Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole lambastes Liberals' handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole used his first speech in the House of Commons as party leader to lambaste the Liberal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his formal reply to t...
Sep 30, 2020
Trudeau reinstates COVID-19 updates as pandemic's second wave worsens
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join Canada's top public health officers today for their daily update on the worsening COVID-19 health crisis. Trudeau is expected to have an announcement a...
Sep 25, 2020
Five highlights from the speech from the throne
OTTAWA - In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the...
Sep 23, 2020
PM Trudeau to deliver national address on COVID-19 pandemic after throne speech
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to deliver a national address to Canadians Wednesday night after the throne speech. The Prime Minister's Office says Trudeau will speak to Canadians direc...
Sep 22, 2020
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020
Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...
Sep 21, 2020
Former finance minister Bill Morneau broke elections law ahead of last campaign
OTTAWA - Canada's election watchdog says former finance minister Bill Morneau broke the law when he promoted Liberal candidates at events he attended while in charge of the finance portfolio. The comm...
Sep 10, 2020
Scheer finds place in Conservatives' new shadow cabinet
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming his shadow cabinet, including his predecessor Andrew Scheer as the party's infrastructure critic. O'Toole is keeping Ontario's Pierre Poilievre as f...
Sep 08, 2020
O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming Manitoba MP Candice Bergen his deputy. Bergen was first elected in 2008 and was a junior cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. She has be...
Sep 02, 2020
Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...
Sep 02, 2020