Canada has responded to U.S. president Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods headed south with a suite of […]
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Ottawa is contributing $2 billion to the provincial BC Builds program. “All levels of government need to work together to solve the housing crisis,” said […]
Dr. Margo Greenwood has been appointed to the Canadian Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced Governor General Mary Simon appointed Greenwood as an independent […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today announced the introduction of new legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. Bill C-21 puts forward some of the […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today visited Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and the Minister of Foreign […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be visiting the Williams Lake First Nation this week, according to a release from the band. The Prime Minister’s visit […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has concluded a bilateral visit to the United Kingdom (UK), which is part of a short tour through Europe to discuss […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine: “Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled the new federal cabinet. They are: The Right Honourable Justin P. J. Trudeau Prime Minister The Honourable Chrystia Freeland […]
The Liberal Party of Canada’s election promise to spend $500 million on wildfire fighting efforts is simply political opportunism, says Cariboo-Prince George Conservative candidate Todd […]
The YMCA of Northern BC is celebrating that British Columbia is the first province to finalize an agreement with Ottawa towards a Canada-wide, community-based system […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the introduction of new legislation to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act. “One Canadian killed by gun violence is […]
In 2016, Canadians fretted about the implications of a Trump presidency on U.S.-Canada relations. Four years later, the prospect of Joe Biden in the White […]
Promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer, of which Canada has already purchased 20 million doses has been met with ebullience on Bay […]
Exactly three weeks from a scheduled re-opening of Parliament with a Speech from the Throne that may ultimately trigger a fall election, the latest public […]
After unprecedented testimony in front of MPs from the prime minister, finance minister, chief of staff to the prime minister, and co-founding brothers of the […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Well, it finally happened. After years of scandals and thanks to the hard work of Conservatives, the […]
The WE Charity affair may be stoking another summer of discontent among Canadians but ultimately, they do not believe this latest ethics scandal will prove […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP During the last Parliament, when I was chair of the ethics committee, opposition members had attempted to […]
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute shows Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval has dropped five points in the first reading of public […]
BY DAVE KORZINSKI Research Director, Angus Reid Institute Cast your mind back to 2015. Yes, even last October’s election feels like eons ago, but go […]
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuffs calls to intervene in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in order to secure the release from […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday announced the ban of over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms. These models represent nine categories of firearms and […]
Justin Trudeau has been no stranger to a sustained profile on the national stage. But more than one month into an unprecedented national shutdown due […]
The Government of Canada have announced measures to protect our economy, and the health, safety, and jobs of all Canadians during the global COVID-19 outbreak. […]
Over the past three years Brexit has paralyzed British politics, ended the careers of two prime ministers and threatened to re-ignite conflict between the Republic […]
The resumption of parliament on December 5threpresents a chance at a fresh start for the Trudeau government, but will his minority administration be able to […]
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe backed a horse that lost but still want to be in the winner’s circle. Everyone who […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Justin Trudeau caused a stir when photos and videos were revealed of him darkening his face to pretend to […]
BY BOB ZIMMER Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP When the federal Court of Appeal recently issued its ruling that six legal challenges to the Trans […]
The ongoing fragmentation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 progressive coalition is paying dividends for Canada’s other left-of-centre parties. A new public opinion poll from […]
Dear First Ministers: Canadians, and in particular British Columbians, are looking to their elected leadership to find common ground on energy issues that affect all […]
Two months of scandal have eroded support for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party, opening up a nine-point lead among Canadian voters who […]
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government prepares to introduce the fourth budget of its mandate in a crucial election year, Canadian anxiety about the country’s […]
Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Zimmer is echoing Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s call for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign in the wake of former […]
As political watchers across the country await with bated breath testimony from former Attorney General and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, the latest public opinion poll […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS Writer’s Block Jody Wilson-Raybould had to resign from cabinet. When this whole scandal about whether the Prime Minister’s Office put pressure on […]
The latest round of cabinet shuffling this week offered a window into the Liberal government’s strategy when it comes to the creating what it believes […]
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced changes to the federal cabinet: Jane Philpott, currently Minister of Indigenous Services and Vice-Chair of the Treasury Board, […]
At the end of what has been a challenging and at times chaotic year across the federal political landscape, Canadian approval of Prime Minister Justin […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Tsilhqot’in title lands on Friday, according to a statement issued by the Tsilhqot’in National Government. The prime minister will […]
BY BILL PHILLIPS bill@pgdailynews.ca Bill Miller has been in the eye of the wildfire storm this summer. As chair of the Bulkley Nechako Regional District, […]
Ottawa has officially formed an ad hoc cabinet committee to coordinate federal efforts to help the many communities affected by the wildfires raging through British Columbia. […]
Weeks of unflattering headlines and uncomfortable questions about an allegation of inappropriate touching almost two decades ago appear to have had only minimal impact on […]
Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau has declared British Columbia’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline unconstitutional. Let’s get this straight. Morneau didn’t cite anything specific […]
There’s a certain amount of irony in the fact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embarked on a whirlwind mission down south to tout the benefits […]
BY DAVE KORZINSKI Angus Reid Institute The year 2018 is off to a much better start for Canada’s trade negotiators than 2017. The government […]
As Canadians bask in the warmth of goodwill and cheer over the holiday season, bundling up across the country to stay warm, it may […]
National Aboriginal Day is no more. It is being replaced by National Indigenous Peoples Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday in Ottawa. […]
A year-and-a-half into his mandate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to hold the approval of more than half of Canadians, but a new leader on […]