Liberal MP and former federal cabinet minister Marc Garneau will be resigning his seat in the House of Commons after spending 15 years in politics. Garneau represents the Montreal constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount and was first elected to the House in 2008. He served as the federal transport minister for about five years prior to briefly serving as…
Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Marc Garneau Resigning From House of Commons
Liberal MP and former federal cabinet minister Marc Garneau will be resigning his seat in the House of Commons after spending 15 years in politics. Garneau represents the Montreal constituency of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount and was first elected to the House in 2008. He served as the federal transport minister for about five years prior to briefly serving as…
Garneau Says Americans Got 500 More Canadians out of Kabul on Thursday Flight
OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says 500 more Canadians were flown out of Kabul on an American flight Thursday. Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan ended that day, leaving an unknown number of Canadians and their families trapped, as well as vulnerable Afghans who fear Taliban reprisals. The Canadian withdrawal was followed by an attack on…
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Forced Closure of Hong Kong’s Independent Media Apple Daily
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau issued a statement Wednesday condemning China’s National Security Law following the closure announcement of Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining independent media outlets. “The forced closure of the newspaper, Apple Daily, as a result of charges under the National Security Law for Hong Kong is a…
‘The World Is Watching You,’ Garneau Tells Chinese Regime
Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau is urging the Chinese regime to abandon its practices of arbitrary detention of foreign citizens and human rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. “The message is that the world is watching you,” Garneau said during an interview with CBC News on Monday. “We’ve made our position very clear, crystal clear, to…
Canada, UK Agree to Cooperate on Defending Human Rights, Including in China and Burma
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau and his UK counterpart Dominic Raab agreed that the two countries should advance cooperation on a number of human rights issues, including in China and Burma, also known as Myanmar. According to a statement, Garneau had expressed Canada’s appreciation for the UK’s support for the two Canadians citizens—Michael…
Travel Industry ‘In Tailspin’ as Feds Adopt New COVID-19 Test Rules
January 5, 2021
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CALGARY—The travel industry in Canada has been thrown into a “tailspin” by new federal rules requiring a COVID-19 test before Canadians are allowed back into the country from most international travel, says the Association of Canadian Independent Travel Advisors. The timing of Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s announcement of the new protocol last Thursday—New Year’s Eve—could…
Federal Government to Invest $5 Million in Alberta Midland Railways
The federal government will invest $5 million to improve the efficiency of rail logistics in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland. Marc Garneau, the Minister of Transport, announced the investment plan on Dec. 29. The funds will be injected into Alberta’s midland infrastructures to increase capacity for building trains and storage for both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific…
Garneau Directs CTA to Develop New Rules for Flight Cancellation Refunds
December 21, 2020
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Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is directing the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) to strengthen rules that require airlines to refund passengers for cancelled flights. In a statement Monday, Garneau said the pandemic has highlighted a gap in Canada’s protections for airline passengers, which weren’t designed to cover such lengthy delays. “In the event of a…
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