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Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: poll
A participant holds an "Elbows Up Canada" sign during a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, March 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019. The survey by the Pew Research Center also suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians say the U.S. remains this country's most important ally. The centre polled people in 25 countries and the nation most commonly cited as a critical ally was the United States. But the U.S. was also named as the top threat in eight of those countries. Many people in Europe cited Russia as the top threat, and those in the Asia-Pacific region commonly pointed to China. Pew surveyed 28,333 adults outside the United States from Jan. 8 to April 26 by phone, online and in person. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2025. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press
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NDP leader wants Halifax transportation study released
Social Sharing With Nova Scotia's capital city continuing to struggle with traffic congestion and cost-of-living challenges — drawing comparisons to Canada's largest city — NDP Leader Claudia Chender says it's time for the public to see a government report on transportation in the Halifax region. Chender was responding several days after a CBC News report showed that housing and transportation costs in Halifax for 2024 were similar to those in Toronto. The Progressive Conservative government has announced steps throughout its mandates to try to boost housing stock, although Chender said more needs to be done on that front. But when it comes to public transit in Halifax Regional Municipality, there has been "almost no action," she said during a news conference on Monday. "We need action on that today. It's becoming less and less reliable to take transit in Halifax at a time when we need it more and more." Report still not public Having an effective public transit system is a way to save commuters money while also addressing congestion on the roads, which has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic, said Chender. During its first mandate, the Progressive Conservatives created the Joint Regional Transportation Agency, an entity tasked with looking at transportation throughout HRM. The organization has since been rebranded as Link Nova Scotia and given a provincewide mandate. Prior to that change, however, the agency produced a report looking at transportation issues and options to improve things for the Halifax area. The government first got a draft of the report a little less than a year ago before eventually getting the final report earlier this year. To date, however, it has not been made public. "One would have to assume that active transportation and public transportation are big chunks of that report that this government so far has not wanted to release, talk about or act upon," said Chender. Some portions of the report, which contemplate expanding the highways leading to and around HRM and exploring a commuter light-rail system, were included in the Progressive Conservative platform during last year's provincial election. But there have been no further details since then. Speaking to reporters recently, Public Works Minister Fred Tilley could not say when the report would be made public or explain why it's taking so long to share it. "We want to action the report, obviously, so we're looking at things that we can get actioned and in a timeline," he said. "I understand the frustration with it, but we will be releasing that report once we have more information to share, as opposed to just sharing the report."
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Parents fighting to save Algonquin College's special needs program
Social Sharing Eric Burgin had planned to send his daughter Angie to Algonquin College in Ottawa, where he'd hoped a program for adults with developmental disabilities could help put her on equal footing with her friends. "The biggest thing for her is the college experience," Burgin told CBC. "It's just sort of that next step after high school. She doesn't see herself as different than others, even though, you know, society tends to see her differently." Burgin said there's no other program in Ottawa like it. But his plan hit a snag in May when the school announced it plans to end the program by April 2026. Now, Bergin hopes to organize other concerned parents in an attempt to change the college's decision. He's organized a town hall hosted by Ottawa West-Nepean NDP MPP Chandra Pasma, scheduled for later this month, and is planning to hold a protest later this fall. "Ultimately, what we would like is for the college to reverse the decision and continue to offer the program," he said. College points to financial challenges Algonquin College's website says the academic assistance for adults with developmental disabilities program offers students the opportunity to further develop their academic skills, as well as build social skills within a college environment. In a statement to CBC, the college said it's winding down the program, which was first launched in 1997, to "focus on ministry-approved, credentialed programs that align with its core mandate." It also pointed to its recent financial challenges, which the college blames on a shift in immigration policy and a lack of funding support from the provincial government. In April, the college approved its budget with a $34.8-million deficit. In February, its board decided to suspend or cancel 37 programs and four dormant ones, and to close its Perth campus. 'It keeps parents up at night' Kate Dudley-Logue, vice-president of community outreach with the Ontario Autism Coalition, said the news of the program's cancellation has parents worried. "It keeps parents up at night," she told CBC. "It's giving those young adults with developmental disabilities a foundation ... to be able to maybe get a job, to be able to live independently." Dudley-Logue added that community day programs are another education option for adults with disabilities, but those lack the academic component available at the college. "It really puts up a wall for for what young adults with developmental disabilities might be able to achieve moving forward, not having access to a program like this," she said. In a letter posted to social media, Pasma, who is her party's education critic, called on the Ontario government to step in and fund the program. "The net cost of the program after tuition is $80,000 a year. This would be more than offset by cost savings to the province based on graduates' ability to participate in the workforce and to live with greater independence," she wrote.
