Alex Anas Ahmed
Alex Anas Ahmed is a Political Science and History graduate from the University of Calgary. He has actively written on relevant Canadian issues with dozens of prominent interviews under his belt.
Alberta reduces wait-times for ophthalmology surgeries, target is six to 16 weeks
As of July 7, there are 13,432 patients waiting for cataract surgeries in the province.
Jonathan Vance charged with obstruction of justice
Sajjan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to comment Thursday because of the “ongoing legal proceedings.”
Indigenous Services ‘grossly understated’ graduation rates for on-reserve high school students
A federal department grossly understated First Nations high school dropout rates despite billions in new spending, according to an internal report.
Public Works Minister ‘recused herself’ over conflict of interest on PEI’s Confederation Bridge
Public Works Minister Anita Anand recused herself from cabinet discussions involving Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Bridge over a conflict of interest.
Jagmeet Singh says tax the ‘ultra-rich’ to pay for the pandemic
Only 364,140 of 27.8 million tax filers paid the top federal income tax rate of 33 percent on earnings of more than $202,800 a year.
Most hotel operators face insolvency if pandemic subsidies are not extended to end of 2021
The Hotel Association said data suggest hotel operators will not regain pre-pandemic revenues until 2024.
Trudeau could face his fourth ethics investigation, decision on formal inquiry to be made in August
Liberal MP and ethics committee vice-chair Brenda Shanahan said Tuesday “This is a fake scandal.”
Dr. Tam says candidates must wear masks during ‘expected’ federal election, urges those fully vaccinated to follow rules
"Even if you are vaccinated and you don’t know who else is around, whether the people you are encountering are vaccinated or not, then the most prudent, precautionary thing to do is wear a mask and make sure there are some distancing measures," she said.
PBO warnings of veterans’ benefits backlog come true, Veterans Affairs commits to ‘work faster’ in 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs counted a backlog of 41,541 veterans’ claims as of May 1.
Statistics Canada says excess mortality of pandemic responses are higher than COVID-19 related deaths
Four times as many people died from the "indirect" consequences" of pandemic responses than COVID-19.
BLM comes out in support of the Cuban communist regime—'condemns the US'
Black Lives Matter issued a statement condemning the US federal government, not Cuba's communist regime, over its "inhumane treatment" of the Cuban people, as demonstrations on the island continue.
Very few Canadians know Trudeau Liberals sent China $14.2 million in foreign aid last year
In 2020, federal agencies paid out a total of $6.5 billion in foreign aid worldwide.
Bill Blair says twice as many Canadians in federal prison fully vaccinated than general public
Only six inmates have died from COVID-19 during the pandemic.
Poll: 53 percent of Canadians view federal response to COVID-19 favourably, only 42 percent on economy
42 percent of Canadians said the government did a “good job” on handling the economy.
Ethics Committee blocks investigation into Liberal ties to contracted firm, owned by Trudeau's childhood friend
149 Liberal MPs paid Data Sciences Inc. out of their office budgets.