Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
Survivors and victim of 2017 Quebec mosque attack awarded medals of bravery
Daughters of man killed by gunman accept posthumous award on his behalf Four survivors of the 2017 Quebec City mosque attack who tried to stop the gunman were among the 34 people awarded medals of bravery Tuesday by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon. One of the men who died in the attack was honoured posthumously. The insignia are reserved for Canadians who risked their lives to save friends, family or even total strangers. Six people were killed and 19 injured when a gunman burst into the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood justRead more
Senate’s top spender defends long list of contracts for outside consultants
Manitoba senator also spent $108,082 on travel in the last year A non-affiliated senator from Manitoba is the biggest spender in the Red Chamber — but she defends her expenses by saying she’s an active parliamentarian who needs a lot of help and wants to pay her consultants fairly. Marilou McPhedran, named to the Senate by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016, spends comparatively more than other senators to retain outside aides and consultants. Since January 2021, McPhedran has awarded $193,881 worth of contracts to part-time and casual employees —Read more