The dates and venues for two election debates between the leaders of Canada’s federal parties have been set. A French debate will take place on September 8 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. EDT, and an event in English will take place the following day from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT. Both debates will take place at the Canadian […]
Justin Trudeau calculated that the time had come for another election. Now he will have to convince a country that has not yet emerged from the pandemic forest – and faced with a fourth wave driven by the delta variant – that the bet is necessary. Perhaps the clearest sign that Canadians were heading for an instant summer vote came […]
Last month, as speculation about an early call for federal elections mounted, Green Party leader Annamie Paul told the world she was ready for a fight. Speaking to reporters in Toronto about internal threats both his leadership and his party membership – an internal conflict that involved an overturned vote of no confidence and legal battles costing the party much […]
Canada is closing its embassy in Kabul and suspending diplomatic operations in Afghanistan as the Taliban enter the capital. The government says the current situation in the country poses “serious challenges” to its ability to provide safety and security at the embassy. A joint statement from the federal ministers of foreign affairs, immigration and defense says the safety and security […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Rideau Hall today and is expected to ask the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and launch a federal election. The Prime Minister’s Itinerary, released Saturday night, shows a meeting with Governor General Mary Simon scheduled for 10 a.m.ET. If Simon approves Trudeau’s request, presented in the form of a document called an “instrument of […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada will purchase an additional 40 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine over the next two years. Trudeau tweeted about the deal with the Massachusetts drugmaker, saying the deal could be extended until 2024. He said there are also options included in the deal that would grant Ottawa access to as much as 65 […]
Canada’s latest call to consider boycotting the Beijing 2022 Olympics is unlikely to prompt Ottawa to confront tensions with China in the Olympic arena, due to an apparent lack of support for such an approach among the United States. Most political parties. Yet, on the eve of a scheduled federal election call, Canada’s main political parties are expressing their lingering […]
In the face of the deteriorating security environment across Afghanistan, the federal government announced on Friday that it intends to welcome up to 20,000 additional refugees from the war-torn country as the Taliban are approaching the capital Kabul. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino today described the policy change as an extension of the resettlement program announced late last month. The announcement […]
The Conservative Party of Canada bans Jonas Smith from running as a Yukon candidate in the next federal election. In an email, the party said Smith “is no longer our candidate after several discussions over his reluctance to support the public health guidelines.” A statement from Smith’s campaign office goes further, saying “The reason for Smith’s rejection of the candidacy […]
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will hold a press conference on new developments related to COVID-19 vaccines.
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