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Sajjan Called to Testify Again in Commons Probe of Forces Misconduct Claims

OTTAWA—The Trudeau government and Opposition Conservatives marked International Women’s Day on Monday by trading barbs and accusations over reported threats against a senior naval officer who brought forward an allegation of misconduct against Canada’s defence chief. The bitter back-and-forth came as members of the House of Commons defence committee agreed to invite a bevy of […]

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House GOP Leaders Push for Investigation Into School-Closing Impact on Children With Disabilities

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and ranking members of several House Committees called on their Democratic counterparts for an immediate, bipartisan investigation into the impacts that school closures have on children with disabilities and urged for getting children back to school full-time and in-person. “Unfortunately, students with disabilities are falling behind. States and localities

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Supreme Court Sides With Students Seeking $1 Nominal Damages in Campus Speech Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Georgia college should be held accountable for its now-rescinded policies that prevented two former students from speaking on campus about their Christian faith. In an 8-1 opinion (pdf) in which Chief Justice John Roberts was the sole dissenter, the high court said just one dollar in compensation,

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US and South Korea Agree on Cost-Sharing Deal for American Troop Presence

The United States and South Korea reached an agreement March 7 on how to share costs for American troops present in the country, which will entail a “meaningful increase” in the longtime U.S. ally’s contributions. The State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs announced the deal in a series of tweets, saying it had been reached

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Conservative Nonprofit to Launch $10 Million Campaign to Strengthen Election Integrity

Conservative nonprofit Heritage Action for America is plans to spend at least $10 million on a wide-ranging election integrity campaign to strengthen voting laws in eight swing states, according to a spokesperson. Spokesperson Noah Weinrich told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that the $10 million will be an initial investment “and we will

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Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden ‘Feel Used and Betrayed:’ Open Letter

On March 7, pro-life evangelicals for Biden wrote an open letter to President Joe Biden, calling on him to “honor his commitment,” telling him they “feel used and betrayed,” pointing at the exclusion of the Hyde Amendment in the Democrat’s $1.9 trillion CCP virus relief package. The Hyde Amendment is legislation that took effect in

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Arizona Border Chief Warns Illegal Immigration on Track to Surpass Past 3 Years Combined

A U.S. Border Patrol official issued a warning that illegal immigration is on track to overtake the past three years combined amid a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. “So right now we’re about a hundred percent over where we were this time, this last fiscal year,” John Modlin, the interim chief in charge

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MPs Vote to Issue Summons for Kielburger Brothers to Testify at Ethics Committee

OTTAWA—Members of the House of Commons ethics committee have unanimously voted to summon WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger to testify. Should the brothers not appear by this Friday to testify for at least three hours, the ethics committee has declared, they may face potential censure by the whole of the House of Commons.

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