Ottawa City Manager Steve Kanellakos told the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) on Monday that Freedom Convoy protesters never fulfilled their end of the deal to move trucks out of residential neighbourhoods, which was a condition to meet with Mayor Jim Watson, but protesters’ representatives counter that police never allowed the move. “They never fulfilled…
Convoy Organizers Dispute Ottawa City Manager’s Claim Protesters Didn’t Uphold Deal to Move Trucks
Emergency Act Inquiry Commissioner Pushes Back on Government Mandate Wanting Focus on Protesters
The commissioner presiding over the inquiry into the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act said on Thursday that the mandate received from Parliament would “drive” the commission’s work, rather than the one given by cabinet which focuses on protesters’ actions. “While this inquiry will deal with a wide range of issues, its focus will remain…
Emergencies Act Inquiry Commissioner Says Focus Is on Government Actions, Not Protesters
The commissioner presiding over the inquiry into the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act says the commission’s work will revolve around the mandate granted by Parliament, rather than the one given by cabinet which focuses on protesters’ actions. “While this inquiry will deal with a wide range of issues, its focus will remain squarely on…
New Tory Finance Critic Says ‘Band-aid Solutions’ Won’t Solve Inflation
The Conservative Party has maintained focus on inflation in recent weeks and its newly-appointed finance critic, Jasraj Singh Hallan, says measures proposed by the Liberal government to address the issue are “band-aid solutions.” “It’s good to help people, it’s also much, much better when we solve the real issue, which is Justinflation,” Hallan told The…
Trudeau Announces Money for Quebec Firm That Produces Minerals for Electric Cars
The federal government says it will invest $222 million to help a Quebec company increase production of critical minerals for goods such as electric cars and batteries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement today after visiting the Rio Tinto Fer et Titane facility in Sorel-Tracy, Que., about 90 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Trudeau says…
Trudeau, Convoy Leaders Expected to Testify Before Emergencies Act Inquiry Commission
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several prominent Freedom Convoy organizers are expected to testify before the upcoming public inquiry starting on Oct. 13 into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act in February, according to multiple media sources. The Liberal government invoked the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14, granting police extraordinary powers to clear…
Canada Declares Half of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Inadmissible
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is bringing in tough new immigration measures against the Iranian regime, which will mean more than 10,000 members of the country’s Revolutionary Guard will be forever barred from entering Canada. Canada is pursuing a listing of the Iranian regime, including the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
Conservatives Ahead of Liberals in Projected Seat Victories, Pollster Says
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives lead the Liberals in projected seat victories for Canada’s next federal election, according to pollster Nanos Research. “In the latest Nanos seat projections that we do, we actually have the Conservatives winning more seats than the Liberals, which means there will be a chance of not just a Liberal defeat, but of the Conservatives having…
Poilievre Calls Liberals’ Climate Action Plan a ‘Tax Plan’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberals’ climate action plan is actually a “tax plan” that will raise money for the government without reducing emissions. “[The prime minister’s] carbon tax has not hit a single, solitary emissions reduction target,” said Poilievre during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 5. “It has not worked.”…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Announces $300-Million Fiona Relief Fund
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from post-tropical storm Fiona and rebuild to withstand future damage. Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S., Trudeau said the fund will provide assistance over the next two years to help repair critical infrastructure damaged when the storm hit the…
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