Thursday, August 31st, 2023
Feds still considering whether ‘imperfect’ Emergencies Act needs an update
In 6 month progress report, LeBlanc says government still reviewing most of Rouleau’s recommendations The federal government says it’s still considering whether the Emergencies Act needs to be updated to sharpen the definition of what constitutes a threat to national security. On Thursday, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc published a six-month progress report updating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the recommendations coming out of last year’s public inquiry. While LeBlanc said in the report that many departments and agencies continue to review Commissioner Paul Rouleau’s findings, he did not say one way or anotherRead more
StatsCan to change how it counts non-permanent residents
Agency says it ‘stands behind its numbers’ estimating number of non-permanent residents Statistics Canada says it will publish new data tables next month estimating the number of non-permanent residents in the country after a major bank issued a report that said the agency may be undercounting them by more than one million. “StatsCan will publish new data tables on NPRs starting on September 27 that will be computed using a revised methodology and going back to 2021,” the agency said in a media statement. The new tables will be updated monthlyRead more