Articles by Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press

Jun 24 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is facing contradictory calls to either stand up to China or give in to so-called "hostage diplomacy" — with particular pressure coming from stalwarts of former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien's administration. Allan Rock is the latest former Chretien-era minister to advocate that the government end extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, in hopes that China will release two Canadians […]

Jun 24 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is facing contradictory calls to either stand up to China or give in to so-called "hostage diplomacy" — with particular pressure coming from stalwarts of former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien's administration. Allan Rock is the latest former Chretien-era minister to advocate that the government end extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, in hopes that China will release two Canadians […]

Jun 23 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And even if they were relaxed, a strong majority wouldn't be comfortable taking part in activities that would bring them closer to other people, like going to a movie theatre. Sixty-six per cent of respondents […]

Jun 23 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And even if they were relaxed, a strong majority wouldn't be comfortable taking part in activities that would bring them closer to other people, like going to a movie theatre. Sixty-six per cent of respondents […]

Jun 20 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives have crusaded for a return to parliamentary business as usual but they're opposed to the one thing Liberals and New Democrats insist is necessary to do that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: electronic voting. Conservative House leader Candice Bergen says her party is suspicious of anything promoted by the Liberals that would keep most […]

Jun 20 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives have crusaded for a return to parliamentary business as usual but they're opposed to the one thing Liberals and New Democrats insist is necessary to do that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: electronic voting. Conservative House leader Candice Bergen says her party is suspicious of anything promoted by the Liberals that would keep most […]

Jun 20 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives have crusaded for a return to parliamentary business as usual but they're opposed to the one thing Liberals and New Democrats insist is necessary to do that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: electronic voting. Conservative House leader Candice Bergen says her party is suspicious of anything promoted by the Liberals that would keep most […]

Jun 11 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal lobbying watchdog is asking for a budget increase to enable her office to modernize the way it registers lobbyists and keeps track of their activities — just as it's seeing a surge in lobbying sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbying commissioner Nancy Belanger says 441 lobbyists have registered with her office to make their case […]

Jun 11 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal lobbying watchdog is asking for a budget increase to enable her office to modernize the way it registers lobbyists and keeps track of their activities — just as it's seeing a surge in lobbying sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lobbying commissioner Nancy Belanger says 441 lobbyists have registered with her office to make their case […]

Jun 11 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge for the second time to extend the deadline for revising Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. A Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, striking down a provision that allows only individuals whose natural deaths are "reasonably foreseeable" to be eligible to end their lives with a […]

Jun 11 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is asking a judge for the second time to extend the deadline for revising Canada's law on medical assistance in dying. A Quebec court found parts of the law unconstitutional last fall, striking down a provision that allows only individuals whose natural deaths are "reasonably foreseeable" to be eligible to end their lives with a […]

Jun 9 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And it suggests that fear of a second wave of infections as bad as or worse than the first wave may behind their increased caution. Fifty-one per cent of respondents […]

Jun 9 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And it suggests that fear of a second wave of infections as bad as or worse than the first wave may behind their increased caution. Fifty-one per cent of respondents […]

Jun 2 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians who tune in to watch proceedings in the House of Commons during the COVID-19 crisis may wonder why Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs continue to accuse the Liberal government of shutting down Parliament. At a glance, it looks very much like regular proceedings in the Commons, although most MPs are participating virtually, their faces beamed onto […]

Jun 2 2020 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians who tune in to watch proceedings in the House of Commons during the COVID-19 crisis may wonder why Conservative and Bloc Quebecois MPs continue to accuse the Liberal government of shutting down Parliament. At a glance, it looks very much like regular proceedings in the Commons, although most MPs are participating virtually, their faces beamed onto […]