Category Archives: Canada
Refugee head lauds Canada's refugee efforts but says he's hoping for more
MONTREAL - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada’s reputation on refugee matters is solid, but he’s hoping it can do even more. Filippo Grandi said Friday he believ...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - JUSTICE Accomplished Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould helped introduce legislation on doctor-assisted dying and develop the mandate for the national inquiry into missing and murdered Ind...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Ministers Carolyn Bennett and Jane Philpott
OTTAWA - INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Accomplished The 2016 budget committed $8.4 billion over five years aimed at education, housing and other commitments in the mandate letter given to Carolyn Bennett, origin...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA - FOREIGN AFFAIRS Accomplished Trudeau’s original foreign affairs minister was Stephane Dion, whose first task was to improve relations with the United States, including by reducing imped...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA - FINANCE Accomplished Finance Minister Bill Morneau cut federal income taxes on the middle bracket and raised the rate on income higher than $200,000 per year, cancelled an income-splitting me...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
OTTAWA - FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Accomplished Along with Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos helped develop the Canada Child Benefit and return the age ...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Environment Minister Catherine McKenna
OTTAWA - ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Accomplished Environment Minister Catherine McKenna helped bring about about the national agreement on climate change with emissions reduction targets and has c...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letter results so far: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan
OTTAWA - DEFENCE Accomplished Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has knocked a number of items off his to-do list, most notably the release of a new defence policy that promises billions in new funds for ...
Nov 03, 2017
Mandate letters: Optimism turns to realism as Liberals mark two years in power
OTTAWA - When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau abandoned his promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections, he quietly changed some words in a mandate letter to the new minister in charge...
Nov 03, 2017
Adam Cohen on the 'sense of duty' in giving his father Leonard a proper sendoff
TORONTO - When Leonard Cohen died nearly a year ago, his son Adam was immediately pulled into a whirlwind of business responsibilities tied to the legacy of the poet laureate. Legal approvals loomed o...
Nov 03, 2017
