has a brand new book about her experience, and I find it fascinating for the larger political moment we’re in. Read More
March 10, 2025 - 04:30 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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