June 2005 in Canada

June 30, 2005

• Toyota plans to build a new assembly plant near Woodstock, Ontario.(CTV)
• Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell announces he will not run in the next municipal elections.(CTV)

June 29, 2005

• Karla Homolka's request on a Canadian media ban on her release is rejected by a Quebec Superior Court.(CTV)

June 28, 2005

• House of Commons passes Bill C-38 by a margin of 25 voices, paving the way for legalizing gay marriages across Canada. (CBC)
• The Canadian Forces undergoes restructuring by creating Canada Command. (CTV)
• Leon Mugesera is ordered deported by the Supreme Court of Canada to Rwanda on charges of crimes against humanity.(CTV).

June 27, 2005

• Three members of a London, Ontario family are found killed in their home. Another male, the alleged gunman, is also shot dead, possibly by his own hand. (CTV)

June 24, 2005

• Parks Canada is moving an Acadian memorial from its current location of Grand Pré to Horton Landing. The memorial, an iron cross, marks the site where the Acadians were deported from Nova Scotia and is being moved after historians determined it was in the erected in the wrong location. (CBC)
• Another death in Hamilton, Ontario may be linked to the drugs sold by a pharmacy in the city, bringing the total up to six. Coroner investigation continues. (CBC) (Canadian Press)
• Alberta and Saskatchewan continue to get floods. Prime Minister Paul Martin promises federal aid to help the communities affected by the floods. (CBC) (Canadian Press)

June 23, 2005

• Parliament votes to extend the parliamentary session in order to deal with the budget (Bill C-48) and same-sex marriage (Bill C-38) bills. This is the first time in 17 years that such a motion has passed. (CBC)

(The Globe and Mail)

• In a late-night session, the House of Commons unexpectedly votes to invoke closure on the debate on Bill C-48 and pass the bill immediately. The move came after several Tories had already left the House, believing that it would soon adjourn. (CBC)
• Ethics commissioner Bernard Shapiro has cleared Conservative MP Gurmant Grewal of allegations that he accepted payment in return for granting immigration visas. Shapiro intends to also investigate Prime Minister Paul Martin and his chief of staff, Tim Murphy. This matter has prompted many to call for Shapiro's own resignation, including New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Ed Broadbent. (CBC) (CTV)
• An Ottawa court has ordered that Abdullahi Fourreh be held in custody while doctors treat his case of tuberculosis. Fourreh has dismissed each previous treatment regimen, claiming the doctors are trying to kill him and that his case is not threatening. Public health officials say that Fourreh has the most contagious strain of tuberculosis and has already infected at least one person. (CBC)
• The Department of National Defense are meeting with residents of CFB Gagetown to discuss the testing of Agent Orange in the area during the 1950s and 1960s. The residents claim to be suffering from the toxic effects of Agent Orange, while the Department officials maintain that such a case is unlikely. (CBC) (CTV)
• The Ontario College of Pharmacists and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating a drug store in Hamilton, Ontario after two deaths from drugs sold by the pharmacy. Sold as Norvasc, the RCMP say that the drugs may be fake. Investigation is ongoing. (CBC)
• Judge Judy Clendenning issues a ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in New Brunswick. The ruling will go into effect in ten days. CBC New Brunswick

June 22, 2005

• Canadian Parliament may vote to extend its session past July 1 in order to allow the Liberals more time to bring the same-sex marriage bill to a vote. Conservative MPs are opposed to even allowing Bill C-38 to come to a vote before this session ends. Even some Liberal MPs warn that they would rather end the session at its regular time and vote on the bill in September, but a combination of NDP, Bloc Québécois, and Liberal support may pass the extension. (CBC) (National Post) (Reuters Canada)

June 20, 2005

• Canadian doctors table a report calling on the Canada Pension Plan to stop investing in the tobacco industry. Saskatchewan doctors follow up with pressure on the provincial finance minister later in the week. (Winnipeg Sun) (CBC)

June 14, 2005

• The federal Liberal government survived a series of 16 votes pertaining to its 2005 budget virtually assuring that Canadians will not be going to the polls for a federal election this summer. (CBC) (CTV)

June 11, 2005

• Ontario and Quebec experience unseasonably high temperatures, prompting Toronto to issue heat alerts. Environment Canada says the heat wave is likely to continue. (CBC)
• The Parti Québécois announces it will pick its new leader in the fall, with the winner announced on November 15. (CBC) (CTV)
• The Conservatives and New Democratic Party urge the federal government to meet with the provinces and discuss healthcare. This comes in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that it is legal to purchase private healthcare insurance in Quebec. (CBC)

June 6, 2005

• The American retailer Lowe's announces plans for expansion into Canada starting in 2007. (CBC)
• Unhappy with his party's handling of and support for same-sex marriage in Canada, MP Pat O'Brien quits the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent. (The Globe and Mail)

June 4, 2005

• In the context of the Parti Québécois National Congress in Quebec City, following a vote of confidence of 76.2%, Bernard Landry announces his surprise resignation as leader of the major party in Quebec that advocates national independence for Quebec, thus launching a leadership campaign. (CTV)

June 1, 2005

• The Canadian government is unhappy with an American proposal that Canadian airlines provide passenger lists for airliners flying through American airspace rather than actually landing in the United States. 120,000 Canadian domestic flights are routed through American airspace each year to save fuel.

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