Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the previous Harper government’s approach to protecting the oceans on Tuesday while announcing $2 billion in additional funding to protect ocean ecosystems. Trudeau held a press conference with other ministers on Bowen Island, B.C., to present the new investment enclosed in the government’s last budget released in April. When asked…
Trudeau Presents $2 Billion Ocean Protection Plan, Blames Previous Government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized the previous government’s commitment to protecting the oceans on Tuesday while announcing an additional $2 billion in funding to protect these ecosystems. Trudeau held a press conference with other ministers on Bowen Island, B.C., to present the new investment enclosed in the government’s last budget released in April. When asked…
Tories Question Travel Mask Mandate as Maskless Trudeau Appears on Steam Train
Conservatives are criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for appearing maskless on a steam train in British Columbia on July 18, while his government is still maintaining federal mask mandates for travel. “With access to advice from [Health Canada] – PM Trudeau is demonstrating it’s safe to not wear a mask on transportation like trains and…
‘N-word’ on French CBC: Trudeau Says Balance Needed Between Freedom of Expression and Avoiding Perpetuating ‘Crimes’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waded into the freedom of expression debate on Wednesday as he addressed Radio-Canada’s decision to appeal a CRTC ruling requiring it to apologize publicly for saying the “N-word” in a radio program. “It’s extremely important to underline that defending freedom of expression, defending journalistic independence and integrity, is always going to…
Tamara Lich Is Canada’s Prisoner of Conscience
Commentary According to Amnesty International, a prisoner of conscience is “someone who has not used or advocated violence or hatred in the circumstances leading to their imprisonment but is imprisoned solely because of who they are (sexual orientation, ethnic, national or social origin, language, birth, colour, sex or economic status) or what they believe (religious,…
John Robson: Pumping More Money Into Canada’s Health-Care System Won’t Fix It
Commentary Can I really be writing about health-care reform again? It’s a First World problem to fear filing the same column twice, because some important aspect of a situation becomes timely and you forget you already said it. I once did it by accident, and the worst part is only one other person noticed. But…
Assassinated Japanese Leader Was Close Friend to Canada: Trudeau
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is “shocking,” and that Canada has “lost a close friend” with his death. Abe was assassinated Friday on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech — an…
Canada to Expand Infrastructure to Help Europe Quit Russian Energy, Trudeau Says
Canada will help Europe reduce its dependency on Russian oil and coal by expanding infrastructure among other measures, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 28 at the G7 meeting in Germany. “Canada, obviously, as an oil and gas producer, is ensuring that in the short term we’re doing what we can to alleviate pressures,”…
John Robson: Canada’s Passport Problem a Crisis of Basic Government Competence
Commentary Something does not compute. Well, quite a few things. But here are two. The Canadian government, unable to fulfil the very basic function of getting citizens passports without travel-plan-wrecking delays, leaps into committee by creating a 13-plus-minister task force on how to do something it or its predecessors have been doing since 1862 while…
Canada Pledges Funds as G7 Develops Response to Famine Fallout From Russian Invasion
SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany — Canada pledged $50 million to prevent Ukrainian grain from going to waste on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to work with G7 nations on further measures to halt the famine caused by the Russian invasion of the embattled country. The fallout of the ongoing Russian offensive dominated the first…
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