News/Politics (Page 146)

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he sees a new opening to engage with India in the wake of that country’s election, which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi win a third term in office. Bilateral relations went cold when the PM accused Modi’s government of involvement in Sikh activist’s deathContinue Reading

Politics When asked whether his own low approval rating could be hurting his party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canadians aren’t in “decision mode” yet. Recent Abacus survey gave Conservatives a 20-point lead over Trudeau’s Liberals Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2024 6:43 PM EDT |Continue Reading

Politics In an apparent jab at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians should be wary of political leaders who say their parties haven’t been compromised by foreign interference. In an exclusive interview with CBC News, PM says Hogue Commission best place to review NSICOP findings CatharineContinue Reading

Politics The decision to send a Canadian naval vessel into the port of Havana to sit alongside Russian warships this week was approved by Defence Minister Bill Blair following a request from the Canadian military, the minister said Monday. Canadian ship sent to Cuba to demonstrate naval capability, commitment toContinue Reading

Politics Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says it’s time for her fellow party leaders to sit down for “an adult conversation” about the foreign interference report released earlier this month that’s been dominating debate in Ottawa for the past two weeks. Elizabeth May says ‘the word treason does not applyContinue Reading

Politics The lawyer representing the former head of the Canadian Armed Forces personnel branch is calling on Defence Minister Bill Blair to bring in either the RCMP or the Ontario Provincial Police to review the “professional competency” of military police and its leadership. Philip Millar, lawyer for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan,Continue Reading

Politics A senator’s push to curtail the unchecked promotion of sports betting is working its way through the legislative process, with the aim of establishing a national framework for regulating these services. It’s passed a second reading in the Senate, but has yet to reach the House. Bill S-269 passedContinue Reading

Politics Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister says his country is in urgent need of weapons and wishes the air defence system Canada promised more than a year ago was already in Ukraine. Trudeau says the delivery date is out of Canada’s control. Trudeau mum on whether Canada will send military trainersContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has concerns about a number of conclusions in the foreign interference report from one of Canada’s intelligence oversight bodies, but did not specify the exact nature of his concerns. PM did not specify the nature of his concerns but pointed to differing interpretationsContinue Reading