Mar 3 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Continuing to call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says that if his party forms the next government, he’d be “open to looking at” splitting up the justice minister and attorney general roles. Jody Wilson-Raybould holding both titles at the time she alleges she faced high-level “veiled threats” and months […]
Mar 2 2019 — CTV News — As Canada moves forward with the extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese government is questioning the country’s commitment to the rule of law. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously cited the rule of law as the reason he’s unable to interfere in Meng’s case, saying that the government “respects the independence” of the […]
Mar 1 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shuffling his federal cabinet for the second time in less than two months, to fill the vacancy left following Jody Wilson-Raybould’s abrupt departure. No new faces are joining the team; rather Trudeau is moving around current ministers:
Feb 28 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former top adviser Gerald Butts will be appearing before the House of Commons Justice Committee to testify on the SNC-Lavalin scandal. The committee has agreed to invite him to testify after he sent a letter to the chair of the committee requesting to appear. In his letter, Butts says that he […]
Feb 28 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — MPs are holding an emergency debate Thursday evening in the aftermath of former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould’s testimony before the House Justice Committee. Wilson-Raybould said she faced high-level “veiled threats” and political interference in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen raised the request for the “urgent” debate that she said is […]
Feb 28 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is still undecided on whether or not Jody Wilson-Raybould will continue to have a place in the Liberal caucus after her stunning testimony in which she said she faced high-level “veiled threats” and political interference in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. “I have taken knowledge of her testimony and […]
Feb 27 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he maintains that he and his staff “always acted appropriately and professionally” and that he “completely” disagrees with how former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould characterized events during her stunning testimony. He stated that while it has been a “difficult few weeks” as the result of “internal disagreements,” he “strongly maintains” […]
Feb 27 2019 — CTV News — The escalating tensions between India and Pakistan have brought some Air Canada flights to India to a temporary halt. An Air Canada spokesperson confirmed to CTV News Wednesday morning that one flight from Toronto to Delhi had been directed to return to Canada, while a flight from Vancouver to Delhi had cancelled. Online flight trackers […]
Feb 26 2019 — Glen McGregor — CTV News — The Correctional Service of Canada spent more than $100 million over three-and-a-half years to provide inmates with prescription drugs, including revolutionary but expensive biologic medications that some Canadians living with serious illnesses struggle to afford.
Feb 26 2019 — CTV News — Canadians most frequently score Green Party Leader Elizabeth May as the most ethical among her federal counterparts, according to a Nanos Research survey based on data that came out of the field Tuesday. The results of the study, which was commissioned by CTV News and released Tuesday, showed 23.2 per cent of survey respondents picked […]
Feb 26 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Now that the government has waived Jody Wilson-Raybould’s solicitor-client privilege and cabinet confidence, the House Justice Committee wants to hear from the former cabinet minister at the centre of the ongoing SNC-Lavalin affair within the next 24 hours. Tuesday morning the committee sent Wilson-Raybould a letter requesting her presence at 3:15 on Wednesday afternoon. Wilson-Raybould […]
Feb 25 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has waived attorney-client privilege and cabinet confidence to allow Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak openly when she appears before the House Justice Committee as part of its study into the SNC-Lavalin affair. The government made the directive in an Order In Council posted Monday evening. The order authorizes her, as well as […]
Feb 25 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The Conservatives have focused in on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the ongoing SNC-Lavalin affair and are forcing the Commons to spend the day debating their motion to have him testify at the House committee studying the matter. “The time has come for the prime minister to come clean,” Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer told reporters […]
Feb 24 2019 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Conservatives and New Democrats plan to continue questioning the government on the ongoing SNC-Lavalin affair when they return to Parliament Hill on Monday, as the testimony heard at the justice committee so far indicates that a line was crossed, opposition MPs said on CTV’s Question Period. The evolving scandal is the subject of a study […]
Feb 21 2019 — CTV News — A Conservative senator says he will not apologize for controversial comments he made at the United We Roll protest. Speaking to the pro-pipeline crowd on Parliament Hill Tuesday, Sen. David Tkachuk urged the group to “roll over every Liberal left in the country.” ”I know you have rolled all the way here and I am […]