Category: Liberal cabinet

Minister’s Sister-in-Law Steps Down as Ethics Watchdog After Committee Launches Probe

April 19, 2023
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The sister-in-law of a Liberal cabinet minister has stepped down as the interim ethics commissioner a day after a House of Commons committee agreed to investigate her appointment. Martine Richard, who has worked in the commissioner’s office as a lawyer since 2013, took over the top job last month for a six-month stint. Richard is…

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Passport Backlog Update Expected as Federal Cabinet Retreat Enters Second Day

January 24, 2023
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The Liberal cabinet will head into the second of a three-day retreat in Hamilton today with a lengthy to-do list, including tackling inflation and making the country more competitive. “Lots of work to do,” Trudeau said as he arrived at a meeting Monday with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. Later today, however, they intend to…

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Senate Joins House of Commons in Adjourning for a Holiday Break

December 15, 2022
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The Senate wrapped up its fall sitting today and has adjourned for a holiday break, a day after the House of Commons did the same. Parliamentarians are not scheduled to return to Ottawa until the end of January. Senators passed several bills before rising, including a Liberal government bill to implement the measures in the…

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Trudeau to Shuffle Cabinet Before Hosting Ministerial Retreat

January 12, 2021
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conduct a small shuffle of his ministers today before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament. The shuffle is due to the departure of Navdeep Bains, who is not intending to run again in the next election, which could…

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