WASHINGTON—Canada’s international trade minister is wrapping up her latest official visit to the U.S. capital−her second since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the White House last month. Mary Ng led a multipartisan Team Canada mission to Capitol Hill for several days of meetings with U.S. lawmakers to talk about a number of lingering irritants….
Two Weeks After Trudeau, Team Canada Delegation Wraps up Latest DC Visit
BC Reopens Major Section of Flood Damaged Trans Canada Highway in Fraser Valley
VICTORIA—A major section of the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia that was under floodwater since last week reopened Thursday, easing traffic congestion and helping connect the Lower Mainland to the province’s Interior. Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said the section of Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack was cleared to reopen, which provides a vital artery…
Lewis to Fight Liberal Plan to Axe Charity Status for Anti Abortion Pregnancy Centres
OTTAWA—Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over opposing abortion. The newly elected Ontario representative revealed her plans to a recent crowd of demonstrators who gathered in Ottawa to…
Gen. Wayne Eyre Named Permanent Defence Chief Despite McDonald Seeking Reinstatement
OTTAWA—Gen. Wayne Eyre has been officially appointed Canada’s next chief of the defence staff, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday. “General Eyre will continue working hard to build and oversee cultural change in the Canadian Armed Forces, and to gain trust and confidence of survivors of sexual misconduct,” Trudeau said in a statement. “I…
Tory MPs Call on Liberal Government to Ban Huawei
Conservative MPs issued a joint statement calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government to ban China’s Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G internet and telephone infrastructure due to national security concerns. Ed Fast, Tory’s critic for innovation, science and industry, Raquel Dancho, critic for public safety, and Pierre Paul-Hus, critic for public services and…
Tory MPs Call on Liberal Government to Ban Huawei From 5G Network
Conservative MPs issued a joint statement calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government to ban China’s Huawei from Canada’s next-generation 5G internet and telephone infrastructure due to national security concerns. Ed Fast, Tory’s critic for innovation, science and industry, Raquel Dancho, critic for public safety, and Pierre Paul-Hus, critic for public services and…
US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Among Issues Raised at Trilateral Leaders’ Summit
The leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico met in Washington this week for the first time since 2016 with the intent to strengthen co-operation on the economy, security, health, and migration. Going into the one-day summit on Nov. 18, concerns about protectionist policies in the United States and Mexico had been raised by…
US Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, Mexico’s Energy Reform Among Issues Raised at Trilateral Leaders’ Summit
The leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico met in Washington this week for the first time since 2016 with the intent to strengthen co-operation on the economy, security, health, and migration. Going into the one-day summit on Nov. 18, concerns about protectionist policies in the United States and Mexico had been raised by…
Canada’s new foreign affairs minister meets in D.C. with U.S. counterpart Blinken
WASHINGTON—Melanie Joly is meeting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in her first stateside visit as Canada’s new foreign affairs minister. The meeting comes one week before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down with President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House. Joly is in D.C. to discuss making…
Liberal and Conservative Leaders Trade Barbs on COVID-19 Vaccination
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole traded barbs on the issue of COVID-19 vaccination at separate press conferences on Nov. 8. Trudeau criticized the Tories on the issue of COVID-19 vaccinations at the Liberal caucus meeting on Nov. 8, as a number of Conservatives voiced opposition to the Board of Internal Economy’s new…
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