Speaking with reporters in Mississauga, Ont., Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, reacts to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement that his government will pause and review its electric vehicle (EV) mandate. source
Brendan Hanley, the parliamentary secretary to the federal minister of northern and Arctic affairs and MP for Yukon, and Mike Pemberton, the premier of the territory, make an infrastructure announcement in Whitehorse. They are joined by Richard Mostyn, Yukon’s minister of community services. source
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Ottawa. source
NDP Interim Leader Don Davies shared the following statement: The job losses announced this week are extremely concerning. Unemployment is at its highest point in a decade outside COVID. This is particularly hard on young people who are experiencing unemployment numbers in the mid-teens. The challenges facing the Canadian economy are deepened by Donald Trump`s…
Canada’s House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia delivers remarks in Chelsea, Que., where he is hosting a three-day gathering with Presiding Officers of parliaments of the G7. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola are among the attendees. source
Ottawa, ON – Today, the Hon. Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, released the following statement: “‘One doesn’t want an over-reliance, certainly, on temporary foreign workers for lower-skilled jobs, which prevent the wage adjustment mechanism from making sure that Canadians are paid higher wages, but also so that firms improve their productivity as…
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a news conference in Mississauga, Ont., to make an announcement on Canada’s strategic sectors. source
Today at the National Press Gallery in Ottawa, Jenny Kwan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, was joined by civil society and human rights organizations announcing her intention to introduce a Private Member’s Bill in the upcoming Parliamentary session to finally close the loophole in Canada’s arms export laws. For years, Canadian governments have promised…
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks at an event on the opening night of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. (Note: Technical problems with this video originate at the source) source
Ottawa, ON – Yesterday, Conservatives called on the government to finally abolish the wage-suppressing, opportunity-stealing Temporary Foreign Workers program. Carney chose to double down, defending corporate conglomerates who support this program that harms Canadian workers and youth. A new Desjardins report confirmed this, finding the Liberals’ massive increase in non-permanent residents, including Temporary Foreign Workers,…