At a news conference in Ottawa, patient groups and public health advocates call on the Liberal government to make progress on its pharmacare negotiations with provinces and territories. Speaking with reporters are Jason MacLean (chair of the Canadian Health Coalition), Siobhán Vipond (executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress), Angela Preocanin (secretary treasurer of the…
Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking Navratri: “Tonight, Hindu communities in British Columbia will join others around the world in celebrating the beginning of the festival of Navratri. “For the next nine nights, families, friends and loved ones will gather to pray to the nine manifestations of the divine feminine and perform…
Premier Doug Ford holds a news conference in Russell alongside Neil Lumsden, Ontario’s minister of sport. source
At a news conference in Ottawa, advocacy group Informed Perspectives calls on Canada’s political leaders to prioritize women’s representation and gender parity. Speaking with reporters are Shari Graydon, catalyst at Informed Perspectives, Chi Nguyen, the Liberal MP for Spadina–Harbourfront, and Julie Savard-Shaw, executive director of The Prosperity Project. source
Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released the following statement on Armenian Independence Day: “Today marks the thirty-fourth anniversary of the 1991 referendum that set the ancient and storied land of Armenia on the path towards building a vibrant democracy. “The horrors of…
Conservatives will make the Parliamentary Budget Officer permanent so he can hold Carney accountable. Ottawa, ON – Today, the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, formally asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to appoint Jason Jacques, the current Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, to a full seven-year term: Dear Prime…
Ottawa, ON – Prime Minister Carney is recognizing the Hamas State in another effort to distract from his record of rampant crime, costs, debt, immigration and job-loss. As he distracts abroad, Conservatives are working at home. Our priority is to put Canada First: restoring stronger take-home pay, safer streets and secure borders within a self-reliant…
People living in and near Trail now have more access to team-based primary care through the new Lower Columbia Community Health Centre (Lower Columbia CHC). “The Lower Columbia Community Health Centre will provide high-quality primary health care for people living in and around Trail, building on our work to connect more people with primary-care providers…
The bureau chief’s panel, Robert Fife (Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) and Joël-Denis Bellavance (LaPresse) address the first week back of Parliament and the government’s proposed bill targeting hate crime. Polls analysts Philippe J. Fournier (338 Canada) and Éric Grenier (The Writ) talk about what the latest poll numbers are saying about Prime…
Notre animateur Marc-André Cossette reçoit sur le plateau de l’Essentiel Jason Jacques, directeur parlementaire du budget par intérim. Alors que le gouvernement Carney promet à la fois des investissements d’envergure et une ère d’austérité, plusieurs questions se posent : Ottawa dispose-t-il toujours d’ancrages budgétaires solides? Les distinctions prévues entre dépenses de fonctionnement et investissements en…