Michael Higgins: School principal's death is a stain on the conscience of this nation — National Post
It's time to stand up against the woke zealots who destroyed Richard Bilkszto
Two years into the Trudeau 2.0 Minority Term, which day will Justin call the election that only he wants?
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a major shakeup to his cabinet that includes seven new ministers and a slew of changes to key portfolios as the Liberal government looks to revamp its front bench ahead of the next federal election.
Mr. Trudeau on Wednesday shuffled his 38-member cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, most of whom are now either new ministers or in different roles, in a bid to retool the government’s focus on economic issues and in particular, housing. Only eight members of cabinet are keeping their current jobs.
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The cabinet shuffle involves 23 changes to the cabinet and seven MPs brought on to the front bench for their first time. The front bench is split evenly between men and women, keeping Mr. Trudeau’s pledge for a gender-balanced cabinet…’cuz 2015.
Defence Minister Anita Anand, seen as one of cabinet’s top performers, will become Treasury Board President, responsible for the government’s fiscal operations.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, taking on a key file for the Trudeau government, which is seen as a vulnerability in the face of attacks from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. He is replacing Ahmed Hussen, who is becoming Minister of International Development.
Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, is moving to National Defence. The former Toronto police chief told reporters as he arrived at Rideau Hall that he is very much looking forward to his new portfolio, etc…
Key Trudeau stalwart Dominic LeBlanc will take on the contentious Public Safety file from Marco Mendicino, who was removed from cabinet following a string of controversies, including the recent transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Mr. LeBlanc, who is in negotiations with opposition parties about a public inquiry into foreign interference, will keep his Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs portfolios. As he arrived at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, Mr. LeBlanc said he’ll be swearing in on the same bible used by his father, Romeo LeBlanc, as Governor-General.
Other changes include: House Leader Mark Holland as Minister of Health; Families Minister Karina Gould becomes House Leader; Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller takes on Immigration and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthilier becomes Fisheries Minister.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez will take on the transport file, while Sport Minister Pascal St-Onge becomes Heritage Minister.
The seven new members of cabinet are: British Columbia MP Terry Beech, Toronto MP Arif Virani, Mississauga MP Rechie Valdez, Ottawa MP Jenna Sudds, Scarborough MP Gary Anandasangaree, Toronto MP Ya’ara Sacks and Montreal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada. Both Ms. Valdez and Ms. Sudds are first-term MPs elected in 2021.
Notably, Mr. Virani will become Justice Minister, taking over from David Lametti who was removed from cabinet. Mr. Virani will be responsible for filling judicial vacancies and following through on the government’s reforms to the bail system.
Mr. Trudeau kept eight ministers in place: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland; Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne; Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal.
Ahead of the shuffle, it was revealed that seven ministers were leaving the front bench. Four said they were not running in the next election: Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett.
Another three were removed from cabinet: Mr. Mendicino, Mr. Lametti and Mona Fortier, who was president of the treasury board.
In a statement released Wednesday before the shuffle, Mr. Mendicino said it has been an honour to serve as minister for nearly four years and thanked Mr. Trudeau for the opportunity. He said he’s proud of the work he did in both the Immigration and Public Safety files and said he will run again in his Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence.
“I am so grateful to the good people of my constituency, whom I have every intention of continuing to serve for the remainder of this mandate, and into the next election,” he said.
Ms. Fortier, a Franco-Ontarian MP who represents the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, was first elected in 2017 and was appointed to cabinet in 2019. She is expected to run again in an upcoming election.
It is not yet known if Mr. Lametti will run in the next election.
Mr. Trudeau on Wednesday shuffled his 38-member cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, most of whom are now either new ministers or in different roles, in a bid to retool the government’s focus on economic issues and in particular, housing. Only eight members of cabinet are keeping their current jobs.
Trudeau unveils significant cabinet shuffle with several new ministers brought on board — The Globe and Mail
A number of ministers have been reassigned or removed in a bid to retool the government’s focus on economic issues and housing
Defence Minister Anita Anand, seen as one of cabinet’s top performers, will become Treasury Board President, responsible for the government’s fiscal operations.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser becomes Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, taking on a key file for the Trudeau government, which is seen as a vulnerability in the face of attacks from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. He is replacing Ahmed Hussen, who is becoming Minister of International Development.
Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, is moving to National Defence. The former Toronto police chief told reporters as he arrived at Rideau Hall that he is very much looking forward to his new portfolio, etc…
Key Trudeau stalwart Dominic LeBlanc will take on the contentious Public Safety file from Marco Mendicino, who was removed from cabinet following a string of controversies, including the recent transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison. Mr. LeBlanc, who is in negotiations with opposition parties about a public inquiry into foreign interference, will keep his Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs portfolios. As he arrived at Rideau Hall on Wednesday, Mr. LeBlanc said he’ll be swearing in on the same bible used by his father, Romeo LeBlanc, as Governor-General.
