Lululemon founder fined by Elections BC for sign saying NDP is ‘Communist’
October 8, 2025
Elections BC says billionaire Chip Wilson contravened third-party election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion last year, one of which said the NDP is “Communist.”
A letter to Wilson from Elections BC says three signs he put up in front of his home during the provincial election period a year ago constituted third-party advertising that required him to register under the Elections Act.
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Alberta’s decades-old practice of partly funding private schools is coming under fresh scrutiny as public schools sit empty with teachers on strike for the third day this week.On Tuesday, a citizen-initiated petition was approved by Alberta’s chief electoral officer that would ask if the Government of Alberta should stop allocating public funds to accredited independent schools.
October 8, 2025 - 21:00 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
Ontario announced on Wednesday that 25 fertility clinics will receive the first round of funding as a part of its $250-million plan to reduce waiting lists for in vitro fertilization and “triple” the number of families that can access expensive fertility treatments.The announcement provided details from the province’s first major expansion of its Ontario Fertility Program, which launched in 2015 to help people struggling with infertility pay for procedures such as IVF.
October 8, 2025 - 19:34 | Jennifer Yang | The Globe and Mail
Canada and the United States “are much more coordinated” than it may appear, says Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“There is still a very deep, enduring and reinforcing relationship between Canada and the United States. As Canadians, we benefit from that,” said Carney via video call to the U.S.-Canada Summit in Toronto on Wednesday.
The comments were made in conversation with Gerald Butts, the vice chairman of Eurasia Group, a political risk analysis and consulting company. Butts was former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s principal secretary from 2015 to 2019.
Carney pointed out that...
October 8, 2025 - 18:52 | Courtney Greenberg | National Post
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