Ottawa set to amend Criminal Code terrorism provisions that block Afghanistan aid
The Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation Thursday to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working inA parliamentary document suggests Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino will table a bill amending the Criminal Code and he will hold a news conference at the Ottawa headquarters of the Canadian Red Cross.
Humanitarian groups say Global Affairs Canada has told them that purchasing goods or hiring locals in Afghanistan would involve paying taxes to the Taliban, which would amount to contributing to a terror group.The Liberals are more than a year behind allies who moved swiftly to alter national laws and issue exemptions after the August 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul to ensure aid workers could keep working in Afghanistan.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Liberals to amend Criminal Code terrorism provisions that block aid to AfghanistanThe Trudeau government is expected to introduce legislation today to alter terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code that have blocked Canadian humanitarians from working in Afghanistan.
Read more »
Liberals to amend terrorism provisions of Criminal Code that block aid to AfghanistanThe expected amendment involves terrorism provisions that currently use a broad definition of what counts as supporting a terrorist group
Read more »
Police watchdog investigating Ottawa police interaction on Walkley Road in OttawaNEW: The Special Investigations Unit is investigating a police interaction during an operation at a home in Ottawa's south end. ottnews
Read more »
Afghanistan envoy defies Taliban to keep embassy running, seeks Canadian aid fixOTTAWA — Afghanistan’s pre\u002DTaliban envoy has kept his country’s Ottawa embassy running in the hopes that democracy will eventually return to his homeland, as…
Read more »
Alberta to introduce bill countering Ottawa's gun banWATCH: AustinLeeCTV reports ahead of Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro's announcement on a bill that aims to protect firearm owners in the province from the federal ban. abpoli yyc yeg
Read more »
Ottawa-raised artist's work cemented at Gordie Howe International BridgeThe artwork is made up of 22 concrete panels, each three meters wide by seven meters tall.
Read more »