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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 16, 2024 7:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal MPs filing out of the caucus meeting Monday night would not say whether the prime minister is staying on or whether he has their support. Most MPs did not answer questions from reporters as they exited the meeting, saying that what happens in caucus is confidential.Ruby Sahota said Trudeau has her full support while James Maloney said the prime minister has the confidence of caucus. But Chad Collins, who publicly called for the prime minister to resign on Monday, disagreed.“We’re not unit...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadian icon Terry Fox will soon make his way to the $5 bank note, the federal government announced in its Fall Economic Statement (FES) on Monday. The federal government’s budget document described Fox, who campaigned to raise awareness and funding for cancer research by running the Marathon of Hope, as a “Canadian hero.”“The 2024 Fall Economic Statement announces that Terry Fox will appear on the next $5 bank note,” the document, released on Monday, read.The government said this was being done to inspire more Canadians to give $5 to the cause that Terry Fox championed. 6:00 Annual Terry Fox ...

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted December 16, 2024 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is promising to spend $1.3 billion over six years to beef up Canada’s border security but still won’t say exactly how that money will be spent. The figures are part of the government’s fall economic statement which was tabled in the House of Commons this afternoon in Ottawa.The urgency to shore up the border comes amid a threat from president-elect Donald Trump to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports if Canada doesn’t address the perception that migrants and f...

The Liberal government’s fall economic statement arrived in a cloud of controversy Monday after Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt resignation as the minister of finance. The fall fiscal update will largely see the federal government look inward for growth opportunities as the spectre of United States president-elect Donald Trump’s protectionist policies loom large over the Canadian economy.Within the 270-page fiscal update, the federal government offers an overview of risks to Canada’s economy tied to Trump’s return to office. Until he begins his second term in January, however, the specifics of how his policies including potential tariffs will impact Canada are unknown.The Liberals eye domestic spending on artificial intelligence and opening the floodgates to more investments from Canadian pensi...

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Monday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “to resign,” adding that “all options” were on the table when asked if he would support a non-confidence motion. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa hours after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, Singh said Canadians were facing a range of economic issues from expensive groceries to high home prices and the threat of tariffs from an incoming Trump administration next year.“Instead of focusing on these issues, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are focused on themselves. They’re fighting themselves instead of fighting for Canadians. And for that reason, today, I’m calling on Justin Trudeau to resign,” Singh said.“He has to go.” 0:42 ...

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced her resignation from the federal cabinet, placing the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for her decision. The announcement came in a letter she shared on X (formerly Twitter) Monday morning before Freeland was scheduled to present the fall economic statement before the House of Commons and less than an hour before a lock up of journalists for an embargoed reading of the document was due to begin.Department of Finance officials confirmed just after 1:30 p.m. Eastern that the fall economic statement will be delivered as per schedule at 4 p.m. Eastern Monday.In the letter addressed to Trudeau, Freeland wrote, “On Friday, you informed me that you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in Cabinet....

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced that she has resigned from the federal cabinet, seemingly placing the blame on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for her decision. The announcement came in a letter she shared on X (formerly Twitter) Monday morning.Here is the text of Freeland’s letter.“Dear Prime Minister, Story continues below advertisement It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together.On Friday, you told me you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in the Cabinet. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered...

Canada’s premiers must take a bigger role in Canada-U.S. relations, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday on his way in to a meeting he is chairing with all 13 provincial and territorial leaders. Ford has been outspoken about the need for a co-ordinated strategy in response to a threat from U.S. president-elected Donald Trump, who has said he will impose a 25 per cent import tariff on goods coming from Canada and Mexico when he takes office.Trump has suggested that the tariffs will come into place unless both countries stop illegal border crossings and prevent drugs like fentanyl from entering the U.S.The premiers have had virtual meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss the tariffs, press him for more funding on border security and plan a co-ordinated response. Monday marks ...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is seen as Canada’s best option in dealing with an incoming Trump administration and progressive voters might be moving from the Liberals to the NDP, a new Ipsos poll suggests. Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday shows Liberal support has dropped five points, down to 21 per cent, since September and is now tied with the New Democratic Party, which saw its own share increase by five per cent in the same period.The Conservatives, down one per cent since September, are polling at 44 per cent support. The Bloc Quebecois has maintained its support at seven per cent, while the Green Party is down two per cent.“What we’re seeing here is that progressive voters are starting to make a decision to maybe reconsider the NDP. We do kn...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government’s transgender health restrictions is on the table as a “last resort.” A provincial law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16. A surgical prohibition already in effect will halt gender-affirming “top” surgeries for minors.Speaking on her radio call-in show on Corus Entertainment radio stations this weekend (Corus Entertainment is Global News’ parent company), Smith said she is willing to invoke the notwithstanding clause, a measure that allows governments to override certain Charter rights for up to five years.“Because I feel so strongly about protecting kids’ right to preserve their fertility until they’re adults,...