The government has struck a deal with Novavax to produce its vaccine in Montreal at the National Research Council's new biomanufacturing facility. The facility is expected to be constructed by the late summer, but with operations starting sometime in the fall.
Health Minister Patty Hajdu says she expects the immunization campaign to ramp up over time with the anticipated addition of vaccines that don't require two doses. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Patty Hajdu defended Canada’s immunization campaign before a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, saying she anticipates a smoother rollout as it progresses, because more vaccines will likely be approved in the months ahead.
People. Policy. Politics. This is an exclusive subscriber-only story.
Justice Canada has more recently been using ‘they’ as a singular gender-neutral pronoun on a piecemeal basis, but the gendered nature of the French language requires study, with a review currently underway.
The Trudeau government unveiled a new target to cut emission up to 45 per cent below 2005 levels, by 2030, in an effort to help prevent temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The fourth-floor room’s old kitchenette was demolished during renovations to the Senate of Canada Building and has sat empty since Senators moved in at the beginning of 2019.
While seeing some former colleagues testify against Derek Chauvin’s restraint of George Floyd left one Senator ‘hopeful,’ she says police forces need to be more active in calling out racist policies.
Public Services and Procurement Canada hasn’t gone ‘far enough’ in protecting interpreters with measures set down in the new contract for freelancers, says the AIIC’s Nicole Gagnon.
The Liberals have offered a feminist budget, say observers, with measures that help women struggling amid COVID-19 in the short term, like rent and wage subsidy extensions.
In its first budget in more than two years, Ottawa is also allocating $11-million to help tackle anti-Asian racism in the wake of a pandemic year that has seen a ‘disturbing trend’ of reported incidents.
Vaccine clinics have been cancelled due to supply shortages, already overburdened intensive care units are beyond capacity, and new cases of COVID-19 have hit all-time highs in Ontario.