Tag: Trudeau

Trudeau Is Creating Societal Rifts That May Take Decades to Resolve

Commentary In all my years I have never seen a Canadian Prime Minister identify and vilify a large, identifiable group in the way Justin Trudeau did on Jan. 31. While I didn’t expect the prime minister to be supportive of the thousands of protesters gathered on Parliament Hill, I was flabbergasted listening to him inflaming…


Tories Say Trudeau Dividing Country With His Comments Against Trucker Convoy

Conservative and Liberal MPs battled over the “Freedom Convoy” protests of recent days in Ottawa as the House of Commons resumed sitting Monday, with some Tories backing the movement and the Liberals accusing it of hate and vandalism. With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalling earlier in the day he would not meet with the protesters…


Trudeau Disparages ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protesters, Says He’s Not ‘Intimidated’

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today took aim at the ongoing trucker protest against COVID-19 restrictive measures that arrived in Ottawa over the past weekend, with trucks and supporters occupying the streets of downtown. “Over the past few days, Canadians were shocked and frankly, disgusted by the behaviour displayed by some people protesting in our…


Trudeau Tests Positive for COVID-19

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has tested positive for COVID-19. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Trudeau said in a tweet.  “I’m feeling fine – and I’ll continue to work remotely this week while following public health guidelines. Everyone, please get vaccinated and get boosted.” Trudeau had said on Jan. 27 that…


Trucker Convoy: MP Poilièvre Rebukes Media for Portraying Convoy as ‘Extremist’ in Nature

Conservative MP Pierre Poilièvre pushed back today against reporting that portrays the trucker’s “Freedom Convoy” against the government’s vaccine mandate as extremist in nature based on some comments from individuals who don’t represent the group. Poilièvre made the remarks in response to a question from a reporter in Ottawa who asked what he thought about…


Canada Loans $120M to Ukraine, Trudeau Doesn’t Rule Out Sending Military Equipment

Ottawa has announced it is giving a loan of up to $120 million to Ukraine, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not ruling out the possibility of sending military equipment as worries about Russian military action against Ukraine remain high. The loan is “one of the top things that the Ukrainian government has been asking for…


Trudeau to Maintain Spending as Tories Call for Plan to Address Rising Cost of Living

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his government will keep injecting money into the economy in response to the pandemic, while Conservatives called for an immediate action plan to reverse the rising cost of living amid escalating inflation. “We will continue to be there [for Canadians] because we came into this pandemic in one of…


Trudeau Says He Wants More Details Before Commenting On Quebec’s Proposed Tax on Unvaccinated

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal health minister were pressed repeatedly on Jan. 12 to state their position on Quebec’s proposal to tax the unvaccinated, but neither would commit, saying instead that more details are needed on the measure before they can comment. “Obviously, like people across the country, we’ve received that proposal with…


Trudeau Tells Children to Ask Parents for Vaccination

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging children to get vaccinated as he tried to speak to them directly during his press conference on Wednesday. “I want to end today by speaking directly to kids once again,” he said. “Please ask your parents if you can get vaccinated. Getting vaccinated protects yourself, protects your family, protects…


O’Toole Says Trudeau’s ‘Inaction’ Is ‘Normalizing Lockdowns’

Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inaction on certain pandemic-related files for the state the country finds itself in, with new lockdowns, curfews, and restrictions being imposed almost two years in. “Governments across the country had little choice but to take these steps because the federal government has not delivered…