Oct 28 2020 — CBC — Premier Scott Moe says his pledge for a “strong and independent Saskatchewan” is related to increasing provincial autonomy and not separating from Confederation. In his victory speech Monday night, Moe said his re-elected Saskatchewan Party “will always stand up for a strong and independent Saskatchewan. We will stand up for Saskatchewan because there is simply […]
Oct 28 2020 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — The federal Liberals are holding on to a small lead over the Conservatives in decided voter support as the coronavirus second wave tightens its grip across broad swaths of the country. New polling done by Ipsos exclusively for Global News suggests that if an election were held tomorrow, the Liberals would get 38 per cent […]
Oct 28 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is calling for “structural change” across health, social, and economic sectors in the wake of COVID-19, in a new report highlighting the successes and shortfalls in the country’s pandemic response to date. In the Public Health Agency’s annual report made public on Wednesday, Tam offers new insights […]
Oct 28 2020 — Kady O'Malley — iPolitics — As the minority Liberals brace for yet another politically charged, opposition-controlled House debate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can at least take comfort in the fact there’s virtually no way the ensuing vote can be viewed as a confidence test. Not as far as it relates to his government, that is. Depending on the outcome, it […]
Oct 28 2020 — Neil Moss — Hill Times — A former foreign affairs correspondent seeking the Conservative nomination in an Ottawa-area Liberal-held riding wants the government’s handling of the Canada-China relationship to be an election issue. Traditionally, foreign policy issues have played a marginal role in Canadian elections. “They say foreign policy never is a big deal in Canadian elections since the Second World […]
Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — A southern Ontario restaurant says members of a recent private party that included a provincial politician ignored pandemic-related safety guidelines. In a post on its Facebook page this week, Betty’s Restaurant in Niagara Falls, Ont., said the group was “reminded several times” to wear masks when not seated at their table, but chose not to […]
Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday as it said the country’s economy won’t fully recover what was lost to COVID-19 until 2022, with the road to there dependent on the path of the pandemic. The central bank held its overnight rate target at 0.25 per cent. In July, the […]
Oct 28 2020 — Globe and Mail — A Progressive Conservative MPP who serves as an aide to Ontario’s Education Minister is facing increasing calls to step down from the portfolio after he failed to wear a mask or practise physical distancing at a large gathering. Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff, parliamentary assistant to Education Minister Stephen Lecce, has apologized for not wearing […]
Oct 28 2020 — CBC — Having lost her recent bid to enter the House of Commons, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says she will consult with her caucus before deciding where to run next while working to grow her party’s profile nationally. Paul ran in Monday night’s by election in Toronto Centre, hoping to secure a seat in the riding […]
Oct 28 2020 — National Observer — Transport Canada did not follow up on a number of violations made by companies transporting dangerous items like crude oil, according to the latest audit by Canada’s federal environment commissioner. The report, tabled Tuesday in Parliament, showed that the department had still not addressed all the recommendations from a 2011 audit of the transportation of […]
Oct 28 2020 — Politico — Joe Biden was in the White House when Barack Obama tried to kill the Keystone XL pipeline. Should the Democratic contender return as president, he’s vowed to finish the job — unless Canada can convince him otherwise. As Keystone supporters look toward a potential Biden presidency, finding a way to keep the pipeline construction moving […]
Oct 28 2020 — Darrell Bricker — Ipsos — As Canada reaches all-time daily highs in reported COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have maintained their lead over Erin O’Toole and the Conservatives at 6 points, inching up from a 5-point gap in polling which followed the Throne Speech and Prime Minister’s televised address. According to a new Ipsos poll conducted […]
Oct 28 2020 — Alex Binkley — National Newswatch — Science magazine calls for reduced use of nitrogen fertilizers. Ottawa—Farm use of fertilizers to boost crop production is once again getting the wrap for worsening the planet’s greenhouse gas problems without recognizing that the 4-R Program developed by Fertilizer Canada presents a solution. An article in ZME Science, an online publication that generally places […]
Oct 28 2020 — The Canadian Press — Canada coped with nearly four years of Donald Trump rewriting or shredding the international trade rule book. But Canadian hope of a rosy return to rules-based bonhomie with its top trading partner under a Joe Biden presidency might be premature. That warning comes from numerous trade experts, analysts and diplomats who have watched Canadians cope […]
Oct 27 2020 — The Canadian Press — The country’s top public servant is offering to testify about controversial redactions to some 5,000 pages of documents the government released on the WE Charity affair. Ian Shugart, clerk of the Privy Council, made the offer Tuesday in a letter to the House of Commons finance committee. The committee has been stalled for several weeks […]