While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Naomi Barghiel.
Provinces and territories should not stop pushing for drug decriminalization despite the federal government’s rejection of Toronto’s request, one expert says. Guy Felicella, a harm reduction and recovery expert in British Columbia, says all regions in Canada need to persevere with treating substance addictions as a health issue.
Retired U.S. general David Petraeus says the risk of a terror attack in Canada is “elevated” following an attack at a concert hall in Moscow that left 139 dead last week, for which an ISIS splinter group claimed responsibility. Petraeus told The West Block host Mercedes Stephenson that an attack of such a scale makes the current state of extremism...
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has shot back at B.C. Premier David Eby’s comment that his plea to halt a federal carbon price increase is a “baloney factory” campaign tactic. Poilievre told The Roy Green Show on Saturday that Eby’s “constituents can’t even afford to buy baloney after eight years of him, and the NDP and Liberal coalition.”...
The federal government is reducing its national beer tax that was set to increase on April 1, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Saturday. The alcohol excise tax, sometimes known as the “beer tax,” is planned to go up by 4.7 per cent. Kelowna-Lake Country Conservative MP Tracy Gray said last month that that hike would cost Canadians about $100 million extra in 2024-25.
The Prime Minister’s Office has made staffing changes to its communications and media relations roles, according to a government source, as the Liberal minority government continues to struggle in the polls. Max Valiquette will be taking on the role of executive director of communications in December, according to the source. Valiquette was deemed one of “Canada’s Most Influential Marketers” by...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is “deeply concerned” over Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed plans to withdraw the province from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).