Tag: Justin Trudeau

Union Calling for Prime Minister to Fire Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay

A union representing thousands of Veterans Affairs Canada employees is asking the prime minister to replace Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Union of Veterans Affairs’ Employees says it has lost faith in MacAulay for repeatedly refusing to meet to discuss their concerns. Those concerns include a…


Trudeau Pushes Back on Challenge to Use of Emergencies Act After Position of Police Forces Revealed

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back Wednesday on recent challenges to the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in February after both the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said they could have cleared Freedom Convoy protesters without emergency powers, and it was revealed that RCMP commissioner had said not all…


Ottawa’s National Freeze on Handgun Imports Now in Effect

The federal government’s national freeze on handgun importations came into effect on Oct. 21, making it illegal to buy, sell, or transfer a handgun in Canada. “We have frozen the market for handguns in this country and our ban on imports that took effect in August remains in place,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during…


Industry Minister on Canada-US Nexus Dispute: ‘Should Be an Easy One to Resolve’

Canada’s industry minister says he’s confident Canada and the United States can work out their differences over the Nexus trusted-traveller program. François-Philippe Champagne says he expects the dispute will be resolved before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden meet in person in December. Champagne says he raised the issue in his meeting today…


Feds Exerted No Pressure on RCMP During Nova Scotia Shooting Investigation, Trudeau Says

The federal government never pressured RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release details about the investigation into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shootings, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Every step of the way, we recognized and supported the fact that the RCMP and police of jurisdiction are the ones who decide what is released and when,”…


City Had Tow Trucks Lined-Up Before Invocation of Emergencies Act, Says Ottawa Police Dep. Chief

The Liberal government has claimed a number of times that it was necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act to compel towing companies to remove the heavy trucks from downtown Ottawa during the Freedom Convoy protest, but the city’s police deputy chief said on Thursday that tow trucks were on their way before the invocation. “You…


ArriveCan Was ‘Optimal Use’ of Taxpayer Dollars, Says Trudeau

The federal government’s $54 million spending on the ArriveCan app was an “optimal use” of taxpayer dollars, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “The amount includes, of course, much more than the developer’s fees,” Trudeau said of ArriveCan’s cost during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 19. “It’s extra services, the IT services,…


Police Chief Said ‘Freedom Convoy’ Would End by First Monday: Ex-police Board Chair

The former chair of Ottawa’s police board says the chief of police told her in late January that he would be very surprised if the “Freedom Convoy” protesters stayed for longer than one weekend. Former police board chair and current city councillor Diane Deans is speaking at the federal inquiry into the government’s use of…


Governments Weren’t Always Working in Tandem During ‘Freedom Convoy’: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there were times during the “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter that the three levels of government were not working together as well as they could. But he says what’s important is that in the end, everyone came together to end the occupation of downtown Ottawa. A transcript released Tuesday of…


Doug Ford Reiterates That He Supports Federal Government’s Use of Emergencies Act to Clear Protesters

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he supports the measures taken by the federal government to end the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests last winter. Ford says he worked with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several mayors after hundreds gathered in downtown Ottawa in January in what local officials called an occupation that lasted several weeks. People…