Why latest Carney hire is good news for Beijing; police probe murder of ex-Liberal MP’s employee; and more
- Donald Trump’s trade policies have led Canadians to view China more favorably than the United States, prompting the Liberals to appoint Dominic Barton to guide a strategy aimed at expanding foreign investment and reducing economic dependence on the U.S.
- A witness in ongoing lawsuits related to ex-Liberal MP Grewal revealed that a Grewal employee was fatally shot in Brampton, Ont., in an isolated incident, with three men charged in connection to the murder.
- Three polls indicate that Americans generally see Canada as an ally and oppose renaming Lake Ontario, though opinions differ between MAGA Republicans and non-MAGA Republicans, especially regarding trade concessions.
- A doctor was suspended for six months after unprofessionally prescribing ketamine over the phone and having patients sign waivers not to complain, an action condemned by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.
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Donald Trump’s “exhausting trade-relations vandalism” can be thanked for Canadians now viewing China more favourably than the United States, Glavin says. Hence, “Carney’s choice of Dominic Barton as the Liberals’ spirit guide in their ‘new world order’ project to radically expand foreign direct investment in Canada and pull the country out of the American economic orbit.”
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The recent cross-examination of a witness in one of a slew of lawsuits against the ex-Liberal MP and others raised the fact that a Grewal employee was shot dead eight months ago as he drove out of a Brampton, Ont., mall. Police described the incident as an isolated attack and soon after charged three men in the murder.
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Three new polls offer insight as to how American voters are feeling about their neighbours to the north. The polls found that Americans overall still view Canada as an ally, disagree with renaming Lake Ontario, and are willing to make concessions to make a trade deal. But the polls found some disagreement on these issues between MAGA Republicans and non-MAGA Republicans.
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The doctor has been suspended from practising for six months after prescribing ketamine over the phone and asking two patients to sign a document promising not to take legal action against him or make a formal complaint. A College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario tribunal called his actions “disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional.”
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York writes that following an independent report which describes Toronto Metropolitan University as a cesspit of antisemitism, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation is looking to persuade the Law Society of Ontario to hear a motion that could ultimately prevent graduates of TMU’s law school from ever practising law in the province.
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