May 15 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Nova Scotia’s Premier Iain Rankin says he’ll continue to use every legal means available to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the province — even if the effort ends up limiting individual rights. The province obtained a court injunction Friday to halt a protest against its lockdown measures — which include keeping the border closed […]
May 11 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer set tomorrow’s deadline for Enbridge to shut down its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline through the state. It won’t be enforced. But as one deadline passes, others loom on the horizon. The state government and Enbridge remain in a court-ordered mediation process to resolve a dispute that — judged by […]
May 1 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Ralph Goodale spent his final years in the federal cabinet as Public Safety minister, handling the most serious national security threats facing the country. Now, as he takes up his new post as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom, he tells CBC News that one of those critical, unresolved files from his cabinet days […]
Apr 24 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Canada’s environment minister insists the federal government’s vow to reduce climate-changing emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels over the next decade is just as ambitious as the higher targets announced this week by other western nations. “Canada spent an enormous amount of time looking at how it could actually do as […]
Apr 3 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — A leading Canadian virologist says people could get annual COVID-19 shots in the future as the virus continues to mutate and produce new variants. Marc-André Langlois of the University of Ottawa is leading the new Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network, a research team that brings together experts from across Canada to study the science behind […]
Mar 27 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau compares dealing with China on the international stage to standing up to a schoolyard bully. “I’ve known bullies in my life, and I know bullies can change, but bullies don’t change unless you send very clear messages to them,” Garneau said in an interview airing this morning on CBC’s political […]
Mar 13 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — The head of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says new advice is coming in the “next few days” on whether the AstraZeneca vaccine is appropriate to give people older than 65. Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh told CBC’s The House in an interview airing Saturday that NACI met Wednesday to review two studies from the […]
Mar 6 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Bob Rae says the international community must support the democratic movement in Myanmar as protesters there continue to risk their lives to protest against last month’s military coup. Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations says it’s the only way to honour the courage shown by those standing up for democracy. “I do think that what […]
Feb 27 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s not expecting pushback from Facebook as he moves ahead with proposed legislation that would force the company and other global online giants to pay Canadian news agencies for the content they use. Guilbeault told CBC’s The House that Facebook took a hit to its public image when it tried […]
Feb 20 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has been getting advice from all sides — the 145 recommendations from the Commons finance committee, the solid endorsement Canada received this week from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the input she’s been getting during her own pre-budget consultations. But all boils down […]
Feb 13 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Two public health experts in Toronto say governments must prioritize vaccinating Black Canadians and other people of colour against COVID-19 because the data shows they are most at risk of contracting the virus. Akwatu Khenti and Ananya Tina Banerjee told CBC Radio’s The House that failing to vaccinate those communities will not only put them […]
Feb 6 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is pushing back against calls for Ottawa to release the contracts it signed with coronavirus vaccine makers amid lingering concerns over delays in delivery. “I think we’ve been transparent from the beginning,” Champagne said in an interview airing on CBC Radio’s The House Saturday. “There are parts of these contracts that […]
Jan 30 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — If one thing has become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that there’s no refuge from the virus in Canada or internationally — including for people trying to find safety in this country as refugees. As COVID-19 shut down economies and closed borders, it also left many people fleeing persecution and death with nowhere to […]
Jan 23 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — Canada’s ambassador to the United States says there’s no chance of President Joe Biden walking back his decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline — so she’s turning her attention to other pressing bilateral issues. “It’s obviously very disappointing for Albertans and people in Saskatchewan who are already in a difficult situation,” Kirsten Hillman said […]
Jan 16 2021 — Chris Hall — CBC — The top doctor on Ontario’s COVID-19 scientific advisory committee says the province could face up to 40,000 new cases each day by the end of February if a virus variant that originated in the U.K. takes hold. Dr. Peter Jüni told CBC’s The House in an interview airing Saturday that caseloads could double unless people […]