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Metro Vancouver to impose fines on food waste July 1
Metro Vancouver and member municipalities are proceeding with the organics disposal ban. Like other bans,…
Fair Elections Act face court challenge
The Ontario Superior Court is hearing arguments today and Friday from a coalition of groups seeking an…
TransLink tax defeated
Cash-strapped Lower Mainland taxpayers wanting accountability and better management at TransLink were deemed real winners…
C-51, controversial anti-terrorism bill, is now law. So, what changes?
Here are 5 differences you may notice now the anti-terror legislation has royal assent Bill…
Malaysian Pardons Board Commutes Death Sentence on a Filipina
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur revealed that Malaysia’s Selangor Pardons Board commuted to life…
Harper to cut health care funding by $36 billion
The British Columbia Health Coalition is batting for a new health accord, an agreement between…
Eight things you need to know about Bill C-51
By Alyssa Stryker, BCCLA Caseworker, and Carmen Cheung, BCCLA Senior Counsel At over 60 pages,…
Beware of new telephone scams
Ottawa, Ontario, June 10, 2015… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is noting an increase in…
The Senate passed Bill C51
Despite opposition from some 243,370 Canadians who joined OpenMedia to oppose the bill, the Conservative…
It’s official – second class citizenship goes into effect
By BCCLA Last Friday, part of Bill C-24 went into effect, officially creating a two-tier…