🇨🇦🇺🇸 A population of hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada is threatening to invade the US
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a “super pig” that’s spreading out of control.
Pigs are not native to North America. While they’ve roamed parts of the continent for centuries, Canada’s problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar. The market collapsed after peaking in 2001 and some frustrated farmers simply cut their fences, setting the animals free.
They reproduce quickly. A sow can have six piglets in a litter and raise two litters in a year. That means 65% or more of a wild pig population could be killed every year and it will still increase.
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An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.
In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a “super pig” that’s spreading out of control.
Pigs are not native to North America. While they’ve roamed parts of the continent for centuries, Canada’s problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar. The market collapsed after peaking in 2001 and some frustrated farmers simply cut their fences, setting the animals free.
They reproduce quickly. A sow can have six piglets in a litter and raise two litters in a year. That means 65% or more of a wild pig population could be killed every year and it will still increase.
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📔Fall Economic Statement 2023: $40B deficit projected
The federal government's fall economic statement presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday includes billions of dollars in new spending and targeted policy measures aimed at increasing Canada's housing supply in the years ahead, with the deficit projected to be $40 billion in 2023-24.
The 2023 fall economic statement outlines $20.8 billion in additional spending over the next six years, beyond what was announced in the 2023 federal budget.
Freeland has announced Canada will be putting billions into building new homes, increasing the number of construction workers, cracking down on short-term rentals and grocery competition, as well as rolling out green investment tax credits.
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The federal government's fall economic statement presented by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday includes billions of dollars in new spending and targeted policy measures aimed at increasing Canada's housing supply in the years ahead, with the deficit projected to be $40 billion in 2023-24.
The 2023 fall economic statement outlines $20.8 billion in additional spending over the next six years, beyond what was announced in the 2023 federal budget.
Freeland has announced Canada will be putting billions into building new homes, increasing the number of construction workers, cracking down on short-term rentals and grocery competition, as well as rolling out green investment tax credits.
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📈Canada expects unemployment to rise 211k within months, mostly immigrants
The Fall Economic Statement’s unemployment forecast shows an increase of 0.8 points to 6.5% by Q2 2024. That would see unemployment rise by 170k people to 1.4 million, if population growth is excluded.
If population growth is taken into account, unemployment would rise 17.2% (by 211k) to 1.44 million people.
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The Fall Economic Statement’s unemployment forecast shows an increase of 0.8 points to 6.5% by Q2 2024. That would see unemployment rise by 170k people to 1.4 million, if population growth is excluded.
If population growth is taken into account, unemployment would rise 17.2% (by 211k) to 1.44 million people.
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Ottawa giving $7 million to Peel region to open reception centre for asylum seekers
On Thursday, the Region of Peel accepted $7 million for a reception centre to be built near Toronto Pearson International Airport with federal funding.
The new reception space will be designed to help asylum seekers in the region who are struggling to find housing as winter approaches, both local and federal politicians said.
The announcement comes a week after an asylum seeker was found dead at an encampment outside a shelter on Dundas Street in Mississauga.
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On Thursday, the Region of Peel accepted $7 million for a reception centre to be built near Toronto Pearson International Airport with federal funding.
The new reception space will be designed to help asylum seekers in the region who are struggling to find housing as winter approaches, both local and federal politicians said.
The announcement comes a week after an asylum seeker was found dead at an encampment outside a shelter on Dundas Street in Mississauga.
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🚙 Ontario sets aside $18M for police forces to fight auto theft
In an announcement Friday morning in Mississauga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled provincial grant funding to help local police forces deal with auto theft.
The grant is worth $18 million over three years and has been earmarked for 21 projects, according to the province. Some of the items include surveillance and tracking equipment, specialized training and improving data tracking and management.
Car thefts in Ontario jumped 31 per cent in the first half of 2023 compared with the year before, according to the province.
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In an announcement Friday morning in Mississauga, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled provincial grant funding to help local police forces deal with auto theft.
