TORONTO – Canada has listed, today, the Indian group “Bishnoi Gang” as a “terrorist entity” following pressure from Conservative and NDP politicians. The listing will prevent Canadians from funding or aiding the group led by Lawrence Bishnoi, 32 years-old, the organization’s leader, currently detained in India (since 2014) for multiple criminal charges, including extortion and murder. →
TORONTO – Canada’s total fertility rate has fallen again, reaching a record low of 1.25 children per woman in 2024, according to new data released recently by Statistics Canada. →
TORONTO – Paul Calandra, yes, the Minister of Education for Ontario, seems to have found the origin of the rot afflicting, and spreading through, our school systems: individuals on ego trips with personal agenda that have little to do with in-class performance of children. It has ever been thus. Except that this Minister appears to be “calling them out” and “shaming them” as part of a plan to put in place a correcting governance plan to win the favour of parents in the process. And rightly so…
TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford has declared war on speed cameras, calling them “cash grab” and announcing a bill his government will introduce next month to ban their use in all Ontario municipalities. “They are nothing more than a ‘cash grab’…” →
TORONTO – Ontarians are divided over the provincial government’s intention to reform the school system, starting with the elimination of the role of school trustees, a move “suggested” by Education Minister Paul Calandra following the dismissal of several school boards due to their persistent deficits. →
