Joan Bryden
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Government cuts short debate on election law reforms, opposition outraged
The Trudeau government shut down debate on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, on a massive bill to overhaul federal election laws, rushing in a bid to ensure the reforms can be implemented in time for the 2019 election.
PM open to election law reform amendments amid threat to cut short debate
Justin Trudeau says he'll welcome amendments from opposition parties to his government's proposed reforms to laws governing federal political parties and elections.
Tory staffer lobbied senators to delay legal-pot bill weeks before being fired
An employee of the Conservatives' lead Senate critic on marijuana legalization had been lobbying independent senators for several weeks before he was fired last week for urging them to postpone a final vote on the matter.
Imminent bill to reform election laws may be too late to implement for 2019 vote
The Trudeau government will finally move on Monday, April 30, 2018, on a raft of promised reforms to election laws, but it may already be too late to fully implement them in time for the 2019 federal election.
Tories still Harper's party, Trudeau tells Liberals at national convention
Justin Trudeau unleashed a blistering attack on Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives on Saturday, April 21, 2018, in a partisan stemwinder aimed at firing up Liberal troops as they prepare for a federal election next year.
Grassroots Liberals pressuring Trudeau government to be more progressive
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is being pushed by backbenchers and grassroots Liberals to take a more progressive stance on issues such as pharmacare, prostitution and illegal drugs.
Trudeau, Hehr attend party training session on sexual harassment
Justin Trudeau and Kent Hehr — a former minister who resigned from the prime minister's cabinet over allegations of inappropriate conduct with women — were among the Liberals who attended a sexual harassment training session Saturday, April 21, 2018.
Canadian firm tied to Facebook data scandal got $100K from federal research agency in 2017
AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd. received the one-time contribution from the National Research Council for a nine-month project aimed at developing digital tools to predict who would turn out to vote and the likelihood of supporting a specific candidate, and to predict the outcome of a campaign's communications strategy.
Federal campaigns have educated millions of youths about dangers of pot: minister
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the federal government has reached millions of young Canadians through various, intensive public education campaigns aimed at informing them about the health and safety risks of using cannabis.
Tories accuse Morneau of hypocrisy on budget's gender equality measures
Conservative deputy leader Lisa Raitt is accusing Finance Minister Bill Morneau of hypocrisy when it comes to budget measures aimed at boosting the equality of women and their participation in the workforce.