Articles by Kristy Kirkup

May 22 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The federal Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Greens have all applied a federal wage subsidy amid a financial crunch caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal wage subsidy program is designed to help organizations keep employees on their payroll even if revenue has dropped during COVID-19. Braeden Caley, the senior director of communications for the Liberals, […]

May 20 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he will wear a mask to protect himself on Parliament Hill when he cannot maintain a two-meter distance between himself and colleagues. Mr. Trudeau said his decision is a personal one that he believes is in keeping with public health guidance around mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 2 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay is calling for an apology through a lawyer over information in an article in The Post Millennial, a digital news website, on the party’s leadership race. Mr. MacKay has retained legal counsel to say an April 27 report titled “Leaked Polling Report Shows MacKay’s Support Plummeting, O’Toole Takes the Lead” […]

Mar 30 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — A majority of Canadians recently surveyed are pessimistic about the outlook of the novel coronavirus crisis but support the federal government’s response to it, according a Nanos Research poll commissioned for The Globe and Mail and CTV News. The polling firm said it found a majority of Canadians believe the public-health emergency will further deteriorate. […]

Mar 3 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — It is very important the Wet’suwet’en Nation has an opportunity to internally discuss a proposed agreement on rights and title reached with the federal and B.C. governments, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The proposed agreement, which is being kept confidential, is the result of weekend discussions in Smithers, B.C., with representatives of hereditary chiefs, […]

Jan 30 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The Conservatives say it is “outrageous” the federal government has spent more than $180,000 fighting a veteran in small claims court. The party’s veterans affairs critic, Phil McColeman, had submitted a written request in the House of Commons to determine how much the government has spent on the case involving veterans advocate Sean Bruyea and […]

Jan 16 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The Premiers of B.C. and Ontario both say they would welcome the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to live in their provinces once they fulfill their wish to reside in Canada part-time. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday if the couple choose Toronto as their destination, they would be welcomed “with open arms.” The former […]

Jan 16 2020 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex should pay for their own security while living in Canada if they aren’t performing royal duties, former Conservative heritage minister James Moore says. “If they are not actually active members of the Royal Family and performing royal duties and they’re private citizens pursuing private wealth, then they should pick […]

Dec 1 2019 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Saskatchewan Senator Denise Batters is speaking out in defence of her long-time friend, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, as he attempts to quash calls for his resignation. Mr. Scheer’s team shared a video of Ms. Batters on social media on the weekend in which the senator urged the Conservative movement to back the leader, who has […]

Nov 21 2019 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is joining a chorus of Conservatives saying the party needs to take a clearer stand on LGBTQ rights after the federal election. Ms. Ambrose, who led the party between 2015 and 2017, took to Twitter to say she was proud to have been the first Tory leader to march […]

Oct 18 2019 — Kristy Kirkup — Globe and Mail — Former U.S. president Barack Obama’s decision to endorse Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is “inappropriate,” says former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay. Mr. MacKay, who spoke to reporters on Thursday evening outside of an event for Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer in Little Harbour, N.S., said he has always been of the view that one does not […]

Oct 1 2017 — Kristy Kirkup — The Canadian Press — He’s young, hip and brimming with charisma, a likable rookie with an eye for style and a robust following on social media who wants to be Canada’s next prime minister. Sound familiar? If Jagmeet Singh’s bona fides offer an echo of Justin Trudeau’s at-times-unlikely journey to the top job in Canadian politics, that’s no coincidence. […]

May 14 2017 — Kristy Kirkup — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — For 16 years, Maggy Gisle thought her lot in life was to be a “junkie, a prostitute and a drug dealer.” Now, Gisle — once known as “Crazy Jackie,” a fixture on the Downtown Eastside who would inject cocaine to suppress her nightmares of childhood sexual abuse — has returned to her old Vancouver haunts, […]

Jun 3 2015 — Kristy Kirkup — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper listened in silence Wednesday as the head of an exhaustive study of residential schools and their dark legacy urged all levels of government to make reconciliation and healing a top priority.The results of that study demands a political response, said Justice Murray Sinclair, the chairman of the Truth and […]

Jun 2 2015 — Kristy Kirkup — OTTAWA - A moment of shared emotional catharsis bound survivors of Canada's residential schools Tuesday as their collective ordeal was officially branded a "cultural genocide" that tore apart their families and left them to contend with lifelong scars of physical, sexual and emotional abuse.The massive report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes 94 broad […]