Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Leaders, moderators confirmed for 2019 English, French debates
OTTAWA - Five party leaders have confirmed they will participate in two major televised election debates in October. The media partnership responsible for producing the debates says Liberal Leade...
Aug 20, 2019
Scheer promises EI tax credit for new parents if Conservatives form government
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to provide a tax credit for new parents receiving federal benefits.Scheer is reviving an idea he first unveiled in early 2018 as an incentive to...
Aug 20, 2019
Kenney says Legault has shaky grasp of history when it comes to equalization
QUEBEC - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shot back at his Quebec counterpart Monday, saying Francois Legault does not understand the history of equalization. On Sunday, Legault defended equalization...
Aug 19, 2019
Scheer repeats call on RCMP to investigate Trudeau's actions in SNC affair
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal ethics commissioner's stinging conclusions about Justin Trudeau's handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair appear to alig...
Aug 19, 2019
Andrew Scheer calls on Liberal MPs to further probe SNC-Lavalin affair
MONCTON, N.B. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is asking Liberal MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee to vote to continue the investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair, after a sc...
Aug 16, 2019
Adams Lake Indian Band celebrates new building, expanded curriculum at Chief Atahm School
KAMLOOPS - It was an exciting day for the Adam's Lake Indian Band, as the community celebrated the grand opening of the Chief Atahm High School and Language Centre. "We've had an elementary school for...
Aug 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Report says why PMO wanted former Supreme Court judges to advise on SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - After months of unrelenting news coverage, hours of oral testimony and reams of written submissions to a House of Commons committee on the SNC-Lavalin affair, the federal ethic...
Aug 15, 2019
Kamloops MP says Prime Minister has broken trust of Canadians following release of ethics commissioner's report
KAMLOOPS - Local Conservative MP Cathy McLeod says the Prime Minister has betrayed the trust of Canadians. McLeod, commenting on the new report by ethics commissioner Mario Dion, says Canadians will j...
James Peters Aug 14, 2019 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Alberta, Saskatchewan say they have no plans to put anti-carbon tax stickers on pumps
EDMONTON - Carbon-tax-fighting governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan say they have no plans to follow Ontario's lead and force gas stations to put anti-carbon tax stickers on their pu...
Aug 14, 2019
NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
James Peters Aug 14, 2019
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