Jun 30 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — John Bolton, the former national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump is imploring Canada to “bear with” the United States when it comes to the extradition proceedings of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. Bolton says, despite the ongoing and “clearly” political detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, there shouldn’t be a “prisoner swap” […]
Jun 29 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — New national modelling on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada shows that “hotspots” remain in Ontario and Quebec, and the percentage of younger people contracting the virus has increased in proportion to a decrease in older patients in the last month. Federal health officials are projecting that as of July 12 the country could see between […]
Jun 28 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Vina Nadjibulla, wife of Michael Kovrig — who along with Michael Spavor has been detained in China for more than 565 days — says she’s “disappointed” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t consider exchanging the detainees for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou because he thinks it would endanger other Canadians abroad. In her view, it doesn’t need […]
Jun 27 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The new interim leader of the separatist party Wexit Canada Jay Hill says the re-election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government was what convinced him that Western Canada needs to form an independent nation. The Wexit party’s view is that Confederation isn’t working for Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, and that it’s time […]
Jun 25 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered new details on the now-launched Canada Student Service Grant program including spelling out how it’ll work, and elaborated on the government’s plans to create thousands of more temporary job openings for young people who are looking for work and experience this summer. The grant to post-secondary students and recent […]
Jun 24 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The largest private sector union is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “stand firm” against the prospect of the re-imposition of tariffs on Canadian aluminum from the U.S. administration and says retaliation should be considered if the Americans follow through. As CTV News has reported, the United States is considering slapping tariffs on aluminum […]
Jun 23 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The federal government has extended the time period for temporary layoffs by up to six months, giving employers more time to recall employees who were laid off due to COVID-19. Now, for employees who were laid off before March 31, their employers have six months or until December 30 to bring back their worker, whichever […]
Jun 22 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that, while the COVID-19 pandemic has been an “unprecedented challenge,” it’s opening up opportunities to rethink and reshape Canada’s future. “If this pandemic has been an unprecedented challenge for our country, it has also been an important opportunity to figure out what really matters in our communities, to have meaningful […]
Jun 18 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The federal government will begin testing a “completely voluntary” mobile contact tracing app that can be used nationwide, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. The app will compile confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and notify Canadians when they’ve been in proximity to someone who has the virus. The federal government intends to make the app […]
Jun 17 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he stands by his actions and words in the House of Commons after he was kicked out on Wednesday for calling a Bloc Quebecois MP a racist. Singh was removed after refusing to apologize to Bloc Quebecois House Leader Alain Therrien. Singh called Therrien a racist for denying the approval […]
Jun 16 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the Canada Emergency Response Benefit program will be extended by eight weeks, meaning those who will soon run out will have until the end of the summer to keep claiming the benefit while they try to find work. Three months after the program rolled out, Trudeau said that […]
Jun 15 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, and is promising an update by the end of the week. “For now, all I can say is that we will continue to be there to support Canadians,” Trudeau said. By the first week of July and through […]
Jun 13 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — By the first week of July and through the summer, millions of Canadians will come to the end of their 16-week eligibility period to claim the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. This is prompting serious questions about what will happen to those who have been on the program since it first launched, but are still out […]
Jun 12 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the federal government will be extending the military deployments to long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec until June 26. The government will also be adding new health screening procedures for Canadians who are travelling by air. As of mid-April, trained teams of Canadian Armed Forces personnel have […]
Jun 11 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking his morning press conference on the road today, in a bid to once again tout the federal government’s wage subsidy program. Trudeau will be visiting a longstanding Ottawa awards and promotions company to highlight the wage subsidy program that the federal government set up as an incentive for employers […]