Aug 9 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — A Conservative senator is apologizing after coming under fire for what critics called a “shameful” tweet questioning why a Liberal parliamentary secretary, born in Saudi Arabia, wasn’t questioned about his place of birth while speaking for the government about the deepening diplomatic dispute with the kingdom.
Aug 8 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — As Saudi Arabia continues to volley fresh restrictions against Canada, there’s notable silence from one key group of voices — Canada’s allies. Since the Middle Eastern kingdom launched the dispute on Sunday evening over tweets sent the week prior, Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador, expelled Canada’s ambassador, frozen new business and trade, ordered Saudi […]
Aug 6 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The future of one of Canada’s largest arms deals — and whether axing it could hurt Liberal prospects in 2019 — is fast becoming a major question after Saudi Arabia reacted to criticism of its treatment of female activists by ejecting the Canadian ambassador Sunday night and ordering a freeze on all new trade.
Aug 3 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — A new poll released Friday suggests two-thirds of Canadians think irregular border crossings are at a “crisis” level. But Bill Blair, the newly named Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, said those concerns show many don’t understand the issue.
Aug 2 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — There could still be further changes to federal carbon tax rules set to go into effect next year. In a briefing held with reporters in Ottawa on Thursday, senior officials from Environment and Climate Change Canada told reporters that the prospect of an ongoing trade war with the United States and considerations of how the […]
Jul 27 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The federal government is not saying whether a decision by the Canada Border Services Agency to refer to Taiwan as “Chinese Taipei” in a press release will be corrected. In a press release issued Thursday afternoon, the CBSA announced it had launched an investigation into whether certain types of steel products are being dumped on […]
Jul 20 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — New polling seems to back up a reported suggestion by Stephen Harper that standing up to Donald Trump is politically popular for Justin Trudeau. But experts are less confident about his reported claim that the government is resisting reaching a NAFTA deal in order to continue reaping the benefits of being seen to stand up […]
Jul 4 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Kinder Morgan Canada plans to restart construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline in August. But to do that, it needs cash that doesn’t come from its own coffers, since the company halted spending on the project in April and will sell it to the federal government within the coming months.
Jul 4 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Women from the Canadian military are heading to Jordan within the next six months to help train a new team of all-female soldiers in the Jordanian army. The Jordanian Armed Forces Quick Reaction Force Female Engagement Team is a new platoon made up entirely of female soldiers trained for rapid response in situations where male […]
Jul 2 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Former prime minister Stephen Harper has wrapped up a Monday meeting with one of the most senior officials in the Trump administration. The White House confirmed the meeting between Harper and Larry Kudlow, economic advisor to President Donald Trump, on Monday afternoon but did not say how long it lasted or what the two discussed.
Jun 26 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Does Canada need an ambassador for gender equality? According to emails, memos and various drafts of option papers obtained by Global News under access to information laws, the federal government is considering creating a new position of ambassador or special envoy to promote feminism around the world.
Jun 25 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The Liberals are facing calls to revoke funding granted through the Canada Summer Jobs program to an Islamic organization whose leader Conservatives have accused of spreading “hatred” by calling for Israeli soldiers in Gaza to be sent home in “body bags.”
Jun 20 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — After two days of demands by critics that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau break his silence and condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy of separating children from migrant families and detaining them in cages, he has finally done so.
Jun 14 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The Conservatives have set the stage for a possible second filibuster in the House of Commons and are vowing to keep Liberal MPs voting for up to 30 straight hours in an attempt to get the government to disclose the cost of its carbon tax plans.
Jun 13 2018 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Two former rivals of Conservative MP Maxime Bernier told reporters that Andrew Scheer made the right decision in firing him from his role as innovation critic for the Official Opposition, but stopped short of personally condemning Bernier.