Sep 9 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole‘s plan to slash $27 billion in funding for child care deals with the provinces shows he plans to “scrap it all” if elected, argued his chief political opponent in the French-language election debate Wednesday night. Just two hours before the hotly-anticipated French debate began, O’Toole released the costing of his platform […]
Sep 7 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Police in London, Ont., are investigating after protesters threw gravel and small rocks at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as well as accompanying journalists during a campaign event on Monday. In a statement to Global News, local police confirmed the probe into the incident, which Trudeau and other federal party leaders on Tuesday condemned as “unacceptable.”
Sep 6 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole appears not to be closing the door to future reclassification of some 1,500 firearms — largely semi-automatic rifles — prohibited under a 2020 Liberal executive order. During a press conference from the campaign trail on Monday, O’Toole was asked about his promise to “maintain” the reclassification on those firearms, which the […]
Sep 4 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has requested a briefing after a naval review of a probe into alleged sexual misconduct by senior officiers yielded a finding of a “sexualized culture,” but no conduct worthy of discipline. In a statement to Global News, ministerial spokesperson Daniel Minden said the minister — who retains his role during the […]
Sep 1 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The decision by leadership in the Canadian Forces to bar members from travelling to China in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have prompted input from Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan‘s office, followed by debate on whether to “soften” the language of the travel ban.
Aug 31 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is expected to release the party’s election platform at a campaign event on Wednesday morning, according to campaign sources. Trudeau is scheduled to make an announcement during a campaign stop in Toronto. That announcement is expected to focus on the details of the plan Liberals are laying out to voters, which […]
Aug 28 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — There appears to be no clear consensus among Canadians on whether the most responsible path out of the social and economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep on spending, or start easing back. New polling done exclusively for Global News by Ipsos found 30 per cent of respondents said the best thing to […]
Aug 26 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The federal Conservatives are asking for an investigation into whether there was “political interference” behind the decision by the Public Health Agency of Canada to freeze all COVID-19 briefings during the election and amid a worsening fourth wave of the pandemic. In a letter sent on Thursday to the interim clerk of the Privy Council […]
Aug 24 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — A Canadian military flight has evacuated more than 500 people from Kabul as the Taliban harden the deadline for the international air bridge operating out of the airport. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a tweet on Tuesday that more than 500 people were on board a Canadian military aircraft that flew out of the […]
Aug 19 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if elected prime minister, he would order the military on his first day in office to hand over all sexual assault allegations to civilian investigators. The pledge comes as the Canadian Forces remains embroiled in what experts have described as an institutional “crisis” over its handling of sexual misconduct within […]
Aug 18 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says two Canadian military aircraft are set to resume “flying regularly” into Kabul as part of the international effort to evacuate civilians and citizens fleeing the Taliban takeover. Global News has confirmed the development comes after Canada and the U.S. reached a deal to allow Canadian aircraft to begin flying into […]
Aug 18 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for some sectors and public spaces are quickly emerging as one of the key proposals being put to Canadian voters during the first week of the federal election. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who is running for re-election as prime minister, doubled down on Wednesday over questions about his plan to require […]
Aug 18 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The former head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, has now been formally charged with one count of sexual assault by Quebec prosecutors. A publication ban is now in place on the identity of the alleged victim.
Jul 29 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — As speculation mounts about a possible fall election, the federal government is laying out a proposal for a new digital safety commission that will have the power to regulate hateful content online. The proposal specifically targets major platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pornhub under a new legal category that deems them “online communications […]
Jul 29 2021 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Cases of COVID-19 are surging among the unvaccinated and as Canadians prepare to head to the polls in an anticipated fall election, new polling suggests most people are worried about a potential fourth wave. Polling by Ipsos done exclusively for Global News shows 81 per cent of respondents reported feeling worried that the spread of […]