The grant is worth $18 million over three years and has been earmarked for 21 projects, according to the province. Some of the items include surveillance and tracking equipment, specialized training and improving data tracking and management.
Car thefts in Ontario jumped 31 per cent in the first half of 2023 compared with the year before, according to the province.
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🛢Canada oil, gas producers to drill 8% more wells in 2024
Canadian oil and gas producers will drill 8% more wells in 2024 to take advantage of greater access to pipelines, with the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion due to open, an industry group said in an annual forecast on Friday.
Producers will drill 6,229 wells next year, up 481 from 2023, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors predicted.
The Trans Mountain expansion is scheduled to start shipping crude late in the first quarter of 2024, while the Coastal GasLink is approaching mechanical completion.
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Canadian oil and gas producers will drill 8% more wells in 2024 to take advantage of greater access to pipelines, with the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion due to open, an industry group said in an annual forecast on Friday.
Producers will drill 6,229 wells next year, up 481 from 2023, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors predicted.
The Trans Mountain expansion is scheduled to start shipping crude late in the first quarter of 2024, while the Coastal GasLink is approaching mechanical completion.
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🇨🇦🇪🇺EU-Canada summit
Formal talks began Friday between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two top heads of the European Union.
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are in St. John’s, N.L., for the 19th EU-Canada Summit.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada is joining the European Union's $100-billion scientific research program, called Horizon Europe.
Canada has also worked out a deal to build water bombers and ship them to the EU, after both regions faced devastating forest fires this past summer.
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Formal talks began Friday between Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two top heads of the European Union.
European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are in St. John’s, N.L., for the 19th EU-Canada Summit.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada is joining the European Union's $100-billion scientific research program, called Horizon Europe.
Canada has also worked out a deal to build water bombers and ship them to the EU, after both regions faced devastating forest fires this past summer.
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🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸PM Justin Trudeau claims conservative Canadians are turning their backs on Ukraine because of American MAGA propaganda
Trudeau said during the EU-Canada summit.
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“The real story is the rise of a right-wing American, MAGA influence thinking that has made Canadian Conservatives, who used to be among the strongest defenders of Ukraine … turn their backs on something Ukraine needs in its hour of need”
Trudeau said during the EU-Canada summit.
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🇨🇦🇻🇪Canada moves to restore ties with Maduro regime in Venezuela
Trudeau’s administration is preparing to open up lines of communication with Venezuela as part of a new “pragmatic” approach to diplomacy and an effort to engage with non-like-minded countries, according to an internal Canadian government memo.
the government says in the document, which summarizes a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Peruvian counterpart at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
An agreement has been reached to send lower-level diplomats to Venezuela and vice versa, but a final decision on restoring ties will hinge on the Venezuelan government delivering on its pledge to hold free elections.
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Trudeau’s administration is preparing to open up lines of communication with Venezuela as part of a new “pragmatic” approach to diplomacy and an effort to engage with non-like-minded countries, according to an internal Canadian government memo.
“Canada is seeking to reestablish diplomatic relations with Venezuela”
the government says in the document, which summarizes a meeting between Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Peruvian counterpart at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
An agreement has been reached to send lower-level diplomats to Venezuela and vice versa, but a final decision on restoring ties will hinge on the Venezuelan government delivering on its pledge to hold free elections.
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🇺🇸Binance's Canadian CEO steps down, pleads guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao stepped down and pleaded guilty to breaking U.S. anti-money laundering laws as part of a $4.3 billion US settlement resolving a years-long probe into the world's largest crypto exchange.
The deal, which will see Zhao personally pay $50 million US, was described by prosecutors as one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history. It is another blow to the crypto industry that has been beset by investigations and comes on the heels of the recent fraud conviction of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
But several legal experts said it was a good outcome for Zhao, leaving his vast wealth intact and allowing him to retain his stake in Binance, the exchange he founded in 2017.
Binance broke U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and failed to report more than 100,000 suspicious transactions.
