Sep 23 2020 — Aaron Wherry — CBC — Prime ministers rarely ask the television networks for time to address the nation, and when they do it is not always for the most serious reasons — for Lester B. Pearson in 1968, Paul Martin in 2005 and Stephen Harper in 2008, extraordinary appeals were delivered to Canadians only because a minority government was facing […]
Sep 22 2020 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — The Ontario caucus of the federal Conservative Party made use of a COVID-19 serological test that has not yet been approved by Health Canada, according to Conservative MP Scot Davidson. Davidson, the Ontario caucus chair, said the caucus used the device “for safety” prior to a recent caucus retreat. COVID-19 cases are rising sharply in […]
Sep 22 2020 — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation tomorrow evening after the speech from the throne lays out the government’s plan to deal with the pandemic and the economic recovery. Trudeau today asked the major television networks for time Wednesday evening but it remains unclear exactly how long the prime minister will speak or when. […]
Sep 22 2020 — CBC — The B.C. NDP has nominated former MP Nathan Cullen as its candidate for the Stikine riding, one week after Indigenous leader Annita McPhee put her name forward for the position. The Stikine vacancy was up for grabs after Doug Donaldson announced last Monday he won’t sit for another term. The NDP’s equity mandate states that […]
Sep 22 2020 — CBC — The battle over Ottawa’s decision to impose a national price on carbon pollution is heading for a final showdown in front of Canada’s highest court this morning. The Supreme Court of Canada will hear arguments over the next two days on the constitutionality of the carbon pricing system — a critical part of the Liberal […]
Sep 21 2020 — CBC — The Liberal government will use the speech from the throne to lay out a plan to create tens of thousands of jobs by connecting Canada’s resource sector with its manufacturing base to produce batteries for electric cars, Radio-Canada has learned. “We recognize we have a unique opportunity to take advantage of our skilled labour force […]
Sep 21 2020 — CBC — Quebec’s top public health official said Monday that a second wave of COVID-19 infections is underway, and joined authorities in Montreal and Quebec City in urging people to reduce their social activities as much as possible in the weeks ahead. The province reported 586 new cases on Monday, the highest daily increase since late May, […]
Sep 21 2020 — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his officials never conducted checks with Julie Payette’s former employers at the Montreal Science Centre and the Canadian Olympic Committee that might have raised red flags about her behaviour with co-workers and subordinates before her appointment as Governor General, sources tell CBC News. Multiple sources have told CBC News they […]
Sep 21 2020 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped the president of the National Research Council to lead the Public Health Agency of Canada after the abrupt resignation of PHAC’s current president last week. Iain Stewart, a long-serving bureaucrat, will assume the role of president of PHAC effective September 28 — giving the agency tasked with coordinating the […]
Sep 21 2020 — Janyce McGregor — CBC — With only three months to go, businesses that trade between Canada and the United Kingdom are worried about not having a post-Brexit deal in place. Although the United Kingdom left the European Union in January, the terms of the EU’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada continue to apply until Dec. 31, offering […]
Sep 20 2020 — CBC — As part of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s push for Ottawa to recalculate its fiscal stabilization fund, he cited government bonds Sunday as a dire indicator of the necessity for federal aid. “To be blunt, there were a few weeks where we couldn’t sell Alberta government bonds,” Kenney said in an interview on CTV’s Question Period. […]
Sep 20 2020 — Ashley Burke — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Julie Payette are headed for what could be an uncomfortable public moment on Wednesday, when Payette delivers the speech from the throne while her office is under a cloud of controversy due to harassment claims. The Governor General is always the centre of attention when a throne speech […]
Sep 20 2020 — Vassy Kapelos — CBC — We’re back after a ten million month summer (time has basically come to a stop during this pandemic — anyone? anyone?) and what better way to celebrate our return than with a speech from the throne. It sounds exciting — speech from the throne! My stepson asked me if there would be a throne in […]
Sep 20 2020 — Alexander Panetta — CBC — It’s almost impossible to overstate the transformative effect on American politics ignited by the death of this one woman, at this one moment. The far-ranging potential consequences from the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and liberal legal icon, will start immediately, beginning in the election campaign that determines whether Donald Trump gets […]
Sep 20 2020 — Murray Brewster — CBC — When the grizzled leaders of the Afghan government sat across a table for the first time from the equally hard-bitten commanders of the Taliban last week, there was air of collegiality no one was expecting. Those observing the moment recognized that the two sides saw — perhaps to their own surprise — how much they […]