May 21 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A Canadian delegation is in China this week pushing for the release of the two Canadian men accused of spying, according to Ottawa’s foreign affairs minister. Chrystia Freeland told CBC’s Metro Morning on Tuesday that her parliamentary secretary, Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant, and a parliamentary delegation are in China pushing for the freedom […]
Apr 25 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canada’s federal privacy watchdog plans to take Facebook to court following an investigation that found the social media giant broke a number of privacy laws and failed to take responsibility for protecting Canadians’ personal information. “Canadians are at risk because the protections offered by Facebook are essentially empty,” said Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien after releasing […]
Apr 24 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said today she’s hoping to figure out a way “in the coming weeks” to deal with heaps of unwanted, rotting garbage shipped to the Philippines by a Canadian company years ago. Her comments came just hours after the president of the Southeast Asian country threatened to “declare war” if Canada doesn’t […]
Apr 19 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canada’s border agency is about to shake up the way it tracks sex and gender information — which could lead to some awkward conversations with Washington. For the past two years, the federal government has been looking into how to introduce a third gender identifier across federal departments — something beyond checking off “male” or […]
Apr 13 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Canada’s construction industry is warning the federal government not to overrule its trade tribunal and extend a surtax on five types of foreign steel, as a fierce lobbying campaign continues by domestic steelmakers — one of whom spoke openly Thursday about how accessible Trudeau’s cabinet has been. Alan Kestenbaum met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in […]
Apr 11 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Bloc Québécois is trying to get a message out about the Quebec government’s controversial secularism bill — and has hired a billboard in Ottawa to make the case. People travelling down Bronson Avenue in Ottawa, or on the highway leading into the capital, will see a new Bloc ad that reads: “Quebec knows what’s […]
Apr 11 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The advent of legal recreational marijuana in Canada hasn’t done much to stop people from trying to sneak the drug over the border — and supply shortages might be to blame, according to an internal report from the Canada Border Services Agency. The agency’s year-end drug analysis report says officers continued to seize large quantities […]
Apr 3 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced some tough questions in the House of Commons today — not from opposition MPs but from young women participating in a special event promoting political leadership. Dozens of the 338 delegates, representing every riding in Canada, turned their backs on Trudeau as he delivered his opening remarks — just hours […]
Mar 30 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The man tasked with leading the Liberal government’s monster national security bill through the choppy waters of the Senate is promising clear passage, despite fears that Bill C-59 won’t get royal assent before the election. “This bill will pass and it will pass in a timely fashion,” said Independent Senator Marc Gold, the bill’s Senate […]
Mar 19 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Finance Minister Bill Morneau has tabled his government’s 2019 budget, getting around a threat by the Opposition Conservatives to stir up a disruption because Liberal MPs on the justice committee had shut down an investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair. Morneau was set to deliver his budget speech just after 4 p.m. ET in the House […]
Mar 19 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — The Conservatives are promising to disrupt today’s budget speech after the majority Liberal MPs on the justice committee shut down an investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair. “We’re certainly going to make sure that Canadians understand that what is going on in Parliament regarding Justin Trudeau’s coverup is really important to know,” Conservative MP Lisa Raitt […]
Mar 17 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — t’s been exactly one year since the Cambridge Analytica scandal landed with a deafening thud on the front pages of major news outlets. It’s the day Canadian-born Christopher Wylie, with his signature pink hair, went public with allegations that the British consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook […]
Mar 15 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — A Conservative MP has cancelled an event with a keynote speaker accused of sympathizing with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the wake of mosque shootings in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead. As CTV first reported, Conservatives MPs Garnett Genuis and Kelly Block were already facing criticism for hosting Baroness Caroline Cox, […]
Mar 12 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, the man looking into potential violations of federal ethics rules in the SNC-Lavalin affair, is temporarily stepping away from his duties for health reasons. A statement issued by his office today says Dion will be away for a “prolonged period for medical reasons.” “Commissioner Dion will resume […]
Mar 11 2019 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is making veteran MP Alexandre Boulerice the party’s new deputy leader in a bid to cosy up to Quebec voters ahead of the October election. In a statement, the party said Boulerice is the best person to support the party’s “ongoing efforts to reconnect with progressives in Quebec.” The MP for […]