Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said even wealthier women need more support when it comes to moving from their careers into motherhood — and back again.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is not ruling out sending troops on a peacekeeping mission this year, even though Canada has not yet told the United Nations what it is up to.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he recognizes the importance of transparency when it comes to scrutinizing how government spending impacts men and women in different ways.

All judges and RCMP officers should have to go through mandatory training on gender-based violence and sexual assault, says a new report.

A memo from Finance Canada says departmental officials regularly examine how proposals from across the government affect women and men in different ways, but want to keep their conclusions secret.

Canada and U.S. joined forces last month to promote female participation in the workforce, but the contrast between how their governments approach other gender issues is now on display at the UN meet.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, at the Houston energy conference, made it clear he is flatly against a proposed U.S. border adjustment tax as it would hurt the economy in both countries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump are teaming up to boost women in the workforce, calling female participation a key to economic growth.

Trudeau repeatedly promised — both as a campaigning Liberal leader and as prime minister in a speech from the throne — to reform the voting system in time for the 2019 federal election.

"Canada must step up to do its part," NDP MP Jenny Kwan, the immigration critic for her party, told reporters on Tuesday.