Jan 20 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Do you know where your food comes from? The federal government is getting ready to roll out a five-year, multimillion-dollar ad campaign this summer in the hope that teaching the public how Canadian farms operate and what their standards are will get more people to “buy Canadian.”
Jan 13 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the 57 Canadians killed when Iran shot down Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 would be alive if not for recent escalations in tensions in the region. Trudeau spoke with Global National’s Dawna Friesen on Monday about the Canadian response to the plane crash and the ongoing work happening to support […]
Jan 12 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada needs fewer “lifers” and “career politicians” in politics, according to Conservative MP Erin O’Toole. And he is making the case that he isn’t one of them. O’Toole spoke with The West Block guest host Eric Sorensen amid speculation over recent weeks that he is considering making a run for the Conservative leadership.
Jan 12 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The deadly toll of the plane crash last week in Iran that killed 57 Canadians will be a “strain” on relations with U.S. President Donald Trump, one American political writer predicts. In an interview with The West Block guest host Eric Sorensen, David Frum said that while Iran bears responsibility for firing the missile at […]
Jan 10 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada has been issued several visas by Iran as it continues to push for access to the investigation into the plane crash that killed 176 passengers, including 63 Canadians, in Tehran this week.
Dec 22 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Finance Minister Bill Morneau won’t put a dollar limit on how far he’s willing to push the federal deficit. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Morneau was asked about the ballooning deficit outlined last week in a fiscal update provided by him about the state of the economy amid concerns about a […]
Dec 19 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canadians are no less divided now than they were just after the election, according to a new Ipsos poll exclusively for Global News. And while clear majorities of respondents in the Prairie provinces say they “have good reason to be mad about how they are treated by the federal government,” only about half of Canadians […]
Dec 15 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh still isn’t saying whether his party will vote in support of the CUSMA trade deal. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Singh said he plans to do more consultation with workers in sectors that will be impacted by the renegotiated NAFTA deal before he decides whether to back […]
Dec 12 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — His resignation comes as a direct result of new revelations that he was using Conservative Party money to pay for his children’s private schooling, according to Conservative sources who spoke with Global News.
Dec 11 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Members of Parliament rose in tribute on Wednesday to mark the death of longtime Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai over the summer. Obhrai, who had represented the Alberta riding of Calgary Forest Lawn since 1997, died on Aug. 2, just weeks after receiving a diagnosis of Stage 4 liver cancer. He was 69.
Dec 11 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is currently weighing whether to reintroduce a bill to ratify the CUSMA trade deal before the holidays. But no decision has yet been reached even as the parliamentary calendar ticks down to when MPs depart for their winter break at the end of this week.
Dec 8 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez is rejecting criticisms that last week’s throne speech ignored the problems facing Alberta and Saskatchewan because it included no reference to their names. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Rodriguez said suggestions that the Liberals weren’t paying attention to the western provinces in the speech last week, […]
Dec 1 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says potential reforms to the fiscal stabilization program will be a likely focus of the upcoming meeting between provincial leaders and the federal government. Premiers are set to met in Toronto for two days beginning on Monday with Deputy Prime Minister and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Dec 1 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Frustration about Andrew Scheer’s continued Conservative leadership is sucking up all the oxygen from every other topic the party should be examining, and he needs to be replaced for that reason, a former top Tory says. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Jenni Byrne, former campaign director for Stephen Harper, said there’s […]
Nov 28 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada pushed directly with the United Nations human rights chief for an investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia. One official, speaking on background, confirmed to Global News that Canada asked the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as others, to launch an investigation into the killing, which shocked […]