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Binance chief Changpeng Zhao stepped down and pleaded guilty to breaking U.S. anti-money laundering laws as part of a $4.3 billion US settlement resolving a years-long probe into the world's largest crypto exchange.
The deal, which will see Zhao personally pay $50 million US, was described by prosecutors as one of the largest corporate penalties in U.S. history. It is another blow to the crypto industry that has been beset by investigations and comes on the heels of the recent fraud conviction of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
But several legal experts said it was a good outcome for Zhao, leaving his vast wealth intact and allowing him to retain his stake in Binance, the exchange he founded in 2017.
Binance broke U.S. anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and failed to report more than 100,000 suspicious transactions.
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More than 125,000 Hydro-Québec customers without power Monday
More than 125,000 Quebec households were without power around 11:00 a.m. Monday, according to the Hydro-Québec website.
The two regions most affected by the blackouts were the Quebec City and Eastern Townships areas. Environment Canada had issued snowfall warnings for both of those regions.
Across Quebec, 454 outages were recorded around 11:00 am. In Montreal nearly 4,000 customers were still in the dark.
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More than 125,000 Quebec households were without power around 11:00 a.m. Monday, according to the Hydro-Québec website.
The two regions most affected by the blackouts were the Quebec City and Eastern Townships areas. Environment Canada had issued snowfall warnings for both of those regions.
Across Quebec, 454 outages were recorded around 11:00 am. In Montreal nearly 4,000 customers were still in the dark.
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Ontario Liberal Party voted for a new leader over the weekend
After an intense eight-month campaign, members of the Ontario Liberal Party voted for a new party leader this weekend. 100,000 people registered to vote, a historic record for the party.
The results won’t be announced until Dec. 2.
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After an intense eight-month campaign, members of the Ontario Liberal Party voted for a new party leader this weekend. 100,000 people registered to vote, a historic record for the party.
The results won’t be announced until Dec. 2.
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🍞Number of people using Ontario food banks rose nearly 40% last year
A report released Monday indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year — the largest single-year increase recorded by the province's food bank network.
The new report by Feed Ontario, a collective of hunger relief organizations, says more than 800,000 people in the province turned to emergency food support between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
It says the total number of visits to food banks also rose similarly in that time, totalling more than 5.9 million, or 36 per cent more than the previous year.
The report says much of the growth came from first-time visitors, who accounted for two out of five people who used food banks. It notes that's a 41 per cent increase from the previous year.
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A report released Monday indicates the number of people who used Ontario food banks went up 38 per cent last year — the largest single-year increase recorded by the province's food bank network.
The new report by Feed Ontario, a collective of hunger relief organizations, says more than 800,000 people in the province turned to emergency food support between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
It says the total number of visits to food banks also rose similarly in that time, totalling more than 5.9 million, or 36 per cent more than the previous year.
The report says much of the growth came from first-time visitors, who accounted for two out of five people who used food banks. It notes that's a 41 per cent increase from the previous year.
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PM Trudeau’s new comms expert was pro-lockdown, pro-vaccine mandate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new communications and marketing expert was radically pro-lockdown and pro-vaccine mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The newly hired executive director of communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, Max Valiquette, expressed a number of controversial opinions in favour of restricting civil liberties during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On X, Valiquette expressed his support for shutting down schools in May 2021, calling it “irresponsible” to send children to school. In July 2021, Valiquette said that unvaccinated adults who don’t care about getting infected with Covid-19 were going to kill unvaccinated children.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new communications and marketing expert was radically pro-lockdown and pro-vaccine mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The newly hired executive director of communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, Max Valiquette, expressed a number of controversial opinions in favour of restricting civil liberties during the Covid-19 pandemic.
On X, Valiquette expressed his support for shutting down schools in May 2021, calling it “irresponsible” to send children to school. In July 2021, Valiquette said that unvaccinated adults who don’t care about getting infected with Covid-19 were going to kill unvaccinated children.