Other changes include: House Leader Mark Holland as Minister of Health; Families Minister Karina Gould becomes House Leader; Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller takes on Immigration and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthilier becomes Fisheries Minister.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez will take on the transport file, while Sport Minister Pascal St-Onge becomes Heritage Minister.
The seven new members of cabinet are: British Columbia MP Terry Beech, Toronto MP Arif Virani, Mississauga MP Rechie Valdez, Ottawa MP Jenna Sudds, Scarborough MP Gary Anandasangaree, Toronto MP Ya’ara Sacks and Montreal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada. Both Ms. Valdez and Ms. Sudds are first-term MPs elected in 2021.
Notably, Mr. Virani will become Justice Minister, taking over from David Lametti who was removed from cabinet. Mr. Virani will be responsible for filling judicial vacancies and following through on the government’s reforms to the bail system.
Mr. Trudeau kept eight ministers in place: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland; Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne; Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal.
Ahead of the shuffle, it was revealed that seven ministers were leaving the front bench. Four said they were not running in the next election: Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett.
Another three were removed from cabinet: Mr. Mendicino, Mr. Lametti and Mona Fortier, who was president of the treasury board.
In a statement released Wednesday before the shuffle, Mr. Mendicino said it has been an honour to serve as minister for nearly four years and thanked Mr. Trudeau for the opportunity. He said he’s proud of the work he did in both the Immigration and Public Safety files and said he will run again in his Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence.
“I am so grateful to the good people of my constituency, whom I have every intention of continuing to serve for the remainder of this mandate, and into the next election,” he said.
Ms. Fortier, a Franco-Ontarian MP who represents the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, was first elected in 2017 and was appointed to cabinet in 2019. She is expected to run again in an upcoming election.
It is not yet known if Mr. Lametti will run in the next election.
Three were removed from cabinet: Mr. Mendicino, Mr. Lametti and Mona Fortier, who was president of the treasury board. It’ll be interesting to see where these three land….in the reward system as opposed to the back bench I’m assuming.
Back in the good ol' days of the Cold War, a Soviet doctor was bragging to an American doctor at an international medical conference. The American doctor was listening with amused scepticism to the Soviet doctor's accounts of the superiority of Soviet medicine when the the Soviet doctor said "Even our AIDS is better than yours!"
"Better?" asked the American doctor. "How 'better?'"
"American AIDS is incurable" replied the Soviet doctor.
"So what?" asked the American. "So's yours."
"Nyet!" snapped the Russian. "Soviet AIDS is invincible!"
"Better?" asked the American doctor. "How 'better?'"
"American AIDS is incurable" replied the Soviet doctor.
"So what?" asked the American. "So's yours."
"Nyet!" snapped the Russian. "Soviet AIDS is invincible!"
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to paint a clear choice between himself and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Newfoundland on Thursday one day after the Liberals overhauled their front bench and assigned 23 cabinet ministers new portfolios.
Mr. Trudeau’s cabinet shakeup is taking place at time when the Liberals have been losing ground to Conservatives in a number of public opinion polls and while Liberal insiders say a shakeup was clearly needed just two years shy of the last federal election. When he unveiled his cabinet, the Prime Minister did not say the changes were as a result of internal issues. Instead, the Liberals are promising a greater focus on the economy and housing????
Now the Liberals are going to focus on the economy and housing? Really? From the Budgets Balance Themselves Guy?
Then Mr Trudeau is asked a question about an economic issue….
While speaking in Summerford, N.L. on Thursday, Mr. Trudeau was asked about people in Newfoundland, particularly in rural areas, who rely on the oil and gas industry for their livelihoods who feel like their industry is under attack by Liberal policies.
In a lengthy response, Mr. Trudeau said that climate change is a fact that no one, except Conservatives, are debating anymore, while he pointed to the devastating impacts of forest fires, Hurricane Fiona, record floods and rainfalls.
(Despite making a series of changes to his key decision-making team, Mr. Trudeau opted to leave Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne in their roles, along with Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault. They are among the eight cabinet ministers who kept their existing portfolio, although several others only saw minor changes)
“The debate right now going on politically seems to be between those who are lying to workers and telling them that the world’s not going to change and everything’s going to stay the way it was versus those of us in government who are saying ‘Yes, the world is changing, but we are incredibly well-positioned to benefit to grow, to create and lead on that change because of the hard work of Canadians, the innovation, the commitment to building better futures for our kids and our grandkids,” Mr. Trudeau said…like the last eight years of deficits and runaway spending!?!?!
