Posted: Dec 17, 2020 3:36 PM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Chief Eric Girt is retiring from Hamilton Police Service.(Kelly Bennett/CBC) comments
Hamilton s police chief, Eric Girt, is retiring.
Girt said during a police services board meeting Thursday that he ll retire effective Feb. 7, 2021 from his post at the helm of the Hamilton Police Service (HPS). It has been an honour to serve with you, Girt said, thanking Hamilton police officers and civilian staff.
His priorities, he said, have been to have a respectful, compassionate police service.
Mayor Fred Eisenberger, who is also board chair, lauded Girt for his work, particularly with youth. He also said Girt played an integral role in security during the 2015 Pan Am Games.
The future of cities: The end of the rat race will reshape Canada s urban centres
Tamar Satov, Special to BNN Bloomberg With its âThe Future ofâ series, BNN Bloomberg looks at what is next for our transformed economy and daily lives. , Graphic by BNN Bloomberg
The global pandemic changed everything in 2020. Now it is going to change everything forever. This is part of The Future of series, in which BNN Bloomberg looks at what is next for our transformed economy and daily lives.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Max Zhu had what can only be described as a hellish commute. It started with a 10-minute drive from his Oshawa, Ont., home to the local commuter GO-Train station, then a 70-minute (if there were no delays) train ride to Torontoâs Exhibition station, and finally a 10-minute walk to the Liberty Village offices of First Capital where he works as a senior financial analyst. Thatâs an hour-and-a-half of tra
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OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 14, 2020 /CNW/ - Department of Justice Canada
The Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application process established in 2016. This process emphasizes transparency, merit, and the diversity of the Canadian population, and will continue to ensure the appointment of jurists who meet the highest standards of excellence and integrity.
Bernard Jolin, Partner at Langlois Lawyers, LLP in Montréal, is appointed a puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal. Mr. Justice Jolin replaces Mr. Justice K. Casgrain (Montréal), who resigned effective February 1, 2020.
Digital trade top agenda item in pending Canada-U.K. trade talks DENE MOORE Published December 10, 2020
Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
When Canada and Britain begin negotiations as early as next year on a bilateral, post-Brexit trade deal, digital trade will be a top priority.
Digital trade – the transaction of goods and services and flow of data online – is considered the fastest-growing segment of international business, adding trillions of dollars to global gross domestic product each year.
Yet, the digital revolution to date has taken place largely in regulatory purgatory, growing exponentially in the absence of a multilateral governance structure, which makes its presence in trade agreements both necessary and complicated.