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Prime Minister Trudeau adds 8 new MPs to cabinet, changes the roles of 4 others
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce eight new cabinet ministers Friday and change the roles of at least four others in a cabinet shuffle designed to ensure the government can function properly.
Freeland, Trudeau join list of prime ministers and finance ministers who couldn't get along
Finance ministers and prime ministers in Canada have a long history of struggling to stay on the same page. The collapse this week of the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is just the most recent example of what happens when this relationship breaks down.
Terry Fox on the $5, big money for the border — what we learned from the economic statement
The Liberal government unveiled $21.1 billion in new spending in its Fall Economic Statement, FES, Monday detailing how it will invest new money in border security, the GST tax break and other measures. The FES also contained smaller nuggets of information regarding lesser known policy decisions and economic measures on a range of issues.
Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
Carbon tax had 'negligible' impact on inflation, new study says
The Liberal government’s price on carbon had a minimal impact on the inflation Canadians experienced from 2019 to 2024, says a new study.
The GST/HST holiday begins Saturday
Saturday marks the beginning of the Liberal government’s two-month GST/HST holiday that it says will give Canadians a break on the cost of some essential goods.
Victims' ombudsperson wants 'femicide' made a stand-alone Criminal Code offence
The federal government should consider adding femicide to the Criminal Code and implementing legal measures to combat residential school denialism, says the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime.
Trudeau calls for calm in face of Trump's tariff threat
Canadians need to remain calm in the face of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Halifax on Monday.
Liberals split online harms bill to postpone debate over policing hate speech
The Liberal government is splitting its online harms bill into two separate pieces of legislation in an effort to sidestep a divisive debate over the bill and speed up passage of measures to protect children from online predators.
Federal government adds Yemen-based Houthis to terror list
The federal government has added the Houthis, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Yemen, to Canada’s terrorist list.