Opt-in tax jurisdiction for Indigenous governments

eAwazLocal News

Ottawa – A fair fiscal relationship means supporting Indigenous governments to pursue tax jurisdiction that advances self-determination. Indigenous jurisdiction over their own taxation helps build stronger fiscal relationships by generating important revenues for Indigenous community priorities. This is an important part of reconciliation. The Department of Finance launched consultations on the Budget 2024 commitment to establish an opt-in framework for …

Mexico, Canada, US Address Challenge of Synthetic Drugs, Firearms Trafficking

eAwazCanada News

Mexico City – Recently, Mexico’s Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez hosted the United States’ White House Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Canada’s Deputy Clerk and National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie G. Drouin in the fourth meeting of the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee to review progress on our commitments and discuss further joint actions to counter the …

Highlighting importance of maintaining good oral health

eAwazHealth

Ottawa – April is Oral Health Month in Canada and an opportunity to highlight the importance of maintaining good oral health as part of a healthy lifestyle. Practising good oral hygiene is an important factor in preventing some chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes as well as serious health conditions such as respiratory, cardiovascular and brain diseases. Oral diseases and …