US Senators push Canada to exclude Huawei from its 5G strategy

American politicians aren’t just nervous about having Huawei devices on their networks… they’re worried about neighboring countries, too. Senators Mark Warner and Marco Rubio have sent a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to “reconsider” Huawei’s involvement in any of the country’s 5G plans. There’s “ample evidence” to suggest that no large […]

Liberals loosen rules that exclude immigrants on medical grounds

The Liberal government is loosening the medical inadmissibility rules for immigrants, but is not yet eliminating the policy that many have called discriminatory. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the current policy, in place for more than 40 years, is “way out of date,” and not in line with Canadian values or government policies of inclusion.

Facebook (still) lets housing advertisers exclude users by race

Enlarge / The Facebook sign and logo at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters. (credit: Josh Edelson/Getty Images) This article originally appeared on ProPublica on November 21, 2017. It has been lightly edited. In February, Facebook said it would step up enforcement of its prohibition against discrimination in advertising for housing, employment, or credit. But our tests showed […]