The Liberal cabinet is holding a retreat this week in Vancouver ahead of the fall parliamentary session and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc said on Sept. 6 that the focus will be the economy. “We’ve obviously heard in every part of the country the importance of working on economic measures that speak to affordability…
Liberal Cabinet Retreat Focusing on Cost-of-Living and Inflation Issues, Says Minister Leblanc
Minister Leblanc ‘Confident’ Liberals Will Uphold Deal With NDP
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc said on Sept. 6 that he is “very confident” his party will deliver on the 27 commitments made to the NDP to remain in power until 2025. “I am absolutely convinced that every one of the 27 commitments that the Prime Minister [Justin Trudeau] and Mr. [Jagmeet] Singh made…
Getting ‘Up-to-Date’ with Vaccination Will Reduce Need for COVID Restrictions: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says increasing COVID-19 booster uptake among Canadians is important to reduce the need for the type of restrictions imposed in recent years as winter approaches. “If we are able to hit that 80, 85, 90 percent of Canadians up-to-date on their vaccinations, we’ll have a much better winter with much less…
Trudeau Says Canada Should Avoid Becoming a ‘Toxic Polarized Country’ After Freeland Accosted in Alberta
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the solution to protect politicians from public confrontations is not necessarily to increase security around them, but rather to have more respect in the political arena. “We’re examining how we might be able to offer more security, in a more structured fashion,” Trudeau said at Rideau Hall on Aug….
Trudeau Promises Complete Review of Funding to Anti-Racism Group After ‘Vile’ Tweets
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is conducting a “complete review” of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about “Jewish white supremacists.” Trudeau says the government is putting in place procedures to make sure that no hateful organization or individual receives public money in the future….
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau to shuffle cabinet on Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning to shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan. They confirmed to The Canadian Press that the Liberal front bench will get a slight makeover to account for at least one minister who has asked to leave cabinet for personal reasons. The four…
Trudeau to Shuffle Cabinet on Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting ready to shuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the plan. They confirmed to The Canadian Press that the Liberal front bench will get a slight makeover to account for at least one minister who has asked to leave cabinet for personal reasons. The…
Federal Ministers Say Hiring Spree Helping With Visa, Immigration Delays
The federal Liberal government says hundreds of additional staff have been added in recent months to address long wait times and backlogs at Canadian airports as well as visa and immigration offices. Yet while cabinet ministers say the additional hires have started to make a difference, they acknowledge that far more work is needed when…
Canada Will Not Attempt to Meet NATO’s 2 Percent Military Spending Target, Trudeau Says
Canada will not dedicate two percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) to national defence spending—as NATO asks its member countries to do—according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau, who was visiting an Alberta air force base along with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his Canadian Arctic visit, answered indirectly to a reporter asking…
Trudeau Doesn’t Commit to Meeting NATO’s 2 Percent Military Spending Target
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not committing two percent of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) to national defence spending—as NATO asks its member countries to do. Trudeau, who was visiting an Alberta air force base along with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his Canadian Arctic visit, answered indirectly to a reporter asking if Ottawa…
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