Jun 7 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Conservative leader promises filibuster speech in House of Commons in effort to delay budget. As interest rates rose again Wednesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed to tie up the House of Commons with a prolonged speech to prevent the government from passing a budget he says will drive Canada into “a full scale financial crisis.” […]
Jun 7 2023 — Aaron Wherry — CBC — While smoke filled the air outside, the debate in the House was focused on metaphorical fires. The first crisis of Justin Trudeau’s time as prime minister was the wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alta. in May 2016. At the time, he felt it necessary to attach caveats when answering a question about whether climate change had […]
Jun 6 2023 — CBC — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he plans to obtain information from Canada’s intelligence agencies as he looks into MP Han Dong’s prospects for returning to the Liberal caucus. Dong stepped away from the Liberal caucus in March after Global News published a report alleging he advised a senior Chinese diplomat in 2021 that Beijing […]
Jun 6 2023 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — While David Johnston’s first report into foreign interference disputed claims made about Independent MP Han Dong, the special rapporteur said Tuesday he never spoke to the Toronto-area MP in the course of his investigation. “We did not reach out to him,” the former governor general told CBC’s Power & Politics Tuesday after appearing before a […]
Jun 6 2023 — CBC — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday sued Coinbase Inc., the largest U.S. crypto asset trading platform, accusing it of illegally operating without having first registered with the regulator. In a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, the SEC said that at least since 2019, Coinbase has operated as an unregistered broker by handling […]
Jun 6 2023 — CBC — There could be bad news for anyone with a mortgage this week, as speculation is growing that the Bank of Canada is getting ready to start raising lending rates again. After hiking its benchmark interest rate repeatedly in a bid to rein in runaway inflation, the central bank hit pause on hikes in January, saying […]
Jun 6 2023 — CBC — Parliament is set to rise for the summer in a few weeks — but the contentious debate over foreign interference is likely to continue. Despite facing calls to step aside, David Johnston — tasked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau back in March with looking into allegations that China tried to meddle in the past two […]
Jun 6 2023 — Catharine Tunney — CBC — David Johnston, tasked earlier this year with investigating foreign interference in Canadian politics, is expected to take pointed questions from MPs later this morning about his report on election meddling — and about claims that he’s unfit for the job because of his connections to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Johnston is scheduled to appear for […]
Jun 5 2023 — CBC — Marco Mendicino says his office cannot intervene in an ‘independent’ decision. Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he was “shocked” by the Correctional Service of Canada’s (CSC) decision to transfer serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison — but he insists his office cannot overrule it. Mendicino told reporters Monday that he spoke […]
Jun 5 2023 — CBC — Internal document reveals ambitions of anti-LGBTQ group that is part of populist movement. On a recent Sunday morning in Waterloo, Ont., pastor Jacob Reaume gripped a lectern and issued a warning to his congregation. “A Christless existence leads to the dark, hopeless abyss of death,” he told around 200 people at Trinity Bible Chapel, an […]
Jun 5 2023 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — Ultra low-cost carrier Flair is Canada’s worst airline for complaints, with more than 20 per cent of its flights generating some sort of complaint to the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA), new federal data shows. While gripes about air travel are not unusual, the CTA, the quasi-judicial body that regulates air transportation, found Flair had the […]
Jun 5 2023 — Murray Brewster — CBC — There’s a phrase soldiers use to describe equipment they’ve bought themselves to augment what the army gives them. They call it Gucci gear, after the luxury fashion designer. For Canadian troops deployed in Latvia, those private purchases have been decidedly more practical than luxurious — given the fact that they’re taking part in more live […]
Jun 4 2023 — CBC — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says that despite special rapporteur David Johnston’s personal credibility, the appearance of bias in favour of the Liberal government is undermining the very work that he’s trying to accomplish. “I believe he’s a person that is very credible and has worked for the country in a way that is really honourable,” […]
Jun 4 2023 — CBC — Canada’s chief electoral officer is planning talks this fall with federal parties to discuss riding nomination races — which may have been targeted for manipulation on at least one occasion by Beijing. In his first report on foreign interference, former governor general David Johnston found “well-grounded suspicion” that the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of […]
Jun 3 2023 — CBC — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault faces both a personal and political challenge as he seeks to push the government’s climate change agenda forward in the face of intense opposition from a newly re-elected Alberta government. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’s been “very frustrated by the posture” Guilbeault has taken toward her province. In her election […]