“The choice Canadians are increasingly facing in politics is between a responsible, ambitious, forward thinking government that is preparing for the opportunities of the future and a party that is stoking anger and fear throwing up its hands saying ‘Everything is broken. I’ll reflect the anxiety everyone’s feeling into anger, won’t provide any solutions but we’ll all get mad as hell together.’ That’s not how you build a country.”
Mr. Trudeau also said the world is taking notice on climate change.
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“Europe is not just choosing to get off of Russian oil and gas, they’re trying to accelerate the transition to alternative, lower carbon solutions,” he said. “Canada ‘could have been a’ be a part of that.”
Canada has been a partner to the oil and gas industry as it works to reduce the carbon emissions and while the country figures out how to rely more on renewable energy, Mr. Trudeau said, adding there are great jobs and opportunities in a changing world.
Mr. Poilievre on Wednesday called the scale of the cabinet shuffle an admission of failure, and also criticized the government for leaving Mr. Guilbeault in place.
The Conservative leader has been touring the country to campaign against the Trudeau government’s carbon pricing plan, with Mr. Poilievre pledging to “axe the tax” if elected.
The Prime Minister also said Thursday that inflation coming down to the lowest level of any country in the G7 (???) & that food prices are still high particularly for families who have been struggling. He pointed to series of steps the government has taken in response, including a ‘one time’ until the next time federal grocery rebate?
In recent months, Conservatives have focused much of their political messaging on the issue of affordability, including on the cost of groceries, the impacts of inflation and on high housing prices.
In Mr. Trudeau’s massive cabinet rearrangement, he assigned Nova Scotian MP Sean Fraser, who previously held the Immigration portfolio, to take over the helm of the Housing file. Speaking outside of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Fraser said the government intends to make “meaningful progress” to ensure more Canadians have a roof over their head.
Meaningly meaningful progress now, honestly…Cheers!!
Mr. Trudeau’s cabinet shakeup is taking place at time when the Liberals have been losing ground to Conservatives in a number of public opinion polls and while Liberal insiders say a shakeup was clearly needed just two years shy of the last federal election. When he unveiled his cabinet, the Prime Minister did not say the changes were as a result of internal issues. Instead, the Liberals are promising a greater focus on the economy and housing????
Now the Liberals are going to focus on the economy and housing? Really? From the Budgets Balance Themselves Guy?
Then Mr Trudeau is asked a question about an economic issue….
While speaking in Summerford, N.L. on Thursday, Mr. Trudeau was asked about people in Newfoundland, particularly in rural areas, who rely on the oil and gas industry for their livelihoods who feel like their industry is under attack by Liberal policies.
In a lengthy response, Mr. Trudeau said that climate change is a fact that no one, except Conservatives, are debating anymore, while he pointed to the devastating impacts of forest fires, Hurricane Fiona, record floods and rainfalls.
(Despite making a series of changes to his key decision-making team, Mr. Trudeau opted to leave Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne in their roles, along with Environment Minister, Steven Guilbeault. They are among the eight cabinet ministers who kept their existing portfolio, although several others only saw minor changes)
“The debate right now going on politically seems to be between those who are lying to workers and telling them that the world’s not going to change and everything’s going to stay the way it was versus those of us in government who are saying ‘Yes, the world is changing, but we are incredibly well-positioned to benefit to grow, to create and lead on that change because of the hard work of Canadians, the innovation, the commitment to building better futures for our kids and our grandkids,” Mr. Trudeau said…like the last eight years of deficits and runaway spending!?!?!
“The choice Canadians are increasingly facing in politics is between a responsible, ambitious, forward thinking government that is preparing for the opportunities of the future and a party that is stoking anger and fear throwing up its hands saying ‘Everything is broken. I’ll reflect the anxiety everyone’s feeling into anger, won’t provide any solutions but we’ll all get mad as hell together.’ That’s not how you build a country.”
Mr. Trudeau also said the world is taking notice on climate change.
Conservatives are ‘stoking anger’, Trudeau says, following massive cabinet makeover — The Globe and Mail
Cabinet changes come as Liberals lose ground to Conservatives in a number of public opinion polls
Canada has been a partner to the oil and gas industry as it works to reduce the carbon emissions and while the country figures out how to rely more on renewable energy, Mr. Trudeau said, adding there are great jobs and opportunities in a changing world.
Mr. Poilievre on Wednesday called the scale of the cabinet shuffle an admission of failure, and also criticized the government for leaving Mr. Guilbeault in place.
