Jun 1 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — ABOUT 6 IN 10 APPROVE OF OTTAWA’S APPROACH TODAY. Given the health concerns and economic challenges facing the country, it is remarkable that satisfaction with the federal government’s performance has spiked upwards in our latest polling. But perhaps even more remarkable is that the divisions that marked polling in recent years are muted. People are […]
Jun 1 2020 — Abbas Rana — Hill Times — While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are currently enjoying a strong wave of national popularity, a fall election is a “real possibility” from a purely strategic point of view, and an ideal time to convert a minority government into a majority, say leading pollsters. “The number suggests that there’s going to be a window, at […]
Jun 1 2020 — Angus Reid — Support for Liberals grows as assessment of how government has handled COVID-19 remains high. As Canadian communities begin to resume many day-to-day activities suspended by the COVID-19 outbreak, a new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds two-thirds of Canadians (67%) saying the federal government has done a good job over the past months […]
Jun 1 2020 — The Canadian Press — A Canadian legal activist is warning the federal government to grant asylum and expanded refugee settlement to Hong Kong Canadians before China cracks down and prevents their departure altogether. The warning came Monday from Avvy Go, the director of the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic, which has already helped bring Hong Kong pro-democracy activists […]
Jun 1 2020 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Proposed British tariffs could hit Canadian agrifood. Ottawa—With less than seven months to Britain’s departure from the European Union, Canada’s commercial relations with its fifth largest trading partner are clouded in uncertainty. Conservative MP Michael Kram told Parliament in May the United Kingdom has “released its list of tariffs on Canadian exports that will […]
Jun 1 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the federal government will be offering cities an advanced transfer of $2.2 billion in infrastructure money to help cover COVID-19-prompted budget shortfalls, as the start of a new month marks the beginning of more regional re-openings. The 2020-21 funding will be sent through the federal Gas Tax Fund, […]
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. […]
Jun 1 2020 — Murray Brewster — CBC — Canadian air force crash investigators are looking at a bird strike as the probable cause of the crash of a Snowbird demonstration jet in Kamloops, British Columbia earlier this month. The accident killed Capt. Jenn Casey, the public affairs officer for the aerobatics team. In a preliminary report issued Monday, investigators say video footage from […]
Jun 1 2020 — Peter Mazereeuw — Hill Times — Canada should respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies for the COVID-19 pandemic by becoming more self-reliant, manufacturing more of its own essential supplies, and “recalibrating” its relationship with its southern neighbour, say foreign affairs experts and a parliamentary critic.
Jun 1 2020 — CBC — An Alberta woman is scared for her life in Peru as the death toll rises and the health-care system collapses around her. A 75-year-old pensioner from Nova Scotia is stranded alone on the top of a mountain in a tiny village in Central America, with no way out. A Montreal woman is living in a […]
Jun 1 2020 — The Canadian Press — Eleven people have been arrested after tensions flared between protesters and police following a Montreal anti-racism demonstration on Sunday. While the formal rally took place without incident, the situation later degenerated when some protesters smashed windows and lit fires and were met with pepper spray and tear gas from officers.
May 31 2020 — The Canadian Press — A Montreal anti-racism protest demanding justice for a black Minnesota man who died following a police intervention last week degenerated into clashes between police and some demonstrators on Sunday night. About three hours after a march that snaked its way through downtown Montreal on Sunday afternoon had ended, Montreal police declared the gathering illegal after […]
May 31 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Canada’s permanent representative to the United Nations isn’t saying whether he fears China could try to get countries not to vote for the Canadian bid for a Security Council seat in retaliation for the detention and extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Marc-Andre Blanchard was […]
May 31 2020 — The Canadian Press — Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly this morning includes $30 million that was originally earmarked for attracting foreign visitors to Canada. The funding will instead be […]
Jun 1 2020 — The Canadian Press — Injured Canadian veterans are being forced to wait on average twice as long as promised to find out whether they qualify for financial help from the government, even as the backlog of unprocessed applications for assistance continues to grow. Veterans are told the vast majority will know within 16 weeks whether they qualify for compensation […]