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When parliamentarians return to Ottawa in a few weeks to kick off the 2024 sitting, there are a few bills from MPs and senators that will be worth keeping an eye on, from a gutted proposal to offer a carbon tax break to farmers, to an initiative aimed at improving Canadas DNA data bank.

Standard-Freeholder column on the balance of Charter rights at play in one local and several national issues.

OTTAWA — Ask Dave Dawson what his mother, Mary Dawson, was most proud of after nearly 50 years spent as a civil servant and Canada's conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, and the answer comes easy.

When parliamentarians return to Ottawa in a few weeks to kick off the 2024 sitting, there are a few bills from MPs and senators that will be worth keeping an eye on, from a gutted proposal to offer a carbon tax break to farmers, to an initiative aimed at improving Canadas DNA data bank.

Ask Dave Dawson what his mother, Mary Dawson, was most proud of after nearly 50 years spent as a civil servant and Canadas conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, and the answer comes easy.

Reflecting on her monumental career in the federal Department of Justice, Mary Dawson once said that “things seemed to have fallen into my hands over the ...

John Thompson was the fourth prime minister of Canada and first born in Nova Scotia. His accomplishments were many despite his death at the age of 49. But his grave at Holy Cross Cemetery in the heart of Halifax is seldom visited.

“Facilitating an inclusive assessment of these values is a necessary step toward true reconciliation and relationship-building between neighbours.”

The Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek area structure plans in Canmore threaten to potentially destroy or block access to historical sites, artifacts and grave sites, according to Îyârhe (Stoney)

Prasa spokesperson Andiswa Makanda confirmed that an urgent application to interdict the project has been brought to the court.