Promises

Mary May Simon promises ‘positive’ workplace at Rideau Hall in 1st interview as Governor General

Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon is promising staff that she will build a positive work environment after her predecessor Julie Payette left the job amid accusations that Rideau Hall had become a toxic workplace under her watch.Mary May Simon became Canada’s first Indigenous governor general when sworn into office on July 26. (Mathieu Theriault/CBC)Gov. Gen.…

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Ottawa promises to step up after Alberta asks for help with airlifting COVID-19 patients

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will pitch in after Alberta asked for help with airlifting COVID-19 patients, ICU-registered nurses and respiratory therapists.Dr. Ayesha Khory is pictured in the moments before intubating a COVID-19 patient in an Alberta intensive care unit. (AHS)Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will pitch…

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Erin O’Toole promises to appoint a vaccinated health minister if his party wins power

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised today to appoint a health minister who’s been vaccinated against COVID-19 if his party wins power on Sept. 20.Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole takes off his mask before speaking to the media in Ottawa on Tuesday September 7, 2021. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press)Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole promised today to appoint a health…

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Trudeau promises to hike taxes on Canada’s big banks, insurance companies

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today a re-elected government led by him would raise the corporate taxes paid by Canada’s “largest and most profitable” financial services firms to help pay for his promised multi-billion dollar housing program.Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday, Aug 24, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)Liberal Leader…

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Ottawa promises vaccine passport for international travel this fall

The federal government says it plans to create proof-of-vaccination documentation for international travel by early fall.Ottawa is working with the provinces, which hold data on vaccinations, to develop a vaccine passport for international travel. (Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)The federal government says it plans to create proof-of-vaccination documentation for international travel by early fall. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said this afternoon that Ottawa is…

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Ottawa promises ‘transformative change’ to address violence directed at Indigenous women and girls

Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its landmark report, the federal government today presented its response — promising a series of “transformative changes” to tackle the persistent inequities Indigenous people face when dealing with the justice system.Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett takes her seat as…

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