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The head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is facing scrutiny from members of a House of Commons committee for her roughly $6,000 worth of travel and hotel expenses at the Paris Olympics this past summer. Catherine Tait, CBC president and chief executive officer, was pressed by MPs on the standing committee on Canadian heritage on Monday about her trip to France, which included a four-night stay at a five-star hotel in Paris.Tait told the committee she was in France on a “personal trip” during the Olympic Games, but during that time she was also working for CBC/Radio-Canada, which was the official broadcaster of the Games in Canada.Tait dismissed claims that she charged tax payers for her personal trip.“I made it very clear why I was in Paris as CEO at the Olympic Games, one of the most i...

Liberal MP Sean Casey says he thinks it is in the nation’s best interest for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down in order to avoid a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre. Casey, who said last week he has been hearing the sentiment that Trudeau should resign from his constituents and agrees with them, spoke to reporters Monday as the House of Commons resumes and ahead of more expected questions about Trudeau’s leadership as his caucus prepares to meet on Wednesday.“Voting is an emotional exercise. It’s not based on logic. If it was based on logic and rational thinking, we’d be 20 points up, not down. But there’s been baggage accumulated. People have tuned him out,” Casey said to reporters.Casey confirmed he is one of up to 30 Liberal MPs who have signed on to an internal d...

Former U.S. president Donald Trump clocked in to briefly serve McDonald’s fries and greet customers during a stage-managed campaign stop in Pennsylvania on Sunday. As he worked the fryer, Trump marvelled at the McDonald’s cooking line and various tools — and used the opportunity to cast doubt on whether his political opponent, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, ever worked at the fast-food chain.It was not the first time Trump questioned whether Harris was briefly employed at a McDonald’s in Alameda, Calif., in the summer of 1983 while obtaining her degree from Howard University. The Harris campaign has said the vice president’s duties included working the counter and serving fries and ice cream. Donald Trump took tips from a local Feasterville, Penn. McDonald’s fry...