Tag Archives: Federal Politics

Andrew Scheer calls on Liberal MPs to further probe SNC-Lavalin affair
MONCTON, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is asking Liberal MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee to vote to continue the investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair, after a sc...
Aug 16, 2019

Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethic...
Aug 15, 2019

Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps
EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pu...
Aug 14, 2019

NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
Aug 14, 2019

NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
Aug 14, 2019

Alberta separation movement gathers support in Red Deer
Alberta's separation from Canada was discussed during a meeting held at the Collicutt Centre in Red Deer on Saturday. 'Can Confederation Be Fixed?' was hosted by Wexit Alberta, which bills itself as a...
Aug 13, 2019

Trudeau, Tory meeting today to discuss Toronto gun violence
TORONTO- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet with Toronto's mayor Tuesday to discuss possible strategies to combat gun violence.The meeting with John Tory is set to take place a day afte...
Aug 13, 2019

Local PPC candidates seek end to late-term abortion in Canada
A pair of local candidates with the People's Party of Canada (PPC) want to see an end to late-term abortions in Canada. Red Deer-Lacombe candidate Laura-Lynn Thompson and Red Deer-Mountain View candid...
Aug 07, 2019 Red Deer-Lacombe PPC candidate Laura-Lynn Thompson is joined by Red Deer-Mountain View PPC candidate Paul Mitchell during a news conference in Red Deer Wednesday to announce the pair's Private Member's Bill seeking to end late term abortion in Canada.

Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over...
Aug 05, 2019

PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives
OTTAWA - Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant - except for staff w...
Jul 22, 2019