Twelve senators are calling on the Liberals to impose sanctions on Chinese officials over China's treatment of its Muslim minority, Hong Kong, and its arrests of two Canadians.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says if bridge loans for smaller oil and gas companies aren't ready to flow soon some companies will have to turn to less-safe options to survive the COVID-19 slowdown.

The most cost-effective way for governments to jumpstart their pandemic-battered economies and achieve climate goals is to make climate-friendly investments, the study found.

The promotion comes ahead of regulatory hearings this week that could eventually result in more small competitors in Canada's wireless industry.

The group is also asking for incremental increases to that figure each year to achieve public access to a full array of pharmaceuticals by 2027.

The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are pressing the federal government for immediate money to address climate change, as well as a promise of predictable transit funding down the tracks.

In a memo to Trudeau shortly after the Liberals won re-election last fall, government officials said there were 220 so-called governor-in-council appointments that needed to be made immediately and another 360 that are set to expire by the end of 2020.

So far, the government has made no announcements concerning municipal campaign finance rules.

Trudeau says Canadians sent their elected officials a clear message to do better and they have to take that seriously.

Three provincial Métis nations are asking the federal government to negotiate directly with them on issues of self-government and not through their national representative body.