Aug 21 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We were in the field immediately after the release of the Ethics Commissioners report on the SNC Lavalin matter, and through the following several days. Here’s what our national survey of 2,152 respondents reveals: SNC – LAVALIN: FEW MINDS CHANGED. MORE OF THOSE WHO DID SAW A STORY OF PM PROTECTING JOBS. Just over a […]
Aug 21 2019 — CBC — The federally owned Trans Mountain Corporation said Wednesday it has issued “notice to proceed” directives to construction contractors, mobilizing the workforce it needs to expand the pipeline. “I am pleased to announce another significant milestone for the Trans Mountain expansion project,” the corporation’s CEO, Ian Anderson, said in release.
Aug 21 2019 — Global News — Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef has “a problem telling the truth” during a visit to her riding on Wednesday afternoon.
Aug 21 2019 — Fatima Syed — National Observer — The Doug Ford government is suing the office that preserves public sector transparency in an effort to block the release of documents outlining Ford’s expectations for each cabinet minister. Brian Beamish, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner (IPC), said his office, which upholds and promotes open government and the protection of personal privacy in Ontario, had […]
Aug 21 2019 — Nathan VanderKlippe — Globe and Mail — Chinese authorities are taking aim at Canada’s foreign minister, singling out Chrystia Freeland by name in an unusually personal rebuke to her comments about Hong Kong. On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang rebuked the Canadian government, saying it ”has made irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong affairs repeatedly and grossly interfered in China’s internal […]
Aug 21 2019 — Toronto Star — Peterborough-Kawartha NDP candidate Candace Shaw has wiped her Twitter history, which included tweets using explicit language and insults. Shaw says the social media purge was requested by her party and, although she does have some regrets about some prior postings, “It’s not an attempt to hide who I am at all. “I’m still myself.”
Aug 21 2019 — Hill Times — The head of Canada’s largest federal public service union says the number one issue for the Public Service Alliance of Canada is “not to end up with another Conservative government” and to “get the NDP elected wherever we can.” “There’s no way we can have more of Stephen Harper, and that’s exactly what Andrew Scheer […]
Aug 21 2019 — CBC — Climate change will be seen as an “electoral loser” by future governments if Canadians vote for a party that doesn’t take real action on the issue, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in a new book. “If we don’t demonstrate that we can take real, tangible actions on the environment and continue to get the support […]
Aug 20 2019 — Tom Blackwell — Postmedia — As protesters continued to surge through the streets of Hong Kong to press for greater freedoms, a former Canadian cabinet member offered a much different viewpoint — just outside Toronto. Michael Chan, Ontario’s Liberal trade minister until last year, was a keynote speaker as scores of Chinese Canadians rallied in support of Beijing and the […]
Aug 21 2019 — Amanda Connolly — Global News — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is renewing his call for the Liberal members of the House of Commons ethics committee not to block an opposition request for the ethics commissioner to testify on his scathing SNC-Lavalin report.
Aug 21 2019 — CBC — The federal government has written off the balance of two multimillion-dollar loans given to Irving-owned Atlantic Wallboard in Saint John. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency closed the file on the two loans in March after deciding that the full amount “has not been and likely will never be repaid,” according to a memorandum obtained by […]
Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — The NDP’s Charlie Angus says he expects ethics commissioner Mario Dion to be in a position to testify today before a parliamentary committee about his findings on the prime minister’s breach of the Conflict of Interest Act. But whether the House of Commons ethics committee moves ahead with the study of Dion’s report rests in […]
Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — A new poll suggests a scathing ethics report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair hasn’t so far hurt the Liberals’ chances of re-election this fall — and it hasn’t helped the Conservatives. Indeed, the Leger poll suggests the two parties were locked in a dead heat, with the support of 33 […]
Aug 21 2019 — CBC — The Ontario government’s revised sex-education curriculum for elementary schools includes instruction on health, cybersafety and consent, and requires school boards to allow parents to exempt children from teachings on human development and sexual health. The new curriculum, released Wednesday, will replace a controversial teaching plan brought in after the Progressive Conservatives took power last year.
Aug 21 2019 — The Canadian Press — Canadian annual inflation came in at two per cent in July to hit the Bank of Canada’s ideal target for a second straight month. Compared with a year earlier, consumers paid less last month for gasoline, internet services and traveller accommodation, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. Prices showed strength in other areas, including an 18.9 per […]