Tag: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

No Election yet as Liberal Minority Government Survives Third Budget Confidence Vote

OTTAWA—With the help of the NDP, Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberal government has survived the last of three confidence votes on its massive budget. The House of Commons approved Monday the government’s general budgetary policy by a vote of 178-157. Liberals were joined by New Democrat MPs in voting for the budget, in accordance with NDP…


Australian PM Steers Clear of Trudeau Style Carbon Pricing Model

The Australian prime minister has said he will steer clear of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approach to addressing climate change—via aggressive emissions targets—and would instead continue developing new technologies to deliver renewable energy to the country. “We are working to our plan, in Australia’s national interest,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters. When questioned…


Opposition Shuts WE Hearing as Liberals Again Refuse to Let Staffer Testify

OTTAWA—Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing Wednesday after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-dead deal with WE Charity. Members of the House of Commons’ ethics committee had asked Amitpal Singh, a senior adviser to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, to testify after…


Tories Demand PM Testify on WE Deal, Liberals Say House Leader Will Appear Instead

OTTAWA—The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rather than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or members of his staff. In a letter to the chair of the House of Commons ethics committee…


Tories Seek to Force PMO Staff, or PM Himself, to Testify at Commons’ Committees

OTTAWA—The federal Conservatives are seeking to use the power of the House of Commons to force senior Liberal staff—or the prime minister himself—to testify before committees. They’re introducing a motion today aimed at getting three members of the prime minister’s staff before the ethics committee to provide more information on the WE Charity affair. They…


Judge Expected to Sentence Military Reservist Who Rammed Rideau Hall Gate With Truck

OTTAWA—A Manitoba man who rammed a gate at Rideau Hall before arming himself and heading on foot toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s home last July is expected to be sentenced today. Corey Hurren, a 46-year-old sausage-maker and military reservist, had faced 21 weapons charges and one of threatening the prime minister. He pleaded guilty last…


Biden to Hold Virtual Bilateral Meeting With Canada’s Prime Minister Next Week

President Joe Biden will participate in a virtual meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, marking his first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader since being sworn in as president. The bilateral meeting, set for Tuesday, seeks to elevate cooperation between the United States and Canada, and review shared concerns such as the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Canada Cancels Flights to Mexico and Caribbean, More Travel Restrictions Coming: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new travel restrictions on Jan. 29, including the cancellation of flights to certain regions. More measures will be announced in the coming weeks that will enforce mandatory quarantine in hotels for all international travellers, as the transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus continues to spread. The federal government has reached…


Trudeau Vows to Keep up the Fight to Sway U.S. on Merits of Keystone XL Pipeline

WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden’s administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s envoy to the U.S., is pressing Ottawa’s case with what he calls the “highest levels” of the Biden team. Biden promised during last year’s election…


Trudeau to Shuffle Cabinet Before Hosting Ministerial Retreat

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…