Anne McLellan

• Anne MacLellan withdraws as commissioner into Nova Scotia shooting inquiry

  Anne McLellan, former deputy prime minister has withdrawn as a commissioner into the shooting spree in April that left 22 people dead. 

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2020
  
• After backlash, governments agree to hold public inquiry into Nova Scotia shooting

  The inquiry will be equipped with the ability to summon witnesses or require them to provide evidence as well as the power to subpoena documents. 

  Crime

  Jul 28, 2020
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• ‘There is no job description:’ What exactly does a deputy prime minister do?

  The deputy prime minister's role is not the Canadian equivalent of a U.S. vice-president.

  Politics

  Nov 21, 2019
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• Trudeau taps prominent transition advisers in nod to Alberta, Quebec

  Anne McLellan and Isabelle Hudon will advise the prime minister as he forms a minority government.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2019
• Attorney general, justice minister should be kept one role: McLellan report

  Anne McLellan was enlisted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to examine the possibility of splitting the two roles in the federal cabinet in light of concerns raised by former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould as part of the SNC-Lavalin affair.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2019
• Trudeau won’t release former Liberal minister’s SNC-Lavalin report until ethics probe wraps

  The prime minister won't make it public until federal ethics commissioner Mario Dion releases his own report into the explosive affair.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2019
• Trudeau names former Liberal justice minister as special adviser amid SNC-Lavalin affair

  The announcement that Anne McLellan will look into the SNC-Lavalin affair prompted loud jeers and boos from the opposition benches.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2019
• Pot legalization: Seven questions that still need to be answered

  Today's announcement about legalizing recreational pot left some questions still unanswered. How will legal pot be sold? Will we be allowed to smoke in public? What about age limits?

  Apr 13, 2017
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• Nine questions Parliament will have to answer before we legalize marijuana

  From home grow rules to minimum ages, lawmakers have lots of decisions to make about the details of legalizing marijuana.

  Canada

  Dec 27, 2016
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• How many pot plants Canadians will be allowed to grow

  If the marijuana commission's report becomes law, Canadians will be allowed to grow up to four plants per adult, none of them enormous.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2016