# government of Canada

The Trudeau government is set to review the activities of Canada’s spy agencies at a time when it appears Bill C-51 has empowered many of…

The federal government's recent leniency with wealthy corporate interests hints at a disturbing trend in the way government does business.

Government's failure to negotiate a settlement with residential school survivors from this province is discriminatory, says Labrador residential school survivor William Flowers.

On Thursday St. John's will join nationwide demonstrations calling for justice in a recent Edmonton murder trial, and to strengthen the call for women's rights…

Dozens marched through the streets of St. John's Saturday to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government's impending anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51

More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses…

Why income splitting is an unjust waste of money

In the aftermath of last week’s events in Ottawa, fear remains unjustified, whether it’s fear of terrorism or of the politicians who would use fear…

Loretta Saunders' sister launches 'homicide survivor' blog in the wake of yet another murder of an Indigenous woman in Canada. Meanwhile, Conservatives announce what critics…

Revelations of federal government surveillance of protests and public lectures may hint at the Harper government's sense of "vulnerability”, says MUN grad student

The damage CETA will wreak on our economy and our democratic rights is unprecedented. But it can still be stopped.

The renowned Canadian scientist and activist speaks with The Independent in advance of what could be his final national tour, which begins tonight in St.…