Sep 28 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The proportion of Canadians who believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deserves to remain in power appears to be slightly lower than it was one year ago amid the federal election, a new poll suggests. Polling done by Ipsos exclusively for Global News indicates 33 per cent of Canadians say Trudeau deserves to be re-elected, which […]
Sep 27 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says questions from the Conservatives in the House of Commons on Monday about Nova Scotia Power comments suggesting an issue with the ArriveCan app amount to “pushing false info” given the utility company later confirmed the app caused no problems. The comment from the minister is the latest in a […]
Sep 25 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — One of the organizers behind the class action lawsuit filed against the federal government by Black public servants says he wants Canadians learning about the experiences of claimants in the case to “be an ally” amid a process that is causing “trauma” for those involved. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Nicholas […]
Sep 21 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russian reservists in its war against Ukraine, vowing Canada’s continued support against the “illegal” invasion. Trudeau, who is in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, wrote in a tweet that Putin’s speech Wednesday morning […]
Sep 18 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the complicated process that would come with any attempts to abolish the monarchy are likely a “nonstarter” for Canadians amid pressing national problems like inflation, climate change and the need for continued work on reconciliation. In an interview with Global News from London, U.K., where he is leading a Canadian […]
Aug 29 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The growing frequency of harassment against Canadian public figures poses a “threat to democracy” that needs to be taken seriously, the country’s public safety minister is warning. In a press conference on Monday morning, federal cabinet ministers condemned the verbal attack on Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland that took place in Alberta on Friday, and […]
Aug 26 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Moderna is suing Pfizer and its biotech partner BioNTech for allegedly infringing on the “foundational” patent for the mRNA technology that forms the foundation of both companies’ COVID-19 vaccines. In a press release issued Friday morning, Moderna announced the lawsuits and alleged that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine “infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering […]
Aug 24 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada’s defence chief received a legal memo that appears to address questions around the role of the military in aiding law enforcement shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to clear out the so-called “Freedom Convoy” in February. At the same time, the documents show front-line border officers were instructed to pull […]
Aug 17 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Hockey Canada is skating on thin ice when it comes to public trust in their promises to fix the culture of sexual abuse and harassment in the sport, new survey data suggests. Fifty-eight per cent of respondents told the Angus Reid Institute in an online survey released Wednesday morning that they do not have confidence […]
Aug 12 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The federal government’s unprecedented decision to invoke the Emergencies Act came after suggestions of a potential “breakthrough” with demonstrators associated with the so-called “Freedom Convoy” came to naught. In a statement on Friday, a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino confirmed a report first published by the Toronto Star on Thursday evening, acknowledging that […]
Aug 11 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canadian scientists are urging the federal government to boost its funding for scientific grants so that post-doctorate students and researchers are being paid a “living wage.” In a demonstration on Parliament Hill on Thursday, roughly 100 students and researchers unfurled a 60-metre-long open letter with 7,100 signatures calling on the Liberals to increase the amount […]
Aug 3 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada has a “political responsibility” to step up as Russia strangles flows of natural gas to European allies — and that includes a role for Ottawa in advancing a potential East Coast LNG plant, says Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Speaking with journalists from Saint John, N.B., on Wednesday, Freeland was asked about whether Canada […]
Aug 3 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The national scandal embroiling Hockey Canada in sexual assault allegations shows how deep the “code of silence” in sports still runs — and many Canadians probably “can’t handle the truth,” says the former head of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She says breaking that silence is the only way to try to fix the problem. […]
Jul 13 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — RCMP have charged one person in connection with an alleged hack on Erin O’Toole‘s Conservative leadership campaign two years ago. In response to a question from Global News, a spokesperson for the national policing force confirmed authorities charged Dion Ahwai with one count of mischief to data under Section 430 of the Criminal Code. Specifically, […]
Jul 7 2022 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Alleged wrongdoing by now ex-Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown may have “benefited” the party and warrants investigation, one Liberal MP is urging the federal elections watchdog. In a letter to the interim Commissioner of Canada Elections on Thursday, Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden requested the office probe whether the federal party may have reaped any […]