A group working to document what happened at the infamous boarding school says it risks going bankrupt by the end of this month unless Canada decides whether to fund its work. The Survivors’ Secretariat, which is working to find out what happened at the Mohawk Institute boarding school in Brantford, Ont., also said the Ministry of Crown-Indigenous Relations is delaying the processing of applications. says it’s disappointing. . “We have to go and tell (survivors) that Canada made a promise and once again broke that promise,” said Laura Arndt, director of the agency. “Whenever survivors ask me for answers to…
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US President-elect Donald Trump has been roasting Canada like ham with maple glaze in recent days. But in the heat of his punchlines, there may be a more meaningful message in one that gets less attention.A series of gags about Canada being the 51st state have apparently caused a yuk-yuk on Fox News and outrage from critics.But new statements from the transition team, campaign, press secretary and Republicans on Capitol Hill may ultimately signal a more hopeful development for Canada.This is one of multiple examples of the Trump campaign celebrating a victory at the Canadian border, in a post from…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford embarked on a series of interviews with U.S. media this week, touting the importance of trade between Canada and its southern neighbor and urging President-elect Donald Trump to reverse his tariff threat. I was hoping that I could convince him. Mr. Ford gave interviews to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press and Bloomberg News on Tuesday, and in an interview with CNN host Erin Burnett that evening. He seemed to have adopted a conciliatory tone. “You know, both sides of the border are going to feel the pain. We trust each…
On the day the House of Commons adjourned for the holidays, hundreds of Liberals packed into their annual caucus party to hear Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deliver what could be his last public address until the new year. , many of the partygoers left the venue talking about another star guest.Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland strutted into the rally at Ottawa’s Rogers Center with her son and husband, wearing the Liberal color red.When she arrived, the banquet hall was already full of party members, staff, and ministers. Many noted that Mr. Freeland arrived with a large group of employees from…
Indigenous leaders are slamming the federal government and demanding an apology after Ottawa said recent budget deficits were due to Indigenous legal claims against the Crown.The minority Liberal Party was thrown into political turmoil on Monday when the person who was due to table its annual autumn economic statement in the House of Commons abruptly resigned, leaving the ruling party in turmoil.Before resigning, former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland promised to keep the federal deficit below $40 billion in 2023-24, but a statement revealed the deficit was $61.9 billion. It became.The Treasury Department said the surplus was…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing a serious crisis as a growing number of MPs call for his resignation and accuse him of misbehaving with Chrystia Freeland, his once most trusted lieutenant.Despite all this, he still continues his job of governing the country, which is by no means an easy task.Eight cabinet ministers have resigned or resigned in recent months. These policies leave a gap on Trudeau’s front lines as Canada grapples with a series of crises, particularly U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to bring economic ruin to Canada by imposing export tariffs.Prime Minister Trudeau’s temporary solution to the staffing…
Canada’s finance minister and prime minister have a long history of struggling to stay on the same page.Experts say conflicting roles exist, with the prime minister trying to roll out programs to satisfy voters and help re-elect, while the finance minister looks for ways to balance the budget and veto funding requests. It is said that there are many These conflicts of interest could force the finance minister and prime minister into opposing camps. So are competing political ambitions.This week’s breakdown in the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is just the latest example…
Amid the threat of President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs on both sides of the U.S. border, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has a message for Mexico. “Mexico has a decision to make. Either side with China or side with Washington. Tell us what the Canadians are doing. They stand with Washington,” Ford said Tuesday. That night, he spoke in an interview with CNN. Ford previously accused Mexico of becoming a “back door” for imports from China, including cars and other products, following the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly NAFTA). “Cheap Chinese products are going through Mexico. They put ‘Made in Mexico’ stickers on…
More than 40 years after she was described as a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre has been awarded the country’s highest honor.A defender of 2SLGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Armed Forces, who was removed from military service in 1980 as part of what became known as the Purge, is among 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced Wednesday. .They include: dead pool Movie star Ryan Reynolds, Holocaust survivor and educator Mariette Dodak, geneticist David Chitayat, curler Kevin Martin, and Heather Rankin, a member of the award-winning band Rankin Family.Pitre said he’s still thinking about…
On the day of his “shiny” first term, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared outside Ottawa’s Rideau Hall to inaugurate Canada’s first gender-balanced cabinet. He explained it simply by saying, “It’s 2015,” but the comment became integral to his then-popular political brand.Standing directly behind her right shoulder in the front row was newly sworn-in Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Mr. Freeland, who had been one of Trudeau’s most valuable and versatile political allies for years, abruptly resigned from his cabinet on Monday, surprising Ottawa. Her well-thought-out resignation letter gave no indication that her decision was rooted in gender dynamics, but in any…
