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Parliament Hill hero Kevin Vickers retiring as ambassador to Ireland
FREDERICTON — Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers says he is retiring next month as Canada’s ambassador to Ireland, potentially setting himself up for a bid to become New Brunswick Liberal leader. Feds unveil plan to fight foreign interference in 2019 federal electionPolitical | 208386 hits | 2:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
A federal task force will watch for foreign interference in the 2019 federal election, ministers announced on Wednesday. U.S. intelligence warns China is single largest espionage threat as Canada mulls Huawei ban
United States intelligence officials and politicians are escalating their fight against Chinese espionage in the wake of two wide-ranging indictments of Huawei Technologies Co. and they’re calling for American allies to join the battle. Feds to offer $114M in new money to provinces, cities for asylum seeker housingPolitical | 208617 hits | 12:33 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals plan to spend an extra $114.7 million to help pay for temporary housing for asylum seekers — a sum Ontario’s government criticized as being hundreds of millions short of what is needed. Feds give Toronto $15M to help curb 'greater demand' on shelters due to migrationPolitical | 208032 hits | 9:05 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The federal government is giving Toronto $15 million to help address mounting demand on the city's shelter system as it faces the added pressures of refugee claimants. It's the latest injection of funding since Ottawa committed $11 million last summer. Hussen unveils plan to attract, retain skilled immigrants in rural and remote regions
The Liberal government is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled immigrants in Canada's rural and northern communities — places that are grappling with labour gaps due to a youth exodus and aging populations. Canada's man in Beijing says Huawei's Meng has 'strong case.' That puts Trudeau in a bind
For weeks now, the Canadian government has argued it is simply following the rule of law in detaining Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on behalf of the U.S. That position took a serious hit Tuesday, when Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum, said that Trudeau Has A New Campaign Ad For 2019!Political | 207494 hits | 4:47 AM on Thursday | posted by GreenTiger
Hussen lashes out at Conservatives' 'half-baked' plan to 'militarize' the border
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is defending the Liberal approach to asylum seekers, insisting the Conservatives' proposed alternatives are "half-baked" and impractical. The woman to whom Tony Clement sent explicit images was really two guys from Africa, police say
Tony Clement was a member of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians at the time he was corresponding with 'Brianna Dounia' Lawyer questions Jason Kenney's Alberta residency while claiming living expenses in Ottawa
A lawyer and political activist is accusing United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney of claiming his primary residence was in Calgary while living in Ottawa, an allegation Kenney disputes. Nearly 6 in 10 Canadians call lack of new pipeline capacity a 'crisis,' poll suggests
A slight majority of Canadians are calling the lack of new oil pipeline capacity in the country a crisis, according to findings from a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute. 'YOU'RE A LIAR': Indigenous people voice anger at Trudeau town hallPolitical | 206779 hits | 11:20 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
KAMLOOPS, B.C.; Indigenous people voiced their anger and frustration with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday at a chaotic town hall in Kamloops, B.C., loudly interrupting him to condemn the arrests of protesters at a pipeline blockade. Deal reached between Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and RCMP over road access for pipeline company
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs say an agreement has been reached with RCMP over the enforcement of an interim injunction order to allow pipeline workers into the nation's traditional territory. Trudeau questioned on pipelines, carbon tax, Indigenous rights in Regina town hall
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fielded questions on everything from pipelines to Indigenous rights to his favourite childhood toy Thursday evening before a lively Regina crowd. Undocumented U.S. migrants may have chance of working in Canada, immigration lawyer saysPolitical | 206779 hits | 1:46 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An immigration lawyer says she believes Canada may be trying to reward those who are legally trying to enter the country. CBC Radio<g><path d=Political | 206892 hits | 1:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Agnes Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, says it's time for Ottawa to stop dragging its heels and repatriate its citizens who fought for ISIS and are now being held in Syria and Iraq. Trudeau government cuts $1.8 billion in pension funding to disabled Canadian veteransPolitical | 207116 hits | 1:32 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
According to a new article in the Globe and Mail by Gloria Galloway, the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has managed to provide a net savings of $1.8 billion in the next four years, by reducing payouts to disabled veterans. Half of Indian athletes who came to Canada failed to go homePolitical | 206950 hits | 12:09 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An Immigration Department report reveals more than 120 kabaddi players have either vanished, applied for refugee status or somehow obtained a Canadian work visa. Nearly three years after Trudeau's promise, Canadian weapons for Kurds still sit in a Montreal warehousePolitical | 206825 hits | 12:21 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Department of National Defence official said no plans currently exist to distribute the weapons in IraqTrump Endorses USSR Afghanistan Invasion
Political | 207388 hits | 10:41 AM on Thursday | posted by GreenTiger
Numbers are in and Trudeau's infrastructure plan is largely uselessPolitical | 206784 hits | 10:21 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Would it surprise you to find out that the federal Liberals' 10-year, $187-billion infrastructure plan has been largely useless so far?"Really!?" you ask. Grotesque overspending by Ottawa has been mostly ineffective? Say it ain't so. But it is so. Maxime Bernier says People's Party set up in all 338 ridings ahead of 2019 electionPolitical | 208342 hits | 12:36 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The People's Party of Canada says it has reached its goal of setting up 338 riding associations as it sets its sights on being a competitive force in the upcoming federal election. Scheer says detention of Canadians in China is retaliation for Huawei arrest
