Loophole leaves taxpayers picking up tab for MP travel | CBC News

A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity.
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Canada puts $76M towards German defence system in Ukraine | CTV News

Canada is putting $76 million towards a German-led effort to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian missiles and aircraft, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Friday.
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Ukrainians Who Came To Canada Under CUAET Will Not Be Sent Home – Canada Immigration and Visa Information. Canadian Immigration Services and Free Online Evaluation.

Canada will not send any Ukrainians who arrived under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization For Emergency Travel (CUAET) home as long as the war with Russia is raging – even if their visas have expired, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has vowed.
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Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future | CTV News

The UN refugee agency says 6.5 million Ukrainians have been listed as refugees around the world as of Feb. 2024. Some 960,000 have visas to come to Canada.
— Read on www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ukrainians-with-canadian-visas-face-agonizing-decisions-about-the-future-1.6828154