Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said today that, with COVID-19 case counts rising in many provinces as the potent delta strain takes hold, it’s not the right time to plunge the country into a federal election campaign.Conservative leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Conservative Leader Erin…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he has asked the clerk of the Privy Council to explore making vaccines mandatory for federal employees and is pleading with hesitant Canadians to get their shots.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removes his mask during a child care funding announcement in Montreal. The prime minister says the government is looking…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced three new Senate appointments today — a former national union leader, the current mayor of Cornwall, Ont. and the CEO of Port Saint John — as he chips away at the 15 vacancies that have piled up in the Red Chamber over the past two years.Canadian Labour Congress president Hassan…
The Conservatives are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fire Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, arguing he’s lost the confidence of the Armed Forces over the military sexual misconduct crisis.The Conservatives are calling on Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan to step down over his handling of the military’s sexual misconduct crisis. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)The Conservatives are calling on…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is trying to “deflect” criticism of his response to the COVID-19 pandemic by pointing fingers at the federal government’s handling of the country’s borders, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday during a virtual appearance at a seminar held by Ryerson University.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces Tuesday to maintain strict public health measures until COVID-19 case counts are much lower than they are now — so that Canadians can enjoy a “one-dose summer.”Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Prime…
The federal Conservatives laid down a political marker today by calling on the prime minister to fire his top adviser over how his government handled the sexual misconduct crisis in the military.Right: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Left: Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)The federal Conservatives laid down a political marker today by calling on the…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and Canadians should have no concerns about receiving it, after nearly a dozen European countries suspended its use over concerns about blood clots.A medical worker administers a AstraZeneca vaccine in Vantaa, Finland. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the shot is safe for use in Canada. (Markku…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commended U.S. President Joe Biden on getting the United States to re-engage with its allies during a wide-ranging interview on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that touched on everything from COVID-19 vaccines, Saudi Arabia and the Keystone XL pipeline.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured here on Friday, discussed Canada’s relationship with the U.S. and…
Few prime ministers have held seniority around the first ministers’ table — and none of them were younger than Justin Trudeau is now when they achieved it.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the longest serving first minister in Canada. He’s only the sixth prime minister ever to govern the country as the most senior sitting governing…