'No child should have ever been taken away from their families and communities, and robbed of their language, culture, and identity,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The conversion therapy ban passed the House in a 263-63 split, with only Conservative MPs along with former party member and Independent MP Derek Sloan voting against.

Trudeau says Canada knows its relationship with Indigenous Peoples is broken but is working to address the issues. China, he says, isn't even willing to admit there is a problem.

The Migrants Rights Network slammed the federal government's initiatives aimed at supporting the flow of more refugees into the country, saying they fell "incredibly short."

In light of recent developments, we can upgrade the possibility of a fall federal election to 'near certainty.' Rob Breakenridge discusses that that means for Erin O'Toole.

Although Trudeau said Canada had basically achieved the first target, official data released after he spoke showed 73.4 per cent had received their first shot.

The Bloc failed to pass a nearly identical motion three weeks ago, which required unanimous consent and was scuppered by a single ``nay'' from independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Trudeau's office has said the prime minister, as well as his official delegation, will follow all the same COVID-19 travel rules being asked of Canadians.

Trudeau thanked local workers for getting COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, saying there is no "silver bullet" that results in shots being available around the world.

Trudeau said nations need to stand together to fight crises from COVID-19 to climate change, which is why Canada has stepped up to offer a "centre for excellence."