Canada pledged $50 million to prevent Ukrainian grain from going to waste on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to work with G7 nations on further measures to halt the famine caused by the Russian invasion of the embattled country.
Canada has a dismal record on meeting its promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but carbon taxes are a promising development, writes David Tindall.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to name a new finance minister as early as today, August 18, 2020, following the abrupt departure Monday of Bill Morneau.
Canada is not properly protecting diplomats and staff who face security threats at Canadian missions abroad, including many at high risk for terrorist attacks, violence and espionage, according to the federal auditor general.
Chris McDermott, one of Canada's early climate change negotiators, says it's time to ask: At what point do we decide that a carbon tax is too politically toxic to pursue further and start talking about alternatives?
The Canadian data scientist who admitted to helping political parties score electoral wins by exploiting the private information of millions of Facebook users also oversaw a short-lived pilot project for the federal Liberals shortly after the 2015 election.
At age 17, Christopher Wylie worked in the office of Canada's opposition leader, who at that time was then-Liberal leader Stéphane Dion, said one of the reports.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued his byelection campaign tour on Sunday, appearing in a Montreal riding on behalf of the political upstart who surprised the party with her nomination win.