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OTTAWA - Kabul safe houses that have been providing refuge to more than 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families are to close Friday due to lack of

OTTAWA — Kabul safe houses that have been providing refuge to more than 1,700 Afghan interpreters and their families are to close Friday due to lack of funding, say groups that have been trying to help them.

As a recent example involving the Public Health Agency of Canada shows, public servants are being used as scapegoats more and more.

Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Chris White and Conservative chief Cllr Mary Maynard. - Credit: SADC In the wake of the recent district council elections, which saw the Liberal Democrats gain an overwhelming majority, plans have been unveiled to restructure the administration. Instead of the existing system where portfolio holders have specific responsibilities as part of a Cabinet, the proposal is to replace this with a committee structure headed by chairs, with no individual councillor having decision-making powers. We asked Lib Dem leader Cllr Chris White and Conservative boss Cllr Mary Mayn...

Canada Among Countries Raising Concerns Over US Move to Waive COVID-19 Patents Patents lawyer sees no sound justification for Biden administration’s decision The U.S. government’s decision to waive patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines is “self harm,” says an intellectual property (IP) lawyer. Canada is among those countries that have not announced support for the move, saying IP safeguards are not what’s preventing vaccine access. The U.S. commitment is inexplicable from any sound perspective, whether it be charitable, self-interested, or foreign policy, says Richard Owens, who ...