Category Archives: Canada

TORONTO - Compostable coffee pods may be increasingly available on store shelves but some Canadian cities, including Toronto, say their waste systems aren’t yet able to process biodegradable ver...

MONTREAL - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada’s reputation on refugee matters is solid, but he’s hoping it can do even more. Filippo Grandi said Friday he believ...

OTTAWA - JUSTICE Accomplished Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould helped introduce legislation on doctor-assisted dying and develop the mandate for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Ind...

OTTAWA - INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Accomplished The 2016 budget committed $8.4 billion over five years aimed at education, housing and other commitments in the mandate letter given to Carolyn Bennett, origin...

OTTAWA - FOREIGN AFFAIRS Accomplished Trudeau’s original foreign affairs minister was Stephane Dion, whose first task was to improve relations with the United States, including by reducing imped...

OTTAWA - FINANCE Accomplished Finance Minister Bill Morneau cut federal income taxes on the middle bracket and raised the rate on income higher than $200,000 per year, cancelled an income-splitting me...

OTTAWA - FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Accomplished Along with Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos helped develop the Canada Child Benefit and return the age ...

OTTAWA - ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Accomplished Environment Minister Catherine McKenna helped bring about about the national agreement on climate change with emissions reduction targets and has c...

OTTAWA - DEFENCE Accomplished Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has knocked a number of items off his to-do list, most notably the release of a new defence policy that promises billions in new funds for ...

OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abandoned his promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections, he quietly changed some words in a mandate letter to the new minister in charge...