The Conservative leader has been touring the country to campaign against the Trudeau government’s carbon pricing plan, with Mr. Poilievre pledging to “axe the tax” if elected.
The Prime Minister also said Thursday that inflation coming down to the lowest level of any country in the G7 (???) & that food prices are still high particularly for families who have been struggling. He pointed to series of steps the government has taken in response, including a ‘one time’ until the next time federal grocery rebate?
In recent months, Conservatives have focused much of their political messaging on the issue of affordability, including on the cost of groceries, the impacts of inflation and on high housing prices.
In Mr. Trudeau’s massive cabinet rearrangement, he assigned Nova Scotian MP Sean Fraser, who previously held the Immigration portfolio, to take over the helm of the Housing file. Speaking outside of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr. Fraser said the government intends to make “meaningful progress” to ensure more Canadians have a roof over their head.
Meaningly meaningful progress now, honestly…Cheers!!
Well, THAT was a bad idea. Anybody True dope compares himself to can't possibly suffer by it.
Mr. Trudeau also said the world is taking notice on climate change.
“Europe is not just choosing to get off of Russian oil and gas, they’re trying to accelerate the transition to alternative, lower carbon solutions,” he said. “Canada ‘could have been a’ be a part of that.”Conservatives are ‘stoking anger’, Trudeau says, following massive cabinet makeover — The Globe and Mail
Cabinet changes come as Liberals lose ground to Conservatives in a number of public opinion polls
Touting clean energy, PM Trudeau questions 'business case' for exporting liquefied natural gas to Europe
Pitching Canada as a reliable supplier of clean energy and a solution for European countries' reliance on Russian oil and gas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's not sold on the idea of liquefied natural gas exports being part of the long-term plan.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/environment-minister-guilbeault-alberta-oilsands-ceo-1.6911441
This is Steven Guilbeault before Federal Politics. I’m not kidding….
Ottawa must be transparent about real cost of carbon tax
According to the PBO, 60 per cent of households in Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will pay more in carbon taxes than what they receive in rebates.
How the slow-burning housing crisis is driving hunger in Canada
While decent housing and food are fundamental human rights, they are often treated separately, and primarily as commodities. How can we tackle housing and food insecurity together, and better?
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Somebody has to. Canceling “Disney Plus” can only accomplish just so much.
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Less than a week after naming his new cabinet vowing a renewed focus on the concerns of Canadians, the one name Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn’t keep out of his mouth on Monday was Pierre Poilievre.
At an event announcing multimillion-dollar joint federal-municipal investment towards building more homes in Hamilton, Ont., Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from panning his housing, health and homelessness policy proposals, to distilling his leadership style down to "cuts and be angry," while vowing the Liberals intend to take a different tact?
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At an event announcing multimillion-dollar joint federal-municipal investment towards building more homes in Hamilton, Ont., Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from panning his housing, health and homelessness policy proposals, to distilling his leadership style down to "cuts and be angry," while vowing the Liberals intend to take a different tact?
Trudeau pans Poilievre's approach as 'dangerous for Canadians' — CTV News
Less than a week after naming his new cabinet vowing a renewed focus on the concerns of Canadians, the one name Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn't keep out of his mouth on Monday was Pierre Poilievre. At a housing announcement Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from...
Nothing like politicking on the public dime .Less than a week after naming his new cabinet vowing a renewed focus on the concerns of Canadians, the one name Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn’t keep out of his mouth on Monday was Pierre Poilievre.
At an event announcing multimillion-dollar joint federal-municipal investment towards building more homes in Hamilton, Ont., Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from panning his housing, health and homelessness policy proposals, to distilling his leadership style down to "cuts and be angry," while vowing the Liberals intend to take a different tact?
Trudeau pans Poilievre's approach as 'dangerous for Canadians' — CTV News
Less than a week after naming his new cabinet vowing a renewed focus on the concerns of Canadians, the one name Prime Minister Justin Trudeau couldn't keep out of his mouth on Monday was Pierre Poilievre. At a housing announcement Trudeau brought the Conservative leader up multiple times, from...
Well, I’m predicting that a federal election is at least a year off now from this point, but with the big media players blocking Canadian news stories… so that shenanigans on the federal level may largely go unnoticed… we probably won’t make it until 2025 for the next federal election.
We won’t be looking at an election after the summer and into the fall this year because the numbers are wrong for the liberals…but give it a year of little news coverage and maybe will see that federal election.
We won’t be looking at an election after the summer and into the fall this year because the numbers are wrong for the liberals…but give it a year of little news coverage and maybe will see that federal election.
Matthew Lau: Polls suggest Trudeau Liberals are hitting the brick wall of reality — Financial Post
Government has failed at its real responsibilities: public safety and national defence