Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing prairie premiers of distorting the words of his justice minister after comments David Lametti made at a meeting of Assembly of First Nations chiefs last week. Lametti told the meeting he would commit to “looking at” federal-provincial natural resource transfer agreements, after some chiefs called for Ottawa to repeal […]
A parliamentary committee voted Monday to launch a study into the causes behind Canada’s chaotic holiday travel season and to hear not only from industry giants, but also from some of the passengers who saw their plans upended. Members of the federal transport committee met to discuss the scope of the study, which all agreed […]
They came to Ottawa by the thousands with different goals and grievances, but united in their disenfranchisement with the federal Liberal government and COVID-19 health restrictions. The protesters who formed the self-titled “Freedom Convoy” and similar demonstrations across the country blockaded the streets of the capital and international border crossings, marking a new form of […]
As we close in on Christmas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeing his popularity go up a little. Compared to last fall, Trudeau’s numbers went up 5 percent, mostly attributed to his testimony at the public inquiry into the use of the emergencies act. Trudeau sits at 43 percent support. On the other side of […]
Saskatchewan senator Denise Batters has been removed from the Conservative national caucus one day after announcing a petition had been launched aimed at having a review of the leadership of Erin O’Toole, In a statement from O’Toole Tuesday night, he said “ as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, I will not tolerate […]
Saskatchewan Conservative senator Denise Batters wants the party to review the leadership of Erin O’Toole saying he cannot lead the party to victory in the next election campaign. Batters has gone to her Twitter account to announce she is launching a petition in the hopes of having that review conducted. “This campaign was not lost […]
The Liberal candidate in Ralph Goodale’s old riding of Regina-Wascana has gone to Twitter to talk about harassment he experienced on the campaign trail this week. Sean McEachern says while doing door-knocking Thursday afternoon in the south end, he and a campaign worker were subjected to 45 minutes of harassment from a person who had […]
In the last federal election, Saskatchewan had a Conservative sweep as all 14 seats went to them. That result meant the end of Ralph Goodale as the longtime MP in Regina-Wascana as he was defeated by Michael Kram ending a political career as an MP that started in 1993. Those in the riding of Moose […]
Saying it is a move that is necessary to protect against more dangerous variants of COVID-19, the federal government says all federap employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers will have be to vaccinated. A timeframe as to when this will come into effect for public servants is not known, but President of […]
Several sources say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for September 20 as he seeks voter approval for the government’s costly plans to combat COVID-19, Trudeau is apparently set to visit Rideau Hall and make the announcement on Sunday. Trudeau aides have said for months that the ruling Liberals would push for a […]
