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WEBOttawa man needs a ceasefire in Lebanon to visit his terminally ill sister — and say goodbye. Khaled came to Canada in 1991, leaving his family and home behind in Lebanon. Now, he’s praying for a ceasefire so that he can return to his birthplace in time to say goodbye to his sister, who is terminally ill and has been given one month to live.
Is this how the current minority parliament ends? Not with a bang, …
WEB3 days ago · Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus is seen in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld There is, of course, always the chance that, at some point over the next day or two, a cross-aisle deal will be struck to extract the House of Commons from ...
Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in …
WEB1 day ago · Canada adds $15M to aid for Lebanon and will match $6M in donations. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the new money will help Canadian and international aid groups provide food, water, emergency health care and other assistance in Lebanon, though the exact allocations are yet to be determined. Published Oct 9, 2024 at 3:01pm.
Anti-racism strategy, green funding agency probe and Jasper …
WEB1 day ago · The Trudeau government is announcing more details on its existing strategy and funding to fight hate crimes. Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick.
Liberals not considering proroguing Parliament to end privilege …
WEB2 days ago · Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland shut down any rumours that the Liberal government might consider proroguing Parliament to move past a privilege debate that has entangled the House of Commons for more than a week. When asked whether prorogation was on the table to put an end to what Freeland described as …
FOLLOW LIVE: Liberals in close fight with Tories in Toronto
WEBJun 24, 2024 · FOLLOW LIVE: Liberals in close fight with Tories in Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection. Pollsters say the fact that there’s a tight race in Toronto-St. Paul’s signals just how dire the polling is for the Liberals — who are trailing the Conservatives by 15 to 22 points in most surveys. Published Jun 24, 2024 at 7:04pm.
Caucuses gather to plot strategy ahead of potentially make-or …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · With one week to go before the House of Commons powers up for what is already shaping up to be a volatile fall sitting, rank-and-file Liberal backbenchers and veteran Team Trudeau cabinet players alike are set to descend on Nanaimo, B.C., for three days of candid, closed-door strategy sessions that, as Canadian Press notes, will also mark the first full-scale national caucus meeting since ...
Poilievre takes questions from reporters on Parliament Hill as …
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A day after hitting the hustings in Winnipeg — where, as iPolitics reports, he “defended his government’s support of labour rights during a speech to local union members ahead of what CBC News describes as a “brief visit” to the campaign office of Elmwood-Transcona byelection hopeful Ian MacIntyre to chat with “volunteers and supporters” — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set ...
Trudeau to field questions from reporters before heading
WEBAug 26, 2024 · After unofficially launching their traditional late Autumn retreat with a briefing from White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan — who, as the Toronto Star notes, told reporters that Canada should “consider heavily subsidized Chinese electric vehicles as not just an economic threat but as a security concern,” and “urged a united tariff front against cheap imports flooding ...
Singh says election ‘now more likely’ with supply-and-confidence …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Jagmeet Singh says an election is “now more likely” after the NDP left the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals, but wouldn’t commit to bringing down the Trudeau government. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, the NDP leader said the party would now consider whether to support the Liberals on a vote-by-basis, “as any minority ...