Tag Archives: Federal Politics
National group calls on Feds to address increasing number of Indigenous women in prison
Citing the high number of Indigenous women incarcerated in federal institutions, the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is demanding the federal government take immediate action.According to ...
May 06, 2022
It's official: Who's in, who's out of the Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - The Conservative party says there are six official candidates in the leadership race that will culminate with a winner announced Sept. 10. Candidates had to submit the full $300,000 required ...
May 02, 2022
Northern MP returns from United Nations trip focused on Indigenous issues
Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is back in Ottawa after he travelled to New York earlier this week to attend the United Nations (UN) Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.The 21st sess...
Apr 29, 2022
Métis Nation looks to re-vamp constitution
A series of public consultations have kicked off as the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) works to re-vamp its constitution. Changing the document was part of an agreement struck with the federal gove...
Apr 21, 2022
Local mayors examine potential impact from federal budget
Expectations for what kind of impact the federal budget will have in Saskatchewan is mixed amongst local city mayors.Political reaction came swiftly after the announcement of the 2022 budget, which pr...
Apr 19, 2022
Prime minister pays tribute to 22 victims on anniversary of Nova Scotia mass shooting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying tribute to the 22 victims of the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history.Two years ago today, a gunman began a two-day rampage in the small Nova Scotia c...
Apr 18, 2022
Saskatchewan Conservative MP’s criticize federal budget
Conservative Members of Parliament did not hold back in the days following the release of the Government of Canada's 2022 budget.Gary Vidal of Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River, told meadowlakeNOW th...
Apr 11, 2022
$452B plan focused on affordability, innovation as uncertainty looms
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's second pandemic budget turns Canada's fiscal focus to making life more affordable and giving a long-needed boost to Canadian productivity.She nonetheless wrapped t...
Apr 07, 2022
Canadian Taxpayers Federation debt clock stops in Battlefords
Representatives from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation were in the Battlefords recently as part of the national debt clock tour. The citizens advocacy group committed to lowering taxes and increasing ...
Mar 28, 2022
Moe, Meili react to federal Liberal-NDP partnership
A move at the federal level is drawing reaction from the Saskatchewan political landscape.On Tuesday, the federal Liberals and NDP announced an agreement that will see the NDP support the Liberals unt...
Mar 22, 2022