May 24 2022 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada is sending an additional 20,000 rounds of ammunition to Ukraine for the Ukrainian military to use in its ongoing defence against the Russians. This ammunition—155mm calibre, as well as fuses and charge bags—is being donated, but comes at a cost of $98 million, according to the federal government. The artillery is being sourced from […]
May 22 2022 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Canada’s Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino insists the once unknown fate of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig was not why the government delayed its decision to ban Huawei technologies from Canada’s 5G network. Asking during an interview on CTV’s Question Period if Ottawa held off making a move as strenuous negotiations took place to release […]
May 19 2022 — Don Martin — CTV News — There’s a lesson for Canada’s political leaders in the short life and quick death of Jason Kenney as premier of Alberta. It’s one-strike-you’re-out politics now after Kenney got the weakest vote of confidence possible with a 51 per cent thumbs-up to his leadership from the United Conservative Party base. It’s an almost-unfathomable act of internecine […]
May 19 2022 — CTV News — Some are calling attention to a comment Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre made while appearing as a guest on controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson’s podcast in an episode posted on Tuesday. “I’m a believer in using simple Anglo-Saxon words that strike right at the the meaning that I’m trying to convey,” Poilievre said in the interview. […]
May 18 2022 — Glen McGregor — CTV News — Crown prosecutors want Ottawa protest organizer Tamara Lich sent back to jail to await trial, claiming she breached her bail conditions by agreeing to participate in an event next month where she will receive a “Freedom Award.” In an application filed in advance of Lich’s bail review hearing, the Crown claims she violated the court-imposed […]
May 17 2022 — Glen McGregor — CTV News — Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre has a personal financial interest in cryptocurrencies that he has promoted during his campaign as a hedge against inflation. The Ottawa-area MP’s assets include units of Purpose Bitcoin, a Canadian-based, exchange-traded fund that holds cryptocurrencies, according to his May 4 disclosure to the federal ethics commissioner. Poilievre’s campaign denied […]
May 17 2022 — Don Martin — CTV News — It’s becoming a make-or-break week for two Conservative premiers as their futures pivot on a pair of defining moments. One looks set to win a provincial election on June 2. The other appears doomed to suffering considerable personal grief, if not a stunning defeat, from the party he created. For Ontario’s Doug Ford, the leaders’ […]
May 17 2022 — Tom Mulcair — CTV News — Stirring resentment against others isn’t exactly new in politics. Today we’re likely to call it “populism.” It leads to things like Trump’s Muslim ban. It can also incite people who espouse racist “replacement” theories to carry out violent acts. This is some of the most vile politics there is. Historically, people of character have stood […]
May 17 2022 — CTV News — Gasoline prices are showing no signs of letting up as the average price in Canada tops $2 a litre for the first time. Natural Resources Canada says the average price across the country for regular gasoline hit $2.06 per litre on Monday for an all-time high. The average was a nine-cent jump from the $1.97 […]
May 15 2022 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Conservative Party leadership candidate Patrick Brown says social conservatives would have a place in a party led by him but that he stands firm on his views on topics such as abortion. In an interview on CTV’s Question Period, Brown pointed to his time in provincial politics when social conservatives were elected while he was […]
May 14 2022 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Amid discussions about the battle for the soul of the Conservative Party, former Prime Minister Kim Campbell says without leadership on policies such as climate change, the party’s identity will remain in question. “I’m sorry, if you’re not worried about climate change, and you’re not worried about resurgent authoritarianism, and you’re not a champion of […]
May 14 2022 — CTV News — “Where are the bodies buried? Climate change is showing us.” If there was ever a headline that grabs you, that would be it. Bodies? Climate change? Here’s how the two are connected. In the American West, the second-largest man-made reservoir has dropped to historic lows due to drought. Water flowing down the Colorado River fills […]
May 12 2022 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s recent encounter with protesters at an Ontario election campaign stop, where he was verbally harassed, is casting a renewed spotlight on politicians’ security, with Singh telling CTV News that he’s witnessing a level of anger he hasn’t seen before. “What I’m noticing is true is that there is more of a […]
May 12 2022 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out swinging Thursday in response to Pierre Poilievre’s pledge to fire the governor of the Bank of Canada if he came to power. Trudeau said that the perceived Conservative leadership frontrunner either misunderstands or doesn’t care about how integral the independence of the central bank is to the country’s economic […]
May 12 2022 — Don Martin — CTV News — The abortion question was dealt with in less time than the revelations about the candidate’s favorite music and the book they are currently reading. We also learned their most binge-worthy television series, their personal hero and which historical figure those vying to become a future Conservative prime minister would want to join them for dinner. […]