Canada should concentrate on training its own citizens, not using temporary foreign workers Canada has become too dependent on the temporary foreign workers program and has failed to address the lack of skilled workers through domestic-made solutions, says a new report into foreign workers in Canada. Kevin McQuillan, the author of All The Workers We [...]
CBC TV is a mess and no longer fulfills original mandate The CBC popped back on Canadians’ radar last week. A Harper Government bill to give it more control over crown corporations has upset defenders of public broadcasting. Infographics exhorting me to join the fight to “save” the CBC are flooding my social media networks. [...]
The least Ambassador Gary Doer can do is pick up the phone The working stiffs of Canadian diplomacy, members of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers, were walking a picket line in Washington, D.C., yesterday – which raised some eyebrows in the Imperial Capital and must have created some minor discomfort for the Canadian ambassador, a former [...]
Canadians prefer Prince William to Charles if Canada keeps British monarchy A new poll reveals that Canadians are lukewarm to the British monarchy as head of state, but if the country must have a king or queen they prefer Prince William. In a new Angus Reid online survey of a representative national sample of 1,008 [...]
Training exercises in Canada are routine for NORAD fighter jets If you live in BC and Alberta and spot NORAD fighter jets over your community today, don’t worry, Canada’s not being invaded. The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today as they practice intercept and identification procedures. The exercise will take place [...]
Bob Erb calls on voters to make cannabis law reform an issue in next election This weekend, as thousands of cannabis enthusiasts gathered for nationwide 420 celebrations to advocate for the legalization of cannabis, many of the rallies were sponsored by Bob Erb. Bob, who? you might ask. On November 2, 2012, after four decades of playing the [...]
Best April Fools Day pranks from across Canada It’s that time of year again. It’s April Fools Day and companies, politicians and media are taking their jokes to the world wide web. Beacon News takes a look at some of the best pranks to come from Canada. Wild Boar Bonanza The Alberta Liberal Party has [...]
Population and economy of Western Canada are growing There’s a lot of swagger about the emergence of Western Canada as the new centre of power of the country. Some of it has been premature, because Toronto is – after all – likely to remain our country’s biggest city for the foreseeable future. But, misplaced enthusiasm [...]
Transgender bill would make violence against transgendered people a hate crime Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party of Canada has betrayed its base of supporters by passing the transgender bill in the House of Commons, say the Concerned Christians of Canada. Jim Blake, national chairman with the Calgary-based group, says the federal Conservative Party should never have supported [...]
Portion of proceeds of pipeline bombing game go to David Suzuki Foundation The premiers of Alberta and British Columbia are weighing in on the controversy surrounding an online game funded by Ontario taxpayers that shows the bombing of a gas pipeline. TV Ontario, the province’s public broadcaster, spent money to create the game “Pipe Trouble” [...]