Dec 5 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The Prime Minister’s Office says it has added a discussion on the oil and gas industry at Friday’s first ministers meeting, after criticism from Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The PMO “will include a discussion on the oil and gas industry” and the impact of “struggling oil prices,” it said late […]
Dec 4 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The first stone has been cast in what is expected to be a tense First Ministers’ Meeting on Friday, with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe expressing frustration that energy industry issues have been left off the agenda. “As proposed, the meeting agenda does not include any discussion on the crisis facing […]
Nov 30 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has ordered the National Energy Board to evaluate whether Canada’s pipelines are being used to their full capacity. “I have instructed the National Energy Board today to do the evaluation of the existing capacity of the pipelines,” Sohi told host Omar Sachedina on Friday’s episode of CTV’s Power Play. He […]
Nov 28 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News, CTV Power Play — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government has been considering cutting oil production for some time now, adding that an announcement will likely come down in days – not weeks. During Wednesday’s episode of CTV’s Power Play, Notley told host Don Martin that her government has been “leaning into and considering” cutting oil production “for […]
Nov 6 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — As Americans head to the polls to vote in what many are billing as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency, Canadian politicians are watching with interest. With a Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal awaiting congressional approval, a controversial bridge set to be built on a main trade artery between our two countries, and questions about climate change […]
Nov 6 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier says he is against the Paris Accord, a high-profile UN framework that deals with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation. “Actually, I’m the only politician in Ottawa who is against the Paris Accord,” Bernier told CTV News in an interview. He went on to call the Trudeau government “hypocrites” for signing on […]
Oct 18 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Conservative leader Andrew Scheer isn’t promising to keep cannabis legal if his party wins the 2019 election. Instead, he said they’ll scrutinize the rollout of legal pot and go from there. “The Conservative Party will do our due diligence, examine the consequences of this decision, and we’ll examine the reality on the ground,” he told […]
Oct 18 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — A day after announcing his budding career in the pot business, former prime minister Brian Mulroney said the massive social change Canadians are experiencing with cannabis legalization is comparable to society’s acceptance of same sex marriage. Still, he has no plans to smoke it. “If you had told me when I was prime minister say […]
Oct 15 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The man who led Canada’s troops in Afghanistan said the Canadian peacekeeping mission in Mali has “no prospect of immediate success.” “The political overtones and what’s going on in this country and this mission are ugly,” retired major-general David Fraser told CTV’s Power Play host Don Martin on Monday.
Oct 10 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV Power Play — In the wake of the controversial appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, former prime minister Jean Chretien issued harsh criticism of Canada’s own, recently changed, judicial appointments process. “If you have a bad judge in Canada, you know who is responsible. You know. It is the minister of justice and the […]
Oct 1 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Canada’s Ambassador to the United States said the renegotiation of NAFTA and concessions on dairy haven’t been a “great win” but, rather, a “great save.” David MacNaughton made the comment Monday on CTV’s Power Play. The ambassador wasn’t the only one to weigh in. After news broke late Sunday night that Canada had achieved an […]
Sep 10 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is going to defend supply management – despite rumours that the federal government is considering concessions on dairy in order to get a NAFTA deal signed. “I can’t speculate [on NAFTA], I’m not sitting at the table. I know one thing: I’m going to protect supply management and I’m […]
Sep 8 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — With an indefinite delay looming over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, the federal government still won’t provide a timeline for getting shovels in the ground — or reveal the cost of delay. “We were hoping … that the construction could proceed this year. Obviously in light of the Federal Court of Appeal decision that’s not […]
Sep 7 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Newly minted Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc rejected Alberta UCP Leader Jason Kenney’s claims of brewing separatism in Alberta during an interview with CTV’s Power Play Friday — and alleged Kenney is contributing to division in the province. In response to questions about rising separatism in the province, the minister in charge of managing inter-government […]
Sep 5 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Alberta’s loyalty to Canada may be waning after the justice system dealt a blow to the province’s pipeline plans. At least that’s what Jason Kenney, leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party, told CTV’s Don Martin on Power Play Wednesday. “I would not be surprised if a significant and growing minority of Albertans are entertaining [separatism],” […]