This week Outburst is asking Canadians: How should Canada respond to the discovery of remains at a former residential school in British Columbia? Has a higher vaccination rate made you less concerned about social distancing? Are pandemic (...)

Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks briefly with reporters as he visits a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the city’s Indigenous communities. The Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong is partnering with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health’s (...)

At a news conference in Ottawa, federal ministers and Indigenous leaders discuss the passing in the Senate of Bill C-15, the federal government’s legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (...)

In Winnipeg, Manitoba Families Minister Rochelle Squires provides an update on the province’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. She is joined by Dr. Jazz Atwal, Manitoba’s deputy chief public health (...)

Former Quebec premier Jean Charest, a member of the Wilson Task Force on Public Health and the U.S.-Canadian Border, discusses the government’s decision to postpone the border’s reopening for at least one more month. MPs Arif Virani (...)

The Trudeau government has finally tabled its new version of the Official Languages ??Act in Canada. We take stock with political scientists Stéphanie Chouinard and Frédéric Boily. Quebec’s right to amend the Canadian Constitution (...)

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the (...)

Don McMorris, Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for First Nations, Métis and northern affairs, announces his government is providing $2 million to the Federation of Sovereign Indian Nations (FSIN) to support searches for unmarked (...)

Watch this week’s highlights from CPAC’s flagship show, PrimeTime Politics, the source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill. (...)

At a press conference in Laval, Quebec Premier François Legault announces funding of $20 million, which will be equally provided by the federal and the provincial governments, for the construction of an aquatic complex in the region. He (...)

In a virtual news conference, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, and Dr. Howard Njoo, deputy chief public health officer, join federal ministers Anita Anand (public services and procurement) and Dominic LeBlanc (...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the federal government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. Speaking virtually from his home at Rideau Cottage, where he is currently quarantining (...)

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, federal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino announces three new initiatives to assist refugees. He is joined by Rema Jamous Imseis, the United Nations High Commissioner (...)

At a news conference in Edmonton, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces that the province will lift nearly all restrictions that are in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on July 1, as Alberta has reached its target to vaccinate (...)

In Halifax, Iain Rankin, the premier of Nova Scotia, and Dr. Robert Strang, the province’s chief medical officer of health, provide an update on the provincial response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. (no (...)

Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin speaks with reporters in Halifax following the weekly meeting of the provincial cabinet. (June 17, 2021) (no interpretation)

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul calls on the federal government to commit to the decriminalization of the possession of all illegal drugs. The call comes in response to increasing numbers of deaths (...)

At a news conference in Toronto, Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s minister of education, announces the details of a four-year, $12.5 million plan to recruit, train and retain more French teachers. He is joined by his parliamentary secretary (...)

Chief Justice of Canada Richard Wagner holds a news conference in Ottawa to provide an update on the work of the Supreme Court. (June 17, 2021)

In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Health Minister and Deputy Premier Christine Elliott provides an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. She is joined by Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones. The health (...)

In Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie provides an update on the city’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. She is joined by Dr. Lawrence Loh, Peel Region’s medical officer of health, and Sam Rogers, (...)

In Iqaluit, Joe Savikataaq, premier of Nunavut, and Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief medical officer of health, provide an update on the territory’s response to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease). (no interpretation)

At a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside outlines the province’s plan regarding the return to in-person classes in the fall of 2021. She is joined by Dr. Bonnie Henry, British (...)

At a virtual news conference, federal ministers Ahmed Hussen (responsible for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation) and Marc Miller (Indigenous services) make an announcement on housing in Canada. Minister Hussen announces the (...)

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole speaks with reporters in Ottawa about his party’s opposition day motion. His party is calling on the House of Commons to formally censure Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan for, among other things, his (...)

In Toronto, Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, and Dr. Dirk Huyer, coordinator of the provincial outbreak response, provide an update on the province’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus (...)

At a news conference on Parliament Hill, Liberal members of the House of Commons public safety committee comment on the committee’s recent examination of systemic racism in policing in Canada. (June 17, 2021)

Witness all the action in the House of Commons when Canada’s elected officials meet daily to debate the issues. The government and Opposition exchange questions and answers on how the country is being run and what issues are pressing the (...)

At a news conference in Milton, Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins provincial ministers Steve Clark (municipal affairs), Ross Romano (colleges and universities) and MPP Parm Gill to make an announcement about the Milton Education Village. The (...)

Federal Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand holds a virtual news conference to provide an update on the renovation of Centre Block. She is joined by her parliamentary secretary Steven MacKinnon. The Parliament building (...)