At a news conference in Edmonton, Housing Minister Gregor Robertson and Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin announce a $85.5 million investment through the Green Municipal Fund’s Sustainable Affordable Housing stream to advance energy-efficient, climate-resilient housing. The investment supports 21 projects and 17 studies nationwide.
They are introduced by Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan takes questions from reporters following the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Vida Nova Recovery Centre. source
On Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addresses a meeting of his party’s national caucus. The speech comes ahead of Parliament’s return on Monday. source
NDP Critic for Indigenous Affairs, Lori Idlout, made the following statement: “Today we reflect on Canada’s painful history with Indigenous people. We acknowledge the residential school system was a genocide designed to wipe out First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures, languages, families and heritage. On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we mourn the…
Ottawa, ON – The Liberal government likes to talk about supporting women in the workforce. But new Statistics Canada data tell a different story: Canadian women are losing jobs at an alarming pace. In July, the number of core-aged women (25–54) receiving Employment Insurance jumped by an alarming 12 per cent in a single month,…
At a news conference in Ottawa, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree discusses the federal government’s compensation program for “assault-style” firearms. He is joined by Liberal MP Nathalie Provost, who survived the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre, as well as Chief Robert J. Walsh of the Cape Breton Regional Police Service. source
The BC Conservative caucus has fired communications officer Lindsay Shepherd for calling the Residential School Survivors’ flag “a disgrace.” BC NDP MLA Rohini Arora has issued the following statement: “This took too long, but the BC Conservative caucus did the right thing. Credit to Conservative MLAs who stand up to bigotry inside their party. “But…