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says he believes that China's detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig is a retaliation against Canada over the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. 3rd Canadian detained in China, Global Affairs says
A third Canadian has been taken into custody in China, according to Global Affairs Canada. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Canadian officials found out about the detention on Tuesday by someone who knows the latest detainee. Ottawa offers $1.6B aid package for ailing energy sector
The federal government is promising more than $1.6 billion to support the ailing energy sector, just as tensions in the Ottawa-Alberta relationship are rising. Climate change professor accuses Alberta MP of spreading 'climate misinformation'
A University of Calgary professor says he's concerned about what he calls "climate misinformation" presented by a Conservative member of Parliament last week to junior high students in Red Deer. Those who resisted legal pot now 'caught flat footed' on supply, says TrudeauPolitical | 206680 hits | 3:28 PM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
If Trudeau's re-elected, carbon taxes will go even higherPolitical | 206775 hits | 3:42 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have finally outlined in recent media interviews what Canada’s carbon pricing/tax policy will look like if the Liberals win next year’s election. Alberta finance minister says Quebec premier doesn't understand oil industry | CTV News
Alberta's finance minister says Quebec's resistance to a pipeline carrying western Canadian oil across its territory shows the provincial premier's lack of understanding about the Alberta energy industry. Deficits, Saudi Arabia, Trump and oil: 4 key takeaways from CBC's interview with Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government is doubling down on deficit spending, a move contrary to his campaign promise of balanced budgets, because he believes it has proven to work. City again slams doors on Edmonton shisha lounge, citing 'safety concerns'
Nyala Lounge has had its business licence pulled again, 10 weeks after Edmonton city officials reversed the initial decision to shut down the local shisha bar. But the owner is questioning the fairness of the city's most recent action. Ex-Harper immigration minister calls out Scheer over 'factually incorrect' statements on UN migration pact
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is being called out by a former cabinet minister in Stephen Harper’s government for factual inaccuracies in a public statement Scheer made Tuesday in which he called on the Liberals to reject a UN agreement on migration. Trudeau faces blow back from all corners for $50M giveaway over TwitterPolitical | 207118 hits | 9:18 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The RCMP admitted that it made a mistake when it failed to inform Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's protective detail that would-be political assassin Jaspal Atwal was planning to join the prime minister during his official visit to India earlier this year, 'There's a hurdle that's now gone': N.B. Premier Higgs hopes to bring Energy East pipeline back from the deadPolitical | 207058 hits | 12:39 PM on Sunday | posted by FieryVulpine
Illegal border processing costs alone to exceed $1 billion, PBO reportPolitical | 207065 hits | 11:16 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The combined costs to process the aspiring refugees crossing illegally into Canada via Roxham Road and elsewhere over a three year period will exceed $1.1 billion next year, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer. UN watchdog rightly condemns Canada for siding with CubaPolitical | 208419 hits | 10:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.When it comes to Canada’s role on the world stage, the Trudeau government has been quietly siding with the world’s worst tyrants and human rights abusers. 
Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci said the Liberals have been proving again and again that they just don't understand the crisis facing the oil industry. Political | 207964 hits | 10:51 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal’s gambling activities at a casino across the river from Parliament Hill attracted the attention of law-enforcement authorities, including the federal agency that tracks large financial transactions, before he abruptly resigned A federal agency, created to fight poverty, spent $500,000 on a name, logo and brandingPolitical | 207797 hits | 10:46 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Liberal government spent $500,000 on outside advisers to come up with a logo, name and branding for a new agency that promises to alleviate poverty in developing countries, internal documents reveal. Justin Trudeau says vow to balance budget in 4 years is 'very' cast in stonePolitical | 208290 hits | 10:45 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Even as the economic hurdles pile up, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists his pledge to balance the federal books in four years is "very" cast in stone. Trudeau's remarks follow several revelations that his new government is standing on significantly sh 
There were voices claiming that the federal Liberals would add to the deficit when they announced the federal government would buy the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion.
Liberal spending plans will, indeed, keep Canada in the Parcel backlog mounting as CUPW rejects latest offer from Canada Post
The union representing postal workers has just rejected an offer from Canada Post. It now seems the Crown corporation will head into its busiest time of year mired in a labour dispute. Journalists barred from Morneau speech in Beijing a day after Trudeau praises free press
Just a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out in Paris in support of a free press — an institution he said needs to be "free-thinking, independent, rigorous, robust, respected" — Canada's finance minister gave a key speech in Beijing behind clo Political | 206928 hits | 10:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
He wanted ballots cast for 'none of the above' to be counted and noted, as a way of expressing dissatisfaction with political options Political | 207229 hits | 3:28 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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