Bill Blair

• Canadian military to help fight Nova Scotia wildfires amid ‘unprecedented’ season

  Canadian Armed Forces will help Nova Scotia's officials with planning and coordination, ignition specialist personnel and equipment, and other firefighting resources.

  Canada

  Jun 1
  
• Affordable housing units for seniors added in Calgary

  Templemont Place and Gardens opened Tuesday in Calgary with 120 more affordable housing units for seniors thanks to financial support from all levels of government.

  Canada

  Mar 14
  
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• Federal minister tours Princeton, B.C. nearly two years after flood

  On Wednesday, federal minister of emergency preparedness Bill Blair was on the ground touring some the hardest-hit areas and infrastructure.

  Canada

  Feb 23
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• Blair warned cabinet to keep convoy protest comments ‘temperate,’ inquiry hears

  Bill Blair is the first federal minister to testify before the Public Order Emergency Commission that is probing the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act on Feb. 14.

  Canada

  Nov 21, 2022
• Alberta received no federal help to deal with protest blockade last winter: inquiry

  The commission was told Thursday that Alberta RCMP had the power to clear the convoy from the border, but it didn't have the tow truck co-operation it needed to get the job done.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
• Blair, Lucki insist ‘request’ about Nova Scotia shooting info was not political pressure

  The House of Commons committee on public safety called the two officials back to drill down into details of a tense call between Lucki and RCMP staff days after the shooting.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
• Tories call for resignations after release of audio by Nova Scotia shooting inquiry

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government didn't interfere with a police investigation into the Nova Scotia mass shooting, after a Conservative party call for resignations.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2022
• Recordings show RCMP commissioner didn’t ‘promise’ to release info about N.S. gunman’s firearms

  Recordings of a phone call between RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and colleagues cast doubt on claims the government 'interfered' in Nova Scotia shooting investigation.

  Crime

  Oct 21, 2022
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• Feds move from ‘response’ to ‘recovery’ following Fiona

  There are approximately 100 personnel per province available to assist Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2022
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• Body of missing 73-year-old Port aux Basques woman found following storm Fiona

  Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, whose home is in Newfoundland, said she will be on the ground soon to send her condolences to the woman’s family.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2022