CBC Politics
Assembly of First Nations calls for criminalization of residential school denialism
Canada's largest Indigenous advocacy organization is pushing for legal consequences around residential school denialism. The Assembly of First Nations passed an emergency resolution this week at its Ottawa assembly calling on the federal government to criminalize the denial of residential school atrocities. The move signals growing pressure on Ottawa to treat such denialism with the same legal seriousness applied to other forms of historical atrocity denial.
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Globe and Mail
Immigration department pauses applications to sponsor parents, grandparents to settle in Canada
Canada's immigration department has temporarily halted applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program as Ottawa scales back its permanent residency targets. The 2025 budget reduced the program's annual cap to 15,000 new permanent residents, a significant tightening of family reunification pathways. The pause signals a broader federal push to rein in immigration levels amid mounting pressure over housing and public services.
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CBC Politics
Republicans blast Canada over wildfire smoke, air quality in northern U.S.
Republican lawmakers are taking aim at Canada, accusing federal and provincial governments of failing to adequately prevent the wildfires now blanketing much of the northeastern United States in hazardous smoke. Four GOP members of Congress have gone on the offensive, framing the crisis as a cross-border failure with direct consequences for American air quality. The move signals growing political pressure to hold neighboring governments accountable as wildfire smoke becomes an increasingly disruptive seasonal reality.
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CBC Politics
Minister of Public Safety fights to keep accused murderer and alleged Bishnoi gangster in custody
The Minister of Public Safety is heading to Federal Court to oppose the release of an alleged senior Bishnoi gang member currently held in an immigration detention facility. The man faces a murder charge in India and is contesting the Canadian government's push to deport him. The case underscores Ottawa's intensifying efforts to remove foreign nationals with alleged ties to transnational organized crime.
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