Poilievre rewards loyalty with leadership team roles
While Pierre Poilievre’s nine-person leadership team is “reasonably balanced” by region, the new Conservative leader is likely more focused on rewarding loyal MPs, say political scientists.
Luc Berthold
Provinces desperate for rapid tests but feds slow to provide
Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, as Ottawa struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid tests to provinces by the end of the month.
China asks for suspension of Canadian meat, citing forged certificates
The Chinese Embassy said on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, it has asked Canada to suspend all meat exports, a surprise move that comes amid the diplomatic dispute over the December arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver.
Conservatives urge Liberals to expedite promised relief for canola farmers
The federal Conservatives said Thursday they're hearing from frustrated canola producers who are still waiting for financial relief recently promised by the Liberal government.