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🇨🇦🇵🇦Panama Supreme Court rules Canadian firm's mining contract is unconstitutional
Panama's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests by environmentalists and others who argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies.
The contract, given final approval Oct. 20, allowed Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals, to continue operating the mine for the next 20 years, with the possibility of extending for a further 20 years if the mine remains productive.
The dispute over the open-pit mine led to some of Panama's most widespread protests in recent years, including a blockade of the mine's power plant.
Minera Panama said in a statement earlier this month that small boats had blocked its port in Colon province, preventing supplies from reaching the mine.
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Panama's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a 20-year concession for a Canadian copper mine that had sparked weeks of protests by environmentalists and others who argued it would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies.
The contract, given final approval Oct. 20, allowed Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals, to continue operating the mine for the next 20 years, with the possibility of extending for a further 20 years if the mine remains productive.
The dispute over the open-pit mine led to some of Panama's most widespread protests in recent years, including a blockade of the mine's power plant.
Minera Panama said in a statement earlier this month that small boats had blocked its port in Colon province, preventing supplies from reaching the mine.
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🌱Danielle Smith invokes sovereignty act on green electricity
Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn't need the act to put the changes in place.
Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back against Ottawa’s plan to green Canada’s electricity grid by 2035, a plan she says could wreak havoc on Alberta’s natural-gas-based grid.
“We’re creating an opportunity for the federal government to do the right thing and back down”
Smith told reporters.
Smith made the comment prior to a motion being introduced in the house under the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act.
The act specifies members of the house must debate and vote on motions before Smith’s government can take action.
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Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn't need the act to put the changes in place.
Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back against Ottawa’s plan to green Canada’s electricity grid by 2035, a plan she says could wreak havoc on Alberta’s natural-gas-based grid.
“We’re creating an opportunity for the federal government to do the right thing and back down”
Smith told reporters.
Smith made the comment prior to a motion being introduced in the house under the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act.
The act specifies members of the house must debate and vote on motions before Smith’s government can take action.
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Hiring foreign workers at battery plant will cost Canadian contractors $300-million in lost wages, fees
The hiring of 900 temporary foreign workers to install equipment at the flagship EV factory in Windsor, Ont., will cost Canadian skilled construction workers around $300-million in lost wages and contractor fees, the leader of Canada’s Building Trades Unions says.
The NextStar plant is being built with up to $15-billion in subsidies from the federal and Ontario governments. It is a joint venture between global auto giant Stellantis STLA-N and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution.
Last week, NextStar disclosed that 900 temporary foreign workers would be coming to install technical equipment at the plant and going home once the work is done. The temporary foreign workers will come from Korea and Japan to help install the machinery.
#Ontario #energy
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The hiring of 900 temporary foreign workers to install equipment at the flagship EV factory in Windsor, Ont., will cost Canadian skilled construction workers around $300-million in lost wages and contractor fees, the leader of Canada’s Building Trades Unions says.
The NextStar plant is being built with up to $15-billion in subsidies from the federal and Ontario governments. It is a joint venture between global auto giant Stellantis STLA-N and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution.
Last week, NextStar disclosed that 900 temporary foreign workers would be coming to install technical equipment at the plant and going home once the work is done. The temporary foreign workers will come from Korea and Japan to help install the machinery.
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80,000 Quebec health-care workers to strike Dec. 11-14
A major federation of Quebec health-care unions announced on Wednesday that their 80,000 workers are set to strike Dec. 11-14.
Unless a deal is reached, members of the FIQ (Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec) will be on strike for the third time in recent months.
The FIQ is looking for salary increases, improved working conditions, "reasonable workloads," and laws to regulate the patient-to-health-care professional ratio.
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A major federation of Quebec health-care unions announced on Wednesday that their 80,000 workers are set to strike Dec. 11-14.
Unless a deal is reached, members of the FIQ (Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec) will be on strike for the third time in recent months.
The FIQ is looking for salary increases, improved working conditions, "reasonable workloads," and laws to regulate the patient-to-health-care professional ratio.
