Kristy Kirkup
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Metis veterans from Second World War awaiting apology from federal government
A leader of the Metis National Council has asked Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay to act quickly to ensure an apology is issued to Metis veterans from the Second World War before it's too late.
Scheer urges Trudeau to let Wilson-Raybould speak further on SNC-Lavalin affair
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must lift a "gag order" and ensure Jody Wilson-Raybould can speak the full truth about her decision to leave cabinet, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said on Sunday, March 10, 2019.
Wilson-Raybould could have effected change in Indigenous Services: leaders
Jody Wilson-Raybould would have brought a wealth of experience to the Indigenous services portfolio, including first-hand knowledge from the world of First Nations politics, some Indigenous leaders said on Thursday, March 7, 2019, as they questioned her decision to decline the cabinet post.
Feminist agenda undermined by reaction to cabinet resignations: Opposition
Feminism has been a key element of the Liberal party's appeal to voters since the 2015 election campaign but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the fallout from the SNC-Lavalin affair shows that he's a hypocrite, opposition parties say.
Coerced-sterilization allegations a 'crisis' that demands public inquiry: chief
Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women is nothing short of a "crisis" that warrants a public inquiry, says a prominent Alberta First Nations leader.
Singh eyes chance to ramp up pressure on Trudeau with byelection win
Jagmeet Singh celebrated his byelection win the same way he rang in winning the NDP leadership race: on a dance floor.
Examinations will provide needed 'airing' on SNC-Lavalin controversy: Trudeau
An airing of the facts is needed in the SNC-Lavalin case, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, but he stressed he is confident in examinations underway by the federal ethics commissioner and the House of Commons justice committee.
Wilson-Raybould asked me if I would tell her what to do with SNC case: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould who asked him in the fall if he planned to tell her what to do in the prosecution of Quebec engineering giant SNC-Lavalin — a conversation, he says, that ended with him telling her any decision was hers alone.
Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization
Quebec won't be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will.
Coerced sterilizations not only an Indigenous concern, Commons committee hears
Indigenous women are probably not the only ones who have been coerced into being sterilized without wanting to be, an assistant deputy minister at Health Canada told the House of Commons' health committee on Thursday, January 31, 2019.