Chief urges Senate to slow major projects bill
Ottawa hears calls from Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to extend study time and amend the fast tracked bill. She warns the advisory council lacks real power and free prior consent is not addressed while opponents fear Indigenous rights will be sidelined amid the rush.
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Assembly of First Nations
Mark Carney
Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
Senate
House of Commons
Chamber
Carney
Canada
U.S
Raymonde Gagné
Patrick Brazeau
Gagné
Brazeau
Quebec
Commons
Conserva
Tives
Paul Prosper
Prosper
Woodhouse Nepinak
Indigenous Advisory Council
Montreal rents rise 71 percent in six years says report
Statistics Canada reports Montreal average asking rent for a two bedroom rose to 1,980 in Q1 2025 from 1,180 six years earlier. Rents are up across Quebec with Drummondville and Sherbrooke seeing gains. Montreal ranks 17th among Canadian cities, behind Vancouver and Toronto.
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Statistics Canada
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Drummondville
Sherbrooke
Vancouver
Toronto
Canada deports Iranian regime official in Canada
Ottawa says three people were found ineligible to stay for senior roles in Iran’s regime with deportation orders issued. one has already left Canada. CBSA notes thousands of applications reviewed, dozens of investigations opened, and ongoing cases aimed at blocking regime members from entering or remaining in Canada amid heightened Middle East tensions. Cotler calls for a standalone agency to address transnational repression.
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Canada
Federal Border Agency
Canada Border Services Agency
Iran
Border Agency
Israel
Rebecca Purdy
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Immigration Department
Immigration and Refugee Board
Purdy
Immigration Appeal Division
Border
CBSA
Public Safety Canada
Noémie Allard
Middle East
Cotler
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