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Coastal GasLink pipeline mechanically complete before year-end deadline
The Coastal GasLink pipeline that stretches across northern B.C. is mechanically complete ahead of the company's year-end deadline.
The company announced in October that the installation of the pipe was finished, while mechanical completion means the end of construction, successful hydrotesting of the full 670-kilometre line and engineering reviews.
According to a statement, Coastal GasLink's team is in the field getting ready to deliver gas to the LNG Canada processing and export facility in Kitimat, on B.C.'s northern coast.
The pipeline was originally estimated to cost $6.2 billion, but that climbed to $14.5 billion in the most recent price tag released by TC Energy earlier this year.
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The Coastal GasLink pipeline that stretches across northern B.C. is mechanically complete ahead of the company's year-end deadline.
The company announced in October that the installation of the pipe was finished, while mechanical completion means the end of construction, successful hydrotesting of the full 670-kilometre line and engineering reviews.
According to a statement, Coastal GasLink's team is in the field getting ready to deliver gas to the LNG Canada processing and export facility in Kitimat, on B.C.'s northern coast.
The pipeline was originally estimated to cost $6.2 billion, but that climbed to $14.5 billion in the most recent price tag released by TC Energy earlier this year.
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🇨🇦🇺🇸🇮🇳U.S. charges Indian national with conspiracy to assassinate Sikh separatist
It seems that the U.S. will find itself drawn into the rift between Canada and India caused by the Sikh separatists and their activities in those countries.
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that an Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Nikhil Gupta, the man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder, worked with the Indian government employee.
Prosecutors did not name the target of Gupta’s alleged plot, but said that he was actively advocating for the secession of India’s Punjab state and establishment of Khalistan state.
India apparently doesn't like that Sikh separatists feel too comfortable in North America.
#India #US
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It seems that the U.S. will find itself drawn into the rift between Canada and India caused by the Sikh separatists and their activities in those countries.
The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that an Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Nikhil Gupta, the man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder, worked with the Indian government employee.
Prosecutors did not name the target of Gupta’s alleged plot, but said that he was actively advocating for the secession of India’s Punjab state and establishment of Khalistan state.
India apparently doesn't like that Sikh separatists feel too comfortable in North America.
#India #US
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🇨🇦🇮🇳 Rift in Canada-India relations
Relations between Canada and India are rapidly deteriorating after Justin Trudeau said the Canadian government is investigating "credible allegations" about the possible involvement of Indian government agents in the…
Relations between Canada and India are rapidly deteriorating after Justin Trudeau said the Canadian government is investigating "credible allegations" about the possible involvement of Indian government agents in the…
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Canada's top admiral says navy staff, resource needs in 'critical state'
Canada's understaffed and resource-stretched navy is in "a critical state" and might not be able to carry out its basic duties next year, the top admiral said in a YouTube video released this week.
In the video, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee said the Royal Canadian Navy had not hit its recruitment targets for more than a decade.
Topshee said.
The West Coast fleet is "beset with a shortage of qualified techs" which means ships cannot meet operation and maintenance targets, he added.
The navy relies on its 12 Halifax class frigates, which are approaching the end of their 30-year operational life but must stay in service for another 15 years because their replacements are behind schedule and over budget.
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Canada's understaffed and resource-stretched navy is in "a critical state" and might not be able to carry out its basic duties next year, the top admiral said in a YouTube video released this week.
In the video, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee said the Royal Canadian Navy had not hit its recruitment targets for more than a decade.
"Colleagues and shipmates - the RCN faces some very serious challenges right now that could mean we fail to meet our force posture and readiness commitments in 2024 and beyond. The situation is serious but our problems are not unique and I know that the air force and army are facing similar challenges"
Topshee said.
The West Coast fleet is "beset with a shortage of qualified techs" which means ships cannot meet operation and maintenance targets, he added.
The navy relies on its 12 Halifax class frigates, which are approaching the end of their 30-year operational life but must stay in service for another 15 years because their replacements are behind schedule and over budget.
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