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The parish council at St. Brigid's, one of Ottawa's oldest churches, is considering legal action because the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa plans to sell the heritage building, which needs about $2-million worth of repairs. Archbishop Marcel Gervais said the decision is a practical business decision. The church in the historic Lowertown area near Notre Dame Cathedral, the principal church in the archdiocese, was built in 1890 for the mainly English-speaking Catholics. |
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Federal Health
Minister Tony Clement says every Canadian who becomes sick during a pandemic will be able
to get anti-viral medication. "We want everyone who is ill to receive
treatment," Clement said after a conference of provincial and territorial health
ministers in Toronto May 13, the CBC reported. "A strategy is now in place to
make sure everyone who needs [anti-viral] drugs will get them," he said.
Clement has been working with Canadian manufacturers to increase the supply of the
anti-viral drugs used to protect people against severe acute respiratory syndrome, bird
flu and other infectious diseases.
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Immigration Minister Monte Solberg says the target of 300,000 new immigrants to Canada each year as set by the previous Liberal government was too high. However, in his appearance before a House of Commons Committee May 10, Solberg did not say how many new immigrants should be allowed in Canada each year. "I think the issue going forward requires some thought, given especially the huge burden this will place on … communities like Toronto and Montreal," he said. Solberg said there is a backlog of 800,000 applications for new immigrants to come to Canada .
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