Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: September 16, 2025 - 14:17
Immigration lawyer, critics question Alberta’s plans to add citizenship marker to ID
September 16, 2025
Critics are questioning what problem the Alberta government’s move to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification aims to solve, and say it opens the door to potential privacy breaches and discrimination.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday the move is all about streamlining services and preventing election fraud.
Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he supports the continuation of birthright citizenship, calling it a bedrock of equal rights, in response to a Conservative MP’s push to end the practice.
“I believe that we should maintain birthright citizenship in Canada, and I don’t know if I can be any more direct than that,” Fraser told reporters on his way to a Liberal caucus meeting on Wednesday.
“I think when you start to pick and choose who amongst Canadians gets the full benefits of citizenship, you obviously enter into a very troublesome conversation. One of the things...
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A sense of purpose in life sounds like it might be its own reward, but scientists have discovered that older adults who reported such feelings also had a reduced chance of developing dementia as they aged.
The study by researchers at the
University of California Davis
, and reported in the...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the U.S. arguing that Canada’s digital policy is discriminatory and protectionist, and claiming they harm the business interests of other nations, Canadians may see it as a little bit ironic.
It’s a theme we’ve heard plenty about in reference to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, but in this case, it’s the White House’s view of Canada’s Online News Act and Online Streaming Act.
The president claims these Canadian policies are unfairly protectionist and discriminate against U.S. tech firms and streaming giants. Meanwhile, the White House’s aggressive use...
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