Sep 17 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — With NAFTA negotiations in a standoff and the Canada-U.S. relationship seemingly on the rocks, the Liberal government is using the return of Parliament to talk about a different kind of trade deal. One of the first things members of Parliament will debate when they return to their seats today is Bill C-79, the legislation to […]
Sep 16 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Veterans Affairs plans to launch a new ad ahead of Remembrance Day 2018, but it has struggled to craft a campaign that doesn’t make people “feel guilty” or come off as a recruitment pitch, according to the in-house testing results. The department hired Sage Research Corporation for $62,969 to run ad campaign concepts past some […]
Sep 3 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A controversial reality television show that was cancelled for privacy reasons continues to be a key source of information for Canadians on the border, according to a recent report put together for the Canada Border Services Agency. The CBSA asked the research firm EKOS to asses Canadians’ views on its services and border management in […]
Aug 30 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Trans Mountain pipeline’s uncertain future in Canada will not impact intensified North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said as her team continues to hammer out a revised deal in Washington. “Absolutely not,” said Freeland when asked if a Federal Court of Appeal decision adds pressure to her work at […]
Aug 20 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is dropping its controversial lottery system for reuniting immigrant families and reverting back to a first-come, first-served system following backlash from frustrated sponsors. On Monday, the federal government announced it will admit up to 20,500 parents and grandparents under its reunification program in 2019, and 21,000 in 2020. To reach those […]
Aug 18 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A recent spate of shootings is driving a swelling chorus of calls for a handgun ban — but the nation’s top Mountie says she isn’t convinced it’s the answer. On Monday, Montreal’s city council will debate whether to push for a federal ban on handguns. The motion before council calls on Montreal to demand the […]
Jul 23 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A 24-year-old man is in custody following what’s being described as an incident involving “a man with a knife” on Parliament Hill during the Changing of the Guard ceremony this morning. “An incident took place this morning at 10:15 on the lawns of Parliament Hill, during the Changing of the Guard parade,” said a statement […]
Jul 8 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The upcoming construction on the Parliament buildings could put a crimp in party planning for Canada Day over the next few years. Officials with Canadian Heritage have warned Minister Mélanie Joly that the planned renovations to Parliament Hill’s Centre Block and East Block buildings will eat into the available space to host the annual celebration, […]
Jul 5 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The watchdog body set up to monitor the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for wrongdoing has been rocked by its own allegations of workplace harassment. The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, which investigates the public’s complaints against the RCMP, launched an investigation after hearing allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour from within its own ranks, CBC News […]
Jul 1 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Apparently there’s no such thing as a ceasefire in a trade war, even on Canada Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made sure to weave in a mention of Canada’s steel and aluminum industries along with the usual Canada Day pleasantries during his annual statement to Canadians. Beyond marking our country’s 151th birthday, Sunday is the […]
Jun 29 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Two days before Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against U.S. steel, aluminum and some consumer goods are set to take effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone explaining Canada had no choice but to act. According to a readout of the call provided by the Prime Minister’s Office, Trudeau began the […]
Jun 27 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The number of police officers per capita is at a 13-year low in Canada, putting us behind our international allies, according to a memo drafted for Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. “Canada has one of the lowest rates of police per capita among industrialized countries,” reads the briefing note prepared by Public Safety staff and […]
Jun 24 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — When Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly walked into a room full of Google executives last year, she came armed with a list of questions that really could have been reduced to just one: What is Google willing to do for Canada? Ahead of meetings with Google and YouTube executives in California in April 2017, Joly’s staff […]
Jun 18 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Liberal government’s bill to legalize recreational marijuana has cleared another vote in the House of Commons — but it still has to get a final stamp of approval from an unpredictable Senate before it can become law. The Senate had proposed 46 amendments to The Cannabis Act but the Liberal government rejected several major […]
Jun 14 2018 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Even with tensions simmering between the U.S. and Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said today the two countries will continue to negotiate NAFTA through the summer. Freeland capped off a brief trip to Washington with a meeting with United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this morning. She said the two agreed to continue NAFTA […]