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135 Articles
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti,

AG Lametti prepared to move 'expeditiously' on doctor-assisted death reforms

Justice Minister David Lametti is being asked to move quickly to respond to a recent court ruling on doctor-assisted death, but he says the Liberal government is open to reforming the existing law in an even bigger way than the judge ordered.
News, Politics | December 13th 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

Liberal MPs gather in Ottawa after disappointing election result

Justin Trudeau says his new government has a lot of work to do to ensure it is governing for the entire country, but his MPs are warning the prime minister not to go too far to placate regions that spurned core Liberal policies and values.
News, Politics | November 8th 2019
Matthew Green, Steven Guilbeault,

Rookie MPs introduced to House of Commons with training in Ottawa

Ninety-eight new MPs are in Ottawa to learn how to manage their budgets, get their parking passes and, later on, protect their sanity.
News, Politics | October 30th 2019
People, shadows, sidewalks,

Canada not meeting gender equality goals says new report

Canada will be years past celebrating its tricentennial before the country can close the economic gap between men and women if things keep improving at the glacial pace they are now, a new report says.
News, Politics | October 29th 2019

Scheer stuck on dual citizenship while promoting tough-on-crime agenda

Andrew Scheer was out promoting his plan to tackle gang-related violence on Friday, October 4, 2019, but found himself on the defensive about his dual citizenship and other tight spots instead of the signature Conservative tough-on-crime agenda.
Election 2019
News, Politics | October 7th 2019
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer,

Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer spar over policy....kind of

Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks on Thursday, October 3, 2019, that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record.
Election 2019
News, Politics | October 4th 2019
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer,

Scheer admits he's anti-abortion, but won't impose views on Canada

Andrew Scheer says he is personally against abortion, but promised a Conservative government under his leadership would not reopen the debate.
Election 2019
News, Politics | October 3rd 2019

Trudeau and Scheer battle it out in French-language debate

It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the hot seat during the first French-language debate.
Election 2019
News, Politics | October 2nd 2019
Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer,

UN seat not top priority, Scheer says after pledging foreign-aid cuts

Andrew Scheer wants the world to know the Conservatives would bring Canada back — in a very different way.
Election 2019
News, Politics | October 1st 2019
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, campaign plane, Ottawa,

Liberals, Tories, NDP stay in comfort zones as campaign reaches halfway mark

The Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats spent the day at the halfway point of the federal election campaign in their comfort zones.
News, Politics | September 30th 2019
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