Trudeau holds cabinet retreat in London, Ont., as Liberals seek further gains in 2019
The federal cabinet is in London, Ont., on Thursday for the start of its traditional winter retreat, hinting that the Liberals are eyeing further gains in southwestern Ontario’s largest city come 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and the Liberal front bench will spend today and tomorrow in the Forest City, where the party […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau holds two-day winter cabinet retreat in London, hosts another town hall
Good Thursday morning, The front bench of the Trudeau government is descending on London today for the start of the traditional winter cabinet retreat. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join his cabinet colleagues on Thursday for the first cabinet meeting of 2018 at the London Convention Centre at 9 a.m. Later in the evening, Mr. […]
Ex-ethics commissioner Dawson calls for removal of friends exemption in Conflict of Interest Act
Former ethics commissioner Mary Dawson is voicing support for eliminating an exemption in federal ethics rules allowing public office holders to accept gifts from close friends and relatives that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unsuccessfully used to justify his decision to vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island in 2016. Appearing before the House Ethics Committee on […]
‘Common-sense’ demands: unions want Tax Act exemption, more staff to deal with Phoenix
Imagine someone gives you $30, but you only see $20 of it because of extenuating circumstances. Then they want $30 back, leaving you with $10 less than you started with. On a much larger scale this is what public service employees are experiencing as a result of the troubled Phoenix pay system, which has left […]
G7 is Canada’s chance to ‘galvanize’ action on feminist policy: World Vision
When Canada takes the stage as host of June’s G7 Summit, the Liberals should take advantage of the “international moment” to encourage action on education of girls in crisis, according to the head of World Vision Canada. But opposition critics warn any promises made would be coming from a government with a history of “not […]
Finance Committee recommends budget focus on mental health, getting under-represented groups in workforce
After hearing from hundreds of advocacy groups about what should be in this year’s federal budget, the Liberal-dominated House Finance Committee decided last month against recommending spending cuts despite the growing budget deficit, instead urging the federal government to focus on getting under-represented populations into the workforce, addressing mental-health needs, and targeted infrastructure spending. For the […]
Among the top-lobbied issues for 10 straight months, ‘it’s all trade all the time’
Trade talks with the United States and Mexico, China, India, and Trans-Pacific Partnership countries helped make it the top-lobbied issue in November, and cemented its position among the top three lobbied topics over 10 straight months, numbers released last month show. “It’s all trade all the time…That’s priority No. 1 for a lot of organizations,” […]
‘Certainly a drag on what the federal government can do’: economists split on usefulness of racking up debt for infrastructure spending
The Liberal government has promised to increase the federal debt to invest in infrastructure it says will boost the economy, but economists are divided on whether the increased public debt, and the money spent to pay it off, is worth it. With an improved economy and interest rates expected to rise, the annual cost of […]
Despite cancer and critics in her own party, Sen. Greene Raine aims for legislative podium as she approaches retirement
In May, Nancy Greene Raine will retire from yet another high-profile career. But instead of Olympic medals, she’ll likely be hoisting her government-backed legislation that aims to stop the marketing of junk food to kids. Conservative Sen. Greene Raine (Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay, B.C.) will reach the Upper Chamber’s mandatory retirement age of 75 on May 11. And […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to host town hall in Hamilton; Goodale to make policing announcement in Winnipeg
Good Wednesday morning, For the second consecutive day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is out on the hustings, hearing directly from voters in a town hall meeting. On Wednesday, Mr. Trudeau is hosting a town hall Q&A at 1 p.m. at McMaster University in Hamilton. Earlier in the day, Mr. Trudeau is participating in a couple […]
