06/09/2021 10:00 AM EDT
Welcome to Corridors. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps back into the real world this week after months of sticking close to home. Andy Blatchford talked to insiders about what Canada wants at the G-7 summit. Zi-Ann Lum reports on Canada’s latest reckoning. Nick Taylor-Vaisey previews the wind down of Parliament, plus we have the latest on the Canada-U.S. border.
DRIVING THE WEEK
President Joe Biden speaks after holding a virtual meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 23. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo
THE BIDEN-TRUDEAU REUNION The PM and the president will meet in person this week for the first time since Biden was elected. Although they’ve made the best of video split-screens and have a bilateral road map to prove it we all know it’s hard to beat real life face time.
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Canada will soon crack down on online hate in wake of fatal attack: Minister
People pray following a vigil after four members of a Muslim family were killed in what police describe as a hate-motivated attack at London Muslim Mosque in London, Ontario, Canada, Jun 8, 2021. (Photo :REUTERS/Carlos Osorio)
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OTTAWA: Canada will soon unveil measures to crack down on online extremism following the killing of a Muslim family, a crime that police said was inspired by hate, a government minister said on Wednesday (Jun 9).
Canada will soon crack down on online hate in wake of fatal attack -senior minister
FILE PHOTO: People pray following a vigil after four members of a Muslim family were killed in what police describe as a hate-motivated attack at London Muslim Mosque in London, Ontario, Canada, June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo reuters tickers
This content was published on June 9, 2021 - 22:19
June 9, 2021 - 22:19
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will soon unveil measures to crack down on online extremism following the killing of a Muslim family, a crime that police said was inspired by hate, a government minister said on Wednesday.
The bill creates a statutory holiday for employees in the federal government and federally regulated workplaces.
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told the Senate on Thursday that the objective is to create a chance for Canadians to learn about and reflect on a dark chapter in their country s history and to commemorate the survivors, their families and their communities as called for by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Indigenous leaders.
The terrible discovery of children s remains in Kamloops is a stark reminder of the heavy toll of our colonial past, Guilbeault said in French. Addressing the consequences of colonial violence needs to go beyond words . Bill C-5 is an important step in the path towards reconciliation, which won t be achieved in the blink of an eye.