Palestinian-Canadians and human rights groups say Ottawa’s temporary visa program for Gazan family members could be admitting more people if the political will was there
Author Archives: Finn de Pencier
Finn de Pencier is a journalist, photographer and filmmaker based in Toronto. Over the past few years, he has reported on the ground from Ukraine, Armenia, Lebanon and Kazakhstan for outlets such as CTV News, C2C Journal and Palladium Magazine. In 2024, he released his first feature documentary from Ukraine, The Kharkiv Files.
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Canada’s military too depleted to materially support Ukraine security: experts
Canada would struggle to contribute even a few thousand troops to a peacekeeping mission to ensure Ukraine’s security
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘Can’t afford to lose them’: Is mental health screening in the military inadequate?
The military conducts a rudimentary assessment of new recruits’ mental health. Could a comprehensive screen better serve soldiers and the military?
Posted inCommunity
A fraught renewal for Jewish Canadians this Rosh Hashanah
Some Jewish-Canadians have been galvanized by events of the past year into strengthening their faith in Judaism and Zionism. Others feel alienated from their belief systems
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Massive First Nations child welfare settlement divides key proponents
Ottawa has agreed to spend $47.8bn reforming First Nations child welfare services. Proponents of reform have serious concerns with the agreement
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Q&A with digital policy expert Peter Menzies on modernizing the CBC
‘If you want to serve the interests of Canadians, keep the services that citizens are interested in and get rid of the things that they aren’t’
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Ukrainians call on Ottawa to name Russia a state sponsor of terror
After a deadly hospital strike, Ukrainians gathered outside the Russian consulate in Toronto, demanding stronger action from Ottawa
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‘Centralized planning’: Critics wary of Ottawa’s sustainable jobs law
Ottawa’s new Sustainable Jobs Act, which aims to create new clean-energy jobs, is being criticized on the left and right — but for very different reasons
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Q&A with former MP Marwan Tabarra, on his path to redemption and next run
Former Liberal MP Marwan Tabarra speaks about his criminal conviction, getting kicked out of Trudeau’s caucus and why — and where — he’s running again
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Inside the historic Conservative victory in Toronto-St. Paul’s
Campaign volunteers and Conservative strategists describe a highly motivated campaign, with dozens working to secure Don Stewart’s unlikely victory