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Ottawa Told Canadians It Couldn't Ban Russian NHL Players — Records Show Why
A Russia–Latvia Olympic hockey game. ATI records show Canadians sent more than three dozen letters demanding a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes, but the sport minister's reply admitted the NHL sits beyond Sport Canada's mandate.

Ottawa Told Canadians It Couldn't Ban Russian NHL Players — Records Show Why

ATI records show three dozen letters demanded Canada ban Russian and Belarusian athletes — and the sport minister's reply admitted the NHL was beyond Ottawa's reach.


The Canada Report Staff

The Canada Report Staff

Mulroney State Funeral Cost $1.2 Million — Not Counting $283,731 in Staff Overtime
RCMP pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of former prime minister Brian Mulroney following his state funeral at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal, March 2024. The ceremony at the basilica cost $176,453.07.

Mulroney State Funeral Cost $1.2 Million — Not Counting $283,731 in Staff Overtime

Access to Information records itemise the March 2024 Mulroney state funeral at $1,213,407.60 — with a further $283,731 in staff overtime kept off the total, and the family covering the casket.


The Canada Report Staff

The Canada Report Staff

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