Articles by Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press

Jan 18 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — SHERBROOKE, Que. — Justin Trudeau acknowledged Friday that Canadians are anxious about the upheavals occurring around the globe — with Canada recently seeming to have become the world's favourite punching bag. The prime minister insisted the best way to allay those fears is to stick to his government's plan for improving the lot of middle-class Canadians. But those anxieties could make […]

Jan 17 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — SHERBROOKE, Que. — Quebec Premier Francois Legault laid out a shopping list of demands Thursday that he expects party leaders to address as they woo voters in his province during the coming federal election campaign. "I won't support any federal party," Legault said after a private meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of a […]

Jan 16 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The appointment of David Lametti as Canada's new justice minister has given new hope to those who believe the Trudeau government's law on medically assisted dying is too restrictive. Lametti was one of just four Liberal MPs who voted against the government's 2016 legislation that made it legal for incurably ill Canadians to get medical help to […]

Jan 16 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The appointment of David Lametti as Canada's new justice minister has given new hope to those who believe the Trudeau government's law on medically assisted dying is too restrictive. Lametti was one of just four Liberal MPs who voted against the government's 2016 legislation that made it legal for incurably ill Canadians to get medical help to […]

Jan 14 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejigged his cabinet Monday, adding two new faces and a new portfolio — and rewarding competence and friendship. However, it was his decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould that was all the talk in political circles, despite Trudeau's insistence that her shift from the senior justice portfolio to the junior veterans affairs post was not a demotion. […]

Jan 14 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejigged his cabinet Monday, adding two new faces and a new portfolio — and rewarding competence and friendship. However, it was his decision to move Jody Wilson-Raybould that was all the talk in political circles, despite Trudeau's insistence that her shift from the senior justice portfolio to the junior veterans affairs post was not a demotion. […]

Jan 11 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Monday's cabinet shuffle is expected to be very small, involving the fewest possible number of changes needed to fill the void left by veteran Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison's resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's front bench. It will not, however, simply be a matter of plugging one hole. Brison's departure creates two gaps in the cabinet lineup […]

Jan 11 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Monday's cabinet shuffle is expected to be very small, involving the fewest possible number of changes needed to fill the void left by veteran Nova Scotia MP Scott Brison's resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's front bench. It will not, however, simply be a matter of plugging one hole. Brison's departure creates two gaps in the cabinet lineup […]

Jan 10 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Monday to fill the gap left by veteran MP Scott Brison's resignation. But it remains to be seen whether the prime minister will take the opportunity to do a broader shakeup of his front bench to ensure it's in fighting form for the coming fall election. "Obviously, […]

Jan 10 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Monday to fill the gap left by veteran MP Scott Brison's resignation. But it remains to be seen whether the prime minister will take the opportunity to do a broader shakeup of his front bench to ensure it's in fighting form for the coming fall election. "Obviously, […]

Jan 10 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Scott Brison is quitting a political career he loves to spend more time with a cherished family that politics made possible. After 22 years representing the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants — initially as a Progressive Conservative MP before jumping to the Liberals in 2003 — Brison told The Canadian Press it's time for […]

Jan 10 2019 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Scott Brison is quitting a political career he loves to spend more time with a cherished family that politics made possible. After 22 years representing the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants — initially as a Progressive Conservative MP before jumping to the Liberals in 2003 — Brison told The Canadian Press it's time for […]

Dec 24 2018 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated. The most formal rituals — speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies — involve a lot of stately to-ing and fro-ing between the House of Commons and the Senate. Easy enough when the two houses of Parliament are at opposite ends of the same […]

Dec 24 2018 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated. The most formal rituals — speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies — involve a lot of stately to-ing and fro-ing between the House of Commons and the Senate. Easy enough when the two houses of Parliament are at opposite ends of the same […]

Dec 21 2018 — Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Fasten your seatbelt, Canada. It's going to be a bumpy ride to next fall's national election. The past year has been a turbulent one on the Canadian political scene and the coming year is bound to get that much more tumultuous as politicians prepare for what both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer have […]