Tag: Trudeau

Business Groups, Tories Ask Liberals for Plan in Throne Speech to Cool Inflation

OTTAWA—The federal government is facing calls to use today’s throne speech to lay out a plan to help cool inflationary pressures. Speaking ahead of this afternoon’s throne speech, Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre says the cost of living is being driven by Liberal policies and spending plans. He is calling for the government to cut…


‘I Don’t Know’: Biden Noncommittal on Including Canadian Vehicles in EV Tax Credit

WASHINGTON—U.S. President Joe Biden appeared in no mood for compromises Thursday as he welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the Oval Office, where the U.S. president offered the usual bilateral pleasantries but no hints he’s willing to budge on a controversial tax credit for American−made electric vehicles. Trudeau and Biden each sang one another’s praises…


COP26: Trudeau’s Heightened Climate Demands on Oil & Gas Sparks Criticism Back Home

Trudeau increased the pressure on Canada’s energy sector with talk of a hard cap


Vanity Project: Cap on Energy Sector Emissions Will Cost Canadians Dearly

Commentary Nobody can claim that they didn’t see it coming. Putting a hard cap on emissions from Canadian oil and gas production was a plank in Justin Trudeau’s election platform this year and he is following through with it. It sent chills through the Canadian petrochemical industry nonetheless when Trudeau formally committed to an emissions…


Canada ‘Standing Ready’ To Help Haiti After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake: Trudeau

Canada is prepared to help Haiti after the Caribbean nation was struck by a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday. “Our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones, and those who have been injured—and we’re standing ready to provide assistance in any way we can,” Trudeau wrote on…


Canada to Align with Allies on Vaccine Passports: Trudeau

Canada is considering a policy to require travelers to provide proof that they have been vaccinated against the CCP virus prior to allowing them into the country. During a Monday press conference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said people will likely resume international travel in the summer, and it would “make sense” for Canada to align…


Trudeau: International COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Are ‘Naturally to Be Expected’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that the federal government is now looking “very carefully” at the idea of vaccine passports, and will be working with allied nations on establishing measures for travellers who are vaccinated. “As was the case pre-pandemic, certificates of vaccination are a part of international travel to certain regions and are…


Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Knew of Allegation Against Vance, Ex-PMO Adviser Suggests

OTTAWA—A former senior adviser to the prime minister gave testimony before a parliamentary committee Friday suggesting Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford knew about a misconduct allegation against Canada’s then−top military commander three years ago. Elder Marques, who worked in the Prime Minister’s Office, said Telford or her assistant contacted him on March 1…


Federal Government to Send Health-Care Workers to Ontario, Trudeau Says

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says federal departments and some Canadian provinces are working to send health−care workers and equipment to help Ontario as it battles record−breaking COVID−19 numbers. Trudeau said in a video update today that health care workers employed by government departments such as national defence and immigration will be redeployed to Ontario, and…


Trudeau Winds up Liberal Convention With Election Campaign-Style Speech

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau wound up a three−day Liberal convention Saturday with a partisan speech that sounded much like the launch of an election campaign. While the prime minister has insisted he has no interest in plunging the country into an election in the midst of the deadly  third wave of COVID−19, his speech was aimed at…