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Carney defends Canada's approach to forced labour amid fallout from floor-crossing MP's comments
Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped in to defend Canada's forced labour policies after a recently floor-crossed MP sparked controversy by appearing to question the existence of the practice in China. The remarks drew swift backlash and put the government on the defensive at a diplomatically sensitive moment. Carney's intervention signals an attempt to contain the damage and reaffirm Canada's stated commitment to holding forced labour abuses to account.
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Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, diplomat and journalist, dead at 88
Stephen Lewis, one of Canada's most consequential public figures, has died at 88. A former leader of the Ontario NDP, UN Ambassador, and tireless AIDS activist in Africa, Lewis spent decades bridging politics and humanitarian advocacy at the highest levels. His death marks the end of a career defined by moral urgency and a refusal to separate power from conscience.
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