Canada top court strikes down Quebec private care ban
Supreme Court of Canada rules the Quebec prohibition on private insurance for medically necessary services violates the charter. The ruling could pave a parallel private system, with two dissenters warning of gaps in public care and a potential temporary delay sought by Quebec to keep the law in place briefly.
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Gov't Ponders Cabinet Shuffle in Seven Month Plan
In Ottawa the Liberal government weighs a seven month plan to inject energy ahead of next year’s election. A cabinet shuffle could start this month, with Parliament prorogation in fall and a mid winter throne speech shaping the platform. A top Liberal calls the throne speech a financial statement style pitch. A cabinet minister confirms discussions on suspending Parliament for a new throne speech.
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Officials plan guarded release for Karla Homolka
Corrections Canada works with police on an undisclosed plan to move Karla Homolka from a Quebec prison after her 12 year manslaughter sentence in the Ontario schoolgirls' sex slayings. Officials say release could occur between June 30 and July 4 but emphasize high attention requires police help and secrecy about arrangements.
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Volpe under fire over immigrant investor remarks
Canadian Press reports Immigration Minister Joe Volpe faced Tory criticism after saying investor class immigrants not meeting conditions “don’t usually get to stay.” Conservatives argued the comments prejudiced Gurmant Grewal amid ethics questions linked to a secretly taped Liberal conversation. A CBC source alleged Grewal did not invest $50,000 as an entrepreneur immigrant in the 1990s.
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