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Around $7 million will cover improvements to taxiways and other paved surfaces, while $5.7 million is allocated for airport operations and essential services, the Government of Canada said in a statement on Tuesday, adding investments in airports ensure Canada’s air transportation system provides travellers with choice, efficiency and affordability. Half the cost of airport upgrades announced Tuesday will be covered by the Winnipeg Airports Authority (WAA).
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Barry Rempel, president and CEO of the WAA said the funding is good news for the entire region.
The almost two-hour ceremony on Tuesday, replete with a fiddle player, prayers, speeches and gifts, was called a historic step in recognizing the Métis nation’s right to self-government. Critics said it s a sure sign an election is around the corner with the Trudeau government using a longtime ally, federation president David Chartrand, in its quest to solidify its position ahead of a fall vote. Very clearly, we are the government of the Métis people, Chartrand said after the outdoor signing of what he called a modern-day treaty with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, who participated virtually from Toronto.
Minister of Northern Affairs and Winnipeg MP Dan Vandal made national headlines when he declared that all those responsible for crimes against residential school children need to be charged. Even though this was the strongest statement yet from the federal Liberal government on the issue of unmarked graves, there are concerns about the legitimacy of Mr. Vandal’s pledge.
First, Mr. Vandal did not commit to the referring the matter to police for the launch of an actual criminal investigation. And second, he seemed unaware of the complexity of the challenge such a probe would entail.
Mr. Vandal was not aware, by his own admission, that Ottawa had already paid private investigators to identify more than 5,300 alleged perpetrators named by residential school survivors. More than 700 of those would actually go on to provide statements to the Independent Assessment Process, which accompanied the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in order to determine compensation for residenti
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Minister of Northern Affairs says if anyone responsible is alive: Of course they need to be charged
Manitoba Liberal MP and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal: accountability (Justin Tang / The Canadian Press Files)
Legal action must be taken against anyone found responsible for crimes against children at Canada’s residential schools, says Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal.
Legal action must be taken against anyone found responsible for crimes against children at Canada’s residential schools, says Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal. Of course they need to be charged, Vandal said in an interview Sunday with CTV’s Question Period.