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This week on ‘Focus Montreal’: Oct. 24, 2019
On this week’s edition of Focus Montreal, Global’s Elysia Bryan-Baynes speaks to the director of the McGill Institute for the study of Canada, a scientist trying to understand how infertility works and to an award winning Montreal documentary director about her latest film, Just Me and You. Continue reading
Liberals survive the first confidence vote of their minority government
The Liberals, with the support of all opposition MPs but the Conservatives and one Green MP, passed a series of votes on supplementary spending estimates. The estimates passed on a vote of 205-116. Continue reading
Buffalo Project seeks ‘bold new vision,’ better deal for Western Canada
By Ryan Kessler Reporter
Frustrated federalists in Western Canada began organizing in 2018, around the time Brad Wall stepped down as premier of Saskatchewan. Continue reading
Conservatives call on Liberals to provide ‘urgent’ economic update
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, the finance critic, says he wants to see the Liberal government provide a fiscal update before the holidays. Continue reading
Liberal throne speech to seek common ground between opposition parties: sources
The throne speech is penned by the Prime Minister’s Office but read by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette in the Senate chamber. Continue reading
NDP seeking specific commitments from Liberals in throne speech
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is looking for a number of specific things including bolder targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions as way to fight against climate change. Continue reading
All four Okanagan MPs named to federal government critic roles
Newcomer Tracy Gray of Kelowna-Lake Country named Conservative shadow critic for interprovincial trade. Continue reading
Peter Harder, Grant Mitchell stepping down from government roles in Senate
The move comes amid ongoing reforms to the Senate. Continue reading
Cities send Trudeau a wish list for Liberals’ first 100 days in office
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities urged the Liberals to boost annual increases to the gas-tax fund to 3.5 per cent from two per cent, and permanently double the value of the program to just over $4 billion. Continue reading
McKenna prioritizes building quickly in first speech as infrastructure minister
The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12 years to improving roads, bridges, public transit systems and other needed infrastructure across the country; but it has been criticized for failing to get the money out the door and shovels in the ground quickly. Continue reading