Mike Blanchfield
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Mike Blanchfield
Baloney Meter: Was the budget a political prop for the scandal-plagued Liberals?
"(Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) thinks today's budget will distract Canadians from all of this. He is using the budget — a critical element of any government's agenda — as nothing more than a political prop in an unprecedented cover-up." — Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer, on March 19, 2019.
Liberal-dominated justice committee ends SNC-Lavalin probe amid opposition howls
The Liberal-dominated justice committee has pulled the plug on its probe of the SNC-Lavalin affair, prompting fresh howls of outrage from the Conservatives and NDP.
Canada extends Iraq and Ukraine military missions to 2021 and 2022
Canada has learned a lot about how to protect against foreign election meddling through its support of Ukraine in its ongoing battles with Russia, says Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.
Freeland thanks U.S. lawmakers for bipartisan support on Meng arrest
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland applauded on Friday, March 8, 2019, a bipartisan American political effort backing Canada in its fight with China over its detention of Huawei's chief financial officer.
Trudeau dismisses China report anonymously accusing Kovrig, Spavor of espionage
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing reports in China that two imprisoned Canadians tried to steal state secrets from the People's Republic.
Mexico pushing labour reform, won't ratify new NAFTA with U.S. tariffs in place
Mexico's Congress will be asked to approve a major labour-reform bill this spring as a necessary step to ratifying the new North American free-trade pact later this autumn, say Mexican officials.
Canada, Mexico divided on Venezuela amid united push for new NAFTA
Canada and Mexico may be united in wanting to bring closure to North America's unresolved trading future, but they are diametrically opposed on how to solve Venezuela's political and economic crisis.
Mexico threw Canada 'under the bus,' Liberal MP tells Mexican minister
Canada and Mexico are dealing with lingering hard feelings over last summer's surprise Mexican trade deal with the United States as their new continental trade pact awaits a final stamp of political approval.
Freeland, Hunt to announce Canadian-British press freedom summit this summer
Canada and Britain will co-host an international summit in London this summer on the growing threats to freedom of the press, and to promote better protection of journalists, The Canadian Press has learned.
Freeland wants Venezuelan sanctions with 'bite,' and long-term rebuilding plan
Canada and its allies are well down the road to crafting a long-term, post-Maduro recovery plan for Venezuela's disastrous economic decline, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday, February 25, 2019, night