Articles by Rachel Gilmore

Jul 3 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The federal ethics commissioner has launched an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his government’s now-cancelled decision to have WE Charity manage a $900-million federal program, which is slated to pay students and new graduates for their volunteer work this summer. In an email sent to CTVNews.ca, Chantal Gagnon, a spokesperson from the Prime […]

Jun 29 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Amid reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering slapping tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. “needs Canadian aluminum” and would only be hurting its own economy. “We have heard, obviously, the musings and proposals from the United States that perhaps there needs to be more tariffs […]

Jun 24 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was put in the parliamentary hot seat on Tuesday when MPs repeatedly pressed her for answers over systemic racism in the RCMP — and she struggled to come up with an example, at one point referencing the disparity in officers’ heights. “Yes, there’s absolutely systemic racism,” Lucki said. “I can give […]

Jun 23 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne has repaid in full the mortgages he held with the state-run Bank of China and has refinanced them with a Canadian bank. Champagne shared the news during a Tuesday House of Commons health committee meeting. “Both mortgages have been repaid in full and have been refinanced with a Canadian bank, […]

Jun 22 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Mexico’s Ambassador to Canada Juan José Gómez Camacho has a warning for Canada: any farm that fails to follow COVID-19 rules will not receive help from any Mexican workers. The ambassador made the comment during an episode of CTV Power Play on Monday, after news broke earlier in the day that a third migrant worker […]

Jun 9 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the push for some members of the RCMP to use body cameras is just “one measure amongst many” that the government is looking at in its effort to address systemic racism. His comments came just one day after he announced that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki​ has agreed to outfit some […]

Jun 3 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The hundreds of thousands of Canadians currently living in Hong Kong are “very, very welcome” to come home anytime, according to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. She made the comment during a press conference Wednesday, just hours after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared in an op-ed that his country would be willing to open […]

Jun 1 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Canada’s first Somali-Canadian cabinet minister says that despite his high profile position, anti-black racism is a part of his life — and that of so many others. Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen told CTV’s Power Play that, as a black Canadian, he has a visceral reaction when police vehicles are nearby. “Instinctively, […]

Jun 1 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Amid protests in Canada following the police-involved killing of George Floyd, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “we can’t pretend that racism doesn’t exist” in Canada. “Anti-black racism is real. Unconscious bias is real. Systemic discrimination is real. And they happen here, in Canada,” Trudeau said, speaking from the front steps of Rideau Cottage on Monday. […]

May 27 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — When Paul MacLellan first heard the government was going to give seniors up to $500 to help with the rising costs of COVID-19, he said he was “excited.” Now, two weeks after the announcement and with no timeline of when he can expect the funds, MacLellan and others like him say they feel like they’ve […]

May 26 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Former Liberal Health Minister Jane Philpott, who was ejected from caucus last year during the SNC-Lavalin scandal, says it’s time for a national inquiry into conditions in Canada’s long-term care (LTC) homes. This comes after a report released Tuesday detailed horrific conditions in five Ontario LTC homes.

May 26 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The day before the British Columbia Supreme Court is slated to release a key decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government doesn’t need to apologize for decisions made by the independent Canadian justice system. “One of the good things about having a truly independent justice […]

May 25 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News, The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s natural for people to be “a little confused” about what they can and cannot do as the economy begins to reopen, but warned that we must remain smart to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19. His comments come just after thousands of people packed Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods park over the […]

May 20 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Canada’s chief public health officer is officially recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks when maintaining a two-metre distance isn’t possible. Dr. Theresa Tam made the announcement on Wednesday, less than an hour after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed he has been wearing a mask. Tam told reporters that the language on masks has shifted from […]

May 19 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — As the World Health Organization (WHO) comes under increasing fire from its critics, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will “continue to support” the organization while seeking answers regarding China’s role in the organization. “Canada believes that multilateral institutions like the WHO are extremely important, particularly at a time of a global health crisis like […]