Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...
May 17, 2021
Conservatives won’t accept silence from Trudeau Liberals on new long-gun registry allegations
This May, shocking allegations emerged in the Toronto Sun, suggesting that the RCMP continues to hold records and documents relating to the long-gun registry, despite them having been ordered destroye...
May 13, 2021
Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...
May 13, 2021
CTF: Trudeau is sticking future generations with his spending bill
Canadian babies born on federal budget day 2021 had more than $28,000 of debt the moment they opened their eyes. That's each Canadian's share of the federal government's $1-trillion debt. And it's goi...
May 13, 2021
Ethics watchdog: PM didn't violate conflict rules over WE Charity, but Morneau did
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act over failing to recuse himself from cabinet discussions to have WE Charity operate a federal student-volunteer progra...
May 13, 2021
Kenney under fire during Commons emergency debate on Alberta's COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA - Alberta's legislature may have been silenced but its partisan warfare relocated Wednesday to the House of Commons as MPs held an emergency debate on the province's soaring number of COVID-19 ...
May 05, 2021
Calkins claims former long gun registry information still out there
The Conservative MP for Red Deer-Lacombe is looking for answers after recently learning data from the federal government's former long-gun registry is still in existence somewhere.Blaine Calkins says ...
May 05, 2021
Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...
May 03, 2021
Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election
The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A party spokesperson says the Liberal government...
Apr 30, 2021
LETTER: Is Canada Worth Saving? If Yes, Can We?
Is Canada Worth Saving? If Yes, Can We? Our Economic Education Association recently hosted a conference on the future of Alberta and by extension, Canada. There was good news and bad news. First the g...
Apr 27, 2021