Jun 21 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada has no immediate plans to follow Europe's lead and increase its target for cutting emissions. McKenna is in Belgium this week for the second ministerial meeting of Canada, European Union and China on their climate change alliance to keep driving progress on the Paris agreement. During the meeting, European […]
Jun 21 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada has no immediate plans to follow Europe's lead and increase its target for cutting emissions. McKenna is in Belgium this week for the second ministerial meeting of Canada, European Union and China on their climate change alliance to keep driving progress on the Paris agreement. During the meeting, European […]
Jun 20 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — New documents suggest the bills for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's troubled trip to India in February exceed $1.5 million. The latest figures released by the government include $323,000 for hotel stays, $485,070 to fly and staff the VIP Airbus for 43.7 hours over the nine-day trip, $5,235 for cell phone fees, $5,100 to buy Canadian wines for use […]
Jun 20 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — New documents suggest the bills for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's troubled trip to India in February exceed $1.5 million. The latest figures released by the government include $323,000 for hotel stays, $485,070 to fly and staff the VIP Airbus for 43.7 hours over the nine-day trip, $5,235 for cell phone fees, $5,100 to buy Canadian wines for use […]
Jun 20 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — New documents suggest the bills for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's troubled trip to India in February exceed $1.5 million. The latest figures released by the government include $323,000 for hotel stays, $485,070 to fly and staff the VIP Airbus for 43.7 hours over the nine-day trip, $5,235 for cell phone fees, $5,100 to buy Canadian wines for use […]
Jun 19 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan says national sporting organizations will lose their federal funding if they don't immediately disclose to her office any allegations of abuse or harassment that occur within their ranks. Effective immediately, funding agreements also require sporting associations to establish an independent third party to investigate all allegations of abuse and have mandatory prevention […]
Jun 19 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan says national sporting organizations will lose their federal funding if they don't immediately disclose to her office any allegations of abuse or harassment that occur within their ranks. Effective immediately, funding agreements also require sporting associations to establish an independent third party to investigate all allegations of abuse and have mandatory prevention […]
Jun 19 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Sports Minister Kirsty Duncan says national sporting organizations will lose their federal funding if they don't immediately disclose to her office any allegations of abuse or harassment that occur within their ranks. Effective immediately, funding agreements also require sporting associations to establish an independent third party to investigate all allegations of abuse and have mandatory prevention […]
Jun 15 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Days after Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was turfed from his party's shadow cabinet for continuing to promote his anti-supply management position, supporters are demanding he be reinstated — and using money to show they mean business. In an email to supporters Friday morning, Bernier said he was "flabbergasted" that he managed to raise $30,000 in just 24 hours to […]
Jun 15 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Days after Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was turfed from his party's shadow cabinet for continuing to promote his anti-supply management position, supporters are demanding he be reinstated — and using money to show they mean business. In an email to supporters Friday morning, Bernier said he was "flabbergasted" that he managed to raise $30,000 in just 24 hours to […]
Jun 15 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Days after Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was turfed from his party's shadow cabinet for continuing to promote his anti-supply management position, supporters are demanding he be reinstated — and using money to show they mean business. In an email to supporters Friday morning, Bernier said he was "flabbergasted" that he managed to raise $30,000 in just 24 hours to […]
Jun 14 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it's promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was in Argentina on Thursday where he and his Argentinian counterpart announced that each country will conduct a study on […]
Jun 14 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it's promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was in Argentina on Thursday where he and his Argentinian counterpart announced that each country will conduct a study on […]
Jun 14 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it's promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr was in Argentina on Thursday where he and his Argentinian counterpart announced that each country will conduct a study on […]
Jun 14 2018 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — MPs were facing another long night of marathon voting Thursday as the Conservatives pushed the government to disclose how much its carbon price is going to cost Canadian families. Finance critic Pierre Poilievre said his goal is to make the government feel "as uncomfortable as possible until they tell the truth" about how much more Canadians […]