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Trudeau, ministers to discuss Alberta's reeling economy during cabinet retreat
This is the second cabinet retreat Trudeau has held.
Trudeau, ministers to discuss Alberta's reeling economy during cabinet retreat
Rachel Notley told Justin Trudeau's cabinet about the desperate need for a pipeline to get the province's oil sands crude to tidewater and for a quick start to job-creating infrastructure projects.
Trudeau, ministers to hold second, pricey cabinet retreat in mountain resort
The retreat, which officials argue is an important exercise in regional outreach and bonding for Trudeau's still relatively new ministers, includes a meeting Sunday evening with the Alberta premier.
Some Liberal backbenchers calling for changes to restrictive assisted dying law
Some senators have vowed to propose amendments to the Trudeau government’s restrictive approach to medical assistance in dying.
Trudeau flies to Tofino to join his family on Truth and Reconciliation Day
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under fire on Thursday, September 30, 2021, for spending part of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., to join his family.
Lobbying watchdog seeks budget hike amid pandemic-induced surge in lobbying
The federal lobbying watchdog is asking for a budget increase to enable her office to modernize the way it registers lobbyists and keeps track of their activities — just as it's seeing a surge in lobbying sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parliament must be given more time to study COVID-19 response: Scheer
As provinces begin to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says Parliament should also return to a more normal routine.
Senator labelled as mouthpiece for China worries about rise of anti-Asian racism
Last June, 33 Canadian senators voted to defeat a motion decrying China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims as a genocide.