Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the COVID-19 pande...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau asks commercial landlords to give tenants help through new program
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is asking Canada's commercial landlords to buy into a federal program launching next week that would give companies a break on the rent due in only a few days. A...
May 20, 2020
'Good questions' being asked about safety of Snowbirds: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are "very good questions" being asked about the safety of the Snowbirds, but that the government will wait for an investigation before making any deci...
May 19, 2020
Federal COVID-19 wage subsidy to last through summer
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a federal wage subsidy for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last at least until the end of August. The subsidy was set to expire in the fir...
May 15, 2020
Parliament must resume to guide recovery, Conservative Leader Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is renewing his call for Parliament to find a new normal that looks more like the old normal. The Opposition chief says as the country begins a slow recovery...
May 15, 2020
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
Bank of Canada warns in report of business, household debt from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says there are signs in the country's financial markets that suggest concern about the ability of companies to weather the COVID-19 economic crisis. The central bank has sp...
May 14, 2020
NewsAlert: National parks, historic sites partly reopening June 1
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has announced that national parks will gradually reopen starting June, signalling the federal government's first halting steps to bringing Canada out o...
May 14, 2020
Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban; PM not yet ready to consider future plan
WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says it's still too early for Canada to confront the challenges that will come with reopening the shared border with the United States. The prime minister sa...
May 13, 2020
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving seniors a one-time, tax-free top-up payment to help manage extra costs associated with COVID-19. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says seniors who rece...
May 12, 2020