Sep 28 2023 — John Paul Tasker — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada has made contact with Ukrainian officials in the days since Parliament celebrated a veteran of a Nazi unit in the presence of Ukraine’s president. Trudeau said Canada is one of Ukraine’s “strongest allies” and Ukraine’s leaders “full well know that,” despite the embarrassing episode. He said Canada […]
Sep 28 2023 — The Canadian Press — Saskatchewan’s premier says his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province’s pronoun policy remains in place. Scott Moe’s comment comes after a judge granted an injunction to pause the policy that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to go by different names […]
Sep 29 2023 — The Canadian Press — The military is permanently removing Col. Leif Dahl from his post as commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton a month after he was charged with weapons offences. Ontario Provincial Police say they charged Dahl on Aug. 25 after he was seen shooting at protected wildlife from a boat in Quinte West, Ont. Police allege Dahl […]
Sep 29 2023 — Teresa Wright — iPolitics — The clock is ticking for the Trudeau Liberals to table a national pharmacare bill before the end of this year, but the NDP’s health critic says the last draft bill did not meet his party’s red lines. Don Davies says the NDP has been negotiating with the Liberal government on legislation that would enshrine into […]
Sep 28 2023 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada’s Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War was “a shock and an embarrassment,” and she’s considering personally reaching out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Simon, as the representative of Canada’s head of state King Charles III, welcomed Zelenskyy and the […]
Sep 29 2023 — National Observer — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have a tremendous problem at hand: the Conservatives’ war chest is overflowing with cash, their popularity is soaring, and Canadians appear exhausted with his government that will be approaching a full decade in power by the next scheduled election. With Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launching daily attacks at the Trudeau […]
Sep 28 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — The University of Alberta is returning a $30,000 donation it received from the family of Yaroslav Hunka, saying it regrets any harm it may have caused by accepting the endowment in his name. “The university recognizes and regrets the unintended harm caused,” Verna Yiu, interim provost and vice-president of the university, said in a statement. […]
Sep 29 2023 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Current carbon tax only delays needed investments by producers. Ottawa-Gaining farmers a full exemption from the federal carbon tax is a key priority for 15 of Canada’s major farm organizations because the move will better enable producers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, says the Agriculture Carbon Alliance. The carbon tax on propane and […]
Sep 28 2023 — CBC — While Russia continues to blast Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for venerating a Nazi combatant in Parliament, Ottawa’s main website designed to fight Russian disinformation hasn’t been updated since the day before the incident. During a visit to the House of Commons by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, the Speaker of the House led a […]
Sep 28 2023 — The Canadian Press — The Conservatives are pushing for a House of Commons committee to summon federal police agencies and someone from the Prime Minister’s Office to explain the “international embarrassment” caused when Parliament applauded a man who fought with a Nazi unit in Ukraine in the Second World War. The motion Alberta MP Stephanie Kusie said she intends […]
Sep 28 2023 — Murray Brewster — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the decision to invite an elderly Ukrainian Second World War veteran who fought for Nazi Germany an “egregious error” that “deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada.” On Wednesday, he offered what he called “unreserved apologies” on Canada’s behalf for the hurt it caused. Many experts say they’re skeptical about the […]
Sep 28 2023 — Robert Benzie — Toronto Star — The Progressive Conservatives are severing “formal” ties with one of Premier Doug Ford’s most trusted confidantes in the wake of the $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap scandal. Amin Massoudi, Ford’s former principal secretary and an aide so respected the premier described him as “like family,” is the latest casualty of a controversy that has roiled the […]
Sep 28 2023 — The Canadian Press — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks about what his party’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples would look like should he become prime minister, it’s often about “economic reconciliation,” or the idea that Indigenous Peoples should be included in all aspects of the economy without barriers. He also speaks about public safety, charging that Prime Minister Justin […]
Sep 28 2023 — David Coletto — From September 19 to 25, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a representative online survey of 500 adults living in Newfoundland and Labrador. The survey asked questions about both federal and provincial politics. This is the first report looking at federal politics in the province. On Monday, we will look at the state of provincial politics in […]
Sep 28 2023 — The Canadian Press — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would use her province’s sovereignty act as a last resort to challenge any attempt by the federal government to impost a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Smith says achieving net-zero 12 years from now is not realistic, adding that it could lead to power blackouts because Alberta wouldn’t have […]