Carla Qualtrough

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Feds scrap demand that some CERB recipients must repay

Some of the thousands of Canadians told they'd have to repay federal emergency COVID-19 benefits will get to keep the money after all.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Stephanie Levitz | News, Politics | February 10th 2021

Shifting federal benefits created inequities for some new parents, documents say

Newly released documents show federal officials have been aware since the fall that some new parents might be receiving a smaller amount of money than they would have if not for a change in the way COVID-19 pandemic benefits are delivered to Canadians.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Jordan Press | News, Politics | January 27th 2021

passenger, Montreal Trudeau Airport, Montreal,

Applicants for federal sick-leave benefit now required to say if they travelled

The federal government has ordered that anyone applying for COVID-19 benefits will need to report whether they have recently travelled outside of the country — though it isn’t clear how it will catch and penalize any cheaters.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | January 12th 2021

Feds weigh cutting COVID-19 sick-leave benefit for travellers

The federal Liberal government mulled the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving a sick leave benefit aimed at those who must quarantine due to COVID-19 on Sunday, January 3, 2021, amid fresh admissions of foreign excursions from a growing list of politicians and a national case count that surpassed 600,000.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | January 4th 2021

Qualtrough quells anxiety about CERB notices, saying no requirement to repay now

The letter that John Cosgrove received in late November from the Canada Revenue Agency wasn't entirely clear, but he knew something was amiss.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Jordan Press | News, Politics | December 16th 2020

Assisted dying conversations should be initiated by patients, not doctors: Qualtrough

Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says health practitioners should not be allowed to discuss the issue of assisted dying until a patient asks about it — and she's open to amending the law to make that clear.

By Joan Bryden | News, Politics | November 27th 2020

Justin Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau, children, Xavier, Ella-Grace, Hadrien,

Trudeau and Scheer answer questions about family trips

Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer fended off criticism on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, that they're asking Canadians to do more to stop the spread of COVID-19 than they're willing to do themselves.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Stephanie Levitz | News, Politics | April 15th 2020

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Jim Carr, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi,

Carr addresses 'western' anger

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quickly backed up his pledge for more dialogue with the West, opening his on Thursday, November 21, 2019, meeting with Calgary's mayor up to the two members of his government now entrusted with being ambassadors to the region.

By Stephanie Levitz | News, Politics | November 21st 2019

Ministers making announcements at Davie, Seaspan shipyards today

The federal government is promising major announcements today, July 16, 2019, at shipyards in Quebec and Victoria.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | July 16th 2019

SNC-Lavalin announced confidential deal with feds, four days after Trudeau's first throne speech in 2015

Four days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals opened their first session of Parliament with a throne speech in 2015, the federal government entered into a new confidential deal with SNC-Lavalin. To this day, the contents of that deal remain a secret, but what's clear is that it allows the Quebec construction and engineering giant to continue scoring lucrative federal contracts.

Secrets of Government

By Carl Meyer | News, Politics | March 11th 2019

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