Ontario to appeal court’s ruling upholding federal carbon-pricing law
Provincial Court of Appeal finds the legislation is constitutionally sound The federal government’s carbon pricing scheme is constitutionally sound and has the critical purpose of fighting climate change, Ontario’s top court ruled in a split decision on Friday. The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, enacted in April, is within Parliament’s jurisdiction to legislate in relation […]
G20 summit 2019: Xinhua: No new US tariffs on Chinese goods
The annual summit of the Group of 20 nations has entered its second and final day in Osaka, Japan. At the top of the agenda is the ongoing trade war between China and the United States, the world’s two biggest economies. The G20 is an international leaders’ forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union. […]
Biden defends civil rights record after fiery criticism by Harris on segregation
Sen. Kamala Harris criticized former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden for opposing public school busing in 1970s Joe Biden strongly defended his civil rights record on Friday, pledging to be a U.S. “president who stands against racism” and “the forces of intolerance” and defiantly dismissing any suggestions otherwise. Speaking to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH […]