The federal Liberal government tabled a bill Thursday that would tweak Canada’s terrorism financing laws to allow foreign aid organizations to provide support in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and other terrorism hotspots.
The change comes after Canadian charities and other non-governmental organizations largely suspended their activities in Afghanistan because of the Criminal Code provisions that essentially prohibit them from operating there.
These organizations often have to pay taxes or fees to operate in the country — funding that is now collected by the Taliban, which controls Afghanistan.
Under the current law, these NGOs could be held criminally liable for materially supporting a…
Often the rights of the individual are in direct opposition to the rights of the public. This issue was recently explored in the blog about Australian Prison surveillance. The further we delve into the question of what’s right, the more confusing this becomes, as what might be right legally may not be right from a freedom of speech perspective.
When neo Nazis fill our web pages with racist and often completely fabricated rhetoric, the majority of people protest and rightly so, demanding that the spread of hate be removed. Some proponents of free speech might argue that this type of…
Breadcrumb Trail LinksLocal NewsIn 2022, police issued 1,968 short-term license suspensions to Saskatchewan drivers for exceeding provincial limits for alcohol and drugs.Saskatoon police Const. Foster shows two of the roadside devices used to detect alcohol and cannabis use in impaired drivers. Photo by Michelle Berg /Michelle BergArticle content
SGI and police services across Saskatchewan want to be perfectly clear: People don’t have be seriously inebriated to face serious consequences for driving under the influence of booze or drugs like cannabis or cocaine.Advertisements 2This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below.…
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. employed minors to use caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws, other high-risk equipment at 13 meat processing facilities in 8 statesKIELER, WI – One of the nation’s largest food safety sanitation services providers has paid $1.5 million in civil money penalties after the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the company employed at least 102 children – from 13 to 17 years of age – in hazardous occupations and had them working overnight shifts at 13 meat processing facilities in eight states.
The employer’s payment of civil money penalties is the result…
The Archbishop of Sydney voices strong criticism against a proposed legislation bringing down the age limit for voluntary assisted dying to 14 in the Australian Capital Territory.By Vatican News staff reporter
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has warned that a new legal framework considered by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) allows for children as young as 14 to receive voluntary assisted dying (VAD) could see euthanasia become available to “anyone that wants it”.
Voluntary assisted dying in Australia
Voluntary assisted dying was introduced in the Australian state on January 31 2023, following South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania and more…
Geneva (AFP) – The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at steering the country towards carbon neutrality.Issued on: 18/06/2023 – 07:20Modified: 18/06/2023 – 07:52Recent opinion polls indicate strong support for the proposed law, which would require Switzerland to slash its dependence on imported oil and gas, scaling up the development and use of greener and more home-grown alternatives.
But the backing slipped in the most recent survey by pollster gfs.bern, although remaining at 63 percent in favor, amid claims by the populist…
When Texas officials announced their intentions to launch child abuse investigations involving people who provide gender-affirming care for their transgender children, Susan’s heart dropped.
Susan has a 7-year-old transgender daughter, Elsa, whose parents asked that she be referred to by a pseudonym for safety reasons, who they say may one day need such care.
Elsa’s parents describe her as wise beyond her years. She had expressed that she was a girl from an early age and guided her parents through her gender journey – asking to wear dresses, change her name, and to be referred to as a “daughter” by…
Helena, Mont. –
Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn Montana’s first-in-the-nation ban on the video sharing app, arguing the law is an unconstitutional violation of free speech rights.
The Montana residents also argued in the complaint, filed in federal court late Wednesday without public notice, that the state doesn’t have any authority over matters of national security. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill into law Wednesday and said it would protect Montana residents’ private data and personal information from being harvested by the Chinese government.
The ban is scheduled to take effect on Jan.…