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Details on Trudeau’s new cabinet; Freeland moving to key domestic role
Details are emerging about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet — which is set to be revealed tomorrow. Among the changes, Chrystia Freeland is moving to a key domestic role, while international trade specialist François-Philippe...
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Freeland tapped as deputy prime minister; cabinet appointments revealed
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2019 cabinet was revealed today. Among the new appointments, Chrystia Freeland will be taking on the role of deputy prime minister. Freeland will focus on mending fences with Western provinces.
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Trudeau meets with mayors of Western cities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the mayors of Vancouver and Calgary today to discuss the concerns of Western Canada. The Liberals didn’t win any MP seats in Saskatchewan or Alberta in the last election and are trying to bridge the...
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New environment minister promises bold goals, bipartisan approach
Newly named Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said he recognizes the challenges ahead as he takes on the contentious portfolio. Wilkinson says he is known more for being a “policy wonk” than being partisan, something he said he...
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Questions around Trudeau’s cabinet, when Parliament will resume
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still making decisions about who will be in his new cabinet and when Parliament will resume. One big question is whether Trudeau will move Chrystia Freeland to from foreign affairs to a domestic portfolio.
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Ford ready to work with Trudeau, Kenney has demands
Ontario Premier Doug Ford returned to the legislature today, talking about unity and wanting to work with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while Alberta Premier Jason Kenney presented Trudeau with a list of demands.
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Trudeau reaches out to the West, commits to pipeline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion as one way he will work to improve his relationship with Western Canada.
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Indonesia's Widodo appoints archival as defence minister
Controversial former army general who twice failed to win presidency named defence minister.
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Opposition hammers Trudeau over Mark Norman case
Federal prosecutors may have stayed the charges against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman earlier this week, but the opposition isn't letting the story go away that easy.
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UK defence minister Gavin Williamson sacked over Huawei leak
British prime minister Theresa May sacked defence secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday after a probe into a leak from a meeting of the National Security Council. "The prime minister has this evening asked Gavin Williamson to leave the...
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See the latest evidence from Gerald Butts on the SNC-Lavalin affair
Documents submitted by Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary, to the parliamentary committee investigating the SNC-Lavalin affair have been released by the committee.
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SNC-Lavalin affair looms over 2nd cabinet shuffle in less than 2 months
With the Liberal government's worst political crisis still boiling hot, the prime minister shuffled his cabinet, again. That's twice in less than two months, and Jody Wilson-Raybould looming each time. The first to demote her. This time...
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SNC-Lavalin affair: Engineering firm one step closer to corruption trial, but DPA still on the table
SNC-Lavalin is one step closer to trial Friday after losing its bid for a judicial review of the decision to prosecute, but it can still be granted a deferred prosecution agreement.
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The SNC-Lavalin affair and backroom politics | The Weekly with Wendy Mesley
The SNC-Lavalin controversy has roiled Parliament, prompting questions from Canadians: Is Justin Trudeau a prime minister with the values he campaigned on? And exactly who was involved in the alleged influence campaign fuelled by big...
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Liberal party tension keeps House focus on SNC-Lavalin, off 2019 budget
Questions about departed ministers and a Liberal MP who left the party have sidelined discussion about yesterday's federal budget.
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Wilson-Raybould declares she wants to 'speak my truth' on SNC-Lavalin scandal
On a day when federal Liberals were trying their best to put a crippling controversy behind them, Jody Wilson-Raybould thrust herself back into the spotlight. She stood in the House, demanding the chance to tell her side of the...
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The civil servant caught up in the SNC-Lavalin scandal
Caught in the middle of the SNC-Lavalin scandal is a man in a non-political job. Michael Wernick is the Clerk of the Privy Council. Some have criticized the non-partisan official of overstepping his role. But just what is his job? And...
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Ottawa prepares for testimony of Wilson-Raybould on SNC-Lavalin affair
Jody Wilson-Raybould has agreed to testify at the Commons justice committee probing the SNC-Lavalin affair Wednesday afternoon. This comes after the former justice minister obtained a broad waiver that allows her to disclose details of...
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How Jody Wilson-Raybould went from Trudeau's poster child to his biggest worry
Jody Wilson-Raybould was a star Liberal candidate in her Vancouver riding, and she brought an impressive resume as a former B.C. Crown prosecutor, treaty commissioner and First Nations regional chief. It's a resume that swept the...
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Trudeau 'surprised and disappointed' by resignation of Wilson-Raybould amid SNC-Lavalin scandal
Jody Wilson-Raybould has resigned from the Trudeau cabinet. The former justice minister-turned-veterans affairs minister did not specify why she is stepping down. But the move comes in the shadow of a Globe and Mail report about the...
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Wilson-Raybould makes surprise appearance in front of cabinet amid SNC-Lavalin scandal
For the first time, we're hearing from Jody Wilson-Raybound, the person at the centre of the SNC-Lavalin controversy. The former Attorney General made a surprise appearance in front of her former colleagues in cabinet, and confirmed she...
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PMO interference allegations and what comes next | At Issue
Reports say the Prime Minister's Office allegedly pressed the then-justice minister to broker a deal with SNC-Lavalin and avoid prosecuting the engineering firm. Justin Trudeau says the allegations are false, but still plenty of...
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Trudeau's refreshed cabinet meets in Quebec to set course for federal election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his revamped cabinet met in Sherbrooke, Que., to deal with pressing economic, environmental and international issues while setting the Liberals on course for this year's federal election.
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International gloom overshadows domestic agenda at cabinet retreat
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet wrapped up a three-day retreat where they wrestled with how to advance a green economy, and how to sell it to Canadians. But international gloom overshadowed some of the cabinet's agenda:...