TORONTO Canadian consular officials have been granted virtual access to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for the first time since their trials began in China in mid-March, Global Affairs Canada says. In a news release, Global Affairs Canada stated that on March 30, officials, led by deputy head of mission at the Canadian embassy in Beijing Jim Nickel, were granted “on-site virtual consular access” to Kovrig, and on March 31 to Spavor. Due to provisions of the Privacy Act, no other information was disclosed in the release. Both men are accused of espionage by the Chinese government and have been detained since Dec. 10, 2018.
Canada must stop vaccine obstruction, religious say A drive-in Mass is celebrated at St. Ann’s Parish in Abbottsford, B.C. Indoor gatherings were allowed and then quickly rescinded with the rise of COVID cases in B.C. Photo courtesy of The B.C. Catholic April 1, 2021
The Sisters of St. Joseph, the Oblates and the Jesuits have joined with a long list of churches, unions and humanitarian organizations to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to get behind an exception to international patent laws that would allow companies and countries to quickly produce cheaper, generic versions of COVID-19 vaccines.
At World Trade Organization meetings in Geneva in December and again early in March, Canada stood in the way of a joint Indian-South African proposal for a TRIPS waiver (TRIPS stands for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights), which would allow countries and generic drug makers to produce generic versions of vaccines without fear of sanctions or lawsuits.
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Now US President Joe Biden speaks with United Steelworkers Union President Thomas Conway, right, aboard his train as it travels to Pittsburgh, in this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 file photo. The largest industrial union in North America is vowing to protect Canadian businesses and workers from the perils of protectionism in the United States. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP -Andrew Harnik April 01, 2021 - 2:22 PM
WASHINGTON - The largest industrial union in North America came to Canada s defence Thursday, vowing to protect businesses and workers north of the border from the growing peril of protectionism in the United States.
United Steelworkers international president Tom Conway issued a joint statement with Canadian counterpart Ken Neumann aimed at making Canada s case for an exemption from Joe Biden s Buy America regulations.
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