At a virtual press conference, Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, outlines the federal government’s new bill (C-28) aimed at strengthening the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). He (...)

In a virtual news conference, Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, and Omar Alghabra, the minister of transport, discuss details of a financial aid package for Air Canada, which has suffered revenue losses (...)

In Victoria, Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix provide an update on the province’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. (no interpretation)

In Toronto, Mayor John Tory, Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto’s medical officer of health, and Matthew Pegg, the general manager of Toronto’s Office of Emergency Management, provide an update on the city’s response to COVID-19 (...)

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics. (Public affairs) During Question Period, government ministers respond to opposition concerns about Canada’s slow COVID-19 (...)

Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante discusses the protest against public-health measures that was held in the city the previous night, as the provincial curfew was moved from 9:30 to 8:00 p.m. . She is joined by an (...)

In a virtual news conference, Conservative MPs Stephanie Kusie, critic for transport, and Tony Baldinelli, special adviser to party leader Erin O’Toole on tourism recovery, call on the federal government to include in its upcoming (...)

MPs Greg Fergus (LIB), Bernard Généreux (PCC), Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) and Gabriel Ste-Marie (BQ) discuss their expectations for the next federal budget. The abortion debate is catching up with Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. (...)

In Winnipeg, Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba’s chief public health officer, provides an update on the province’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic. (no interpretation)

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 (...)

In a news conference at Queen’s Park, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and provincial cabinet ministers Christine Elliott (health) and Stephen Lecce (education) provide an update on their government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 (...)

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a news conference on Parliament Hill, where he discusses Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He also faces questions on Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall’s private (...)

At a press conference in Ottawa, Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall discusses her private member’s bill, the Sex-Selective Abortion Act (C-233). If adopted, the bill will prohibit a medical practitioner from performing an abortion if the (...)

At a virtual press conference, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul discusses the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (April 12) (no interpretation)

At a news conference in Calgary, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney provides an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. This update comes as Alberta is expanding vaccination to front-line health-care workers. This phase will allow (...)

Ontario has closed schools to in-person learning amidst a surge in COVID-19 cases that are overwhelming hospitals. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist and member of Ontario’s vaccination task force, joins Peter Van Dusen (...)

Steven Guilbeault, the federal minister of Canadian Heritage, Benoit Charette, Quebec’s minister of the environment and minister responsible for the fight against racism, and Valérie Plante, the mayor of Montreal, hold a virtual (...)

John Tory, the mayor of Toronto, speaks with reporters after visiting a newly established COVID-19 mass-immunization site at Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke. This is one of three vaccination sites that are set to open in the city on April 12, (...)

The final day of the federal NDP’s virtual policy convention gets underway with a tribute to remember party members who have passed away since the last convention. Candidates running for national officer positions present their (...)

Delegates hold a policy session at the NDP’s virtual convention on the party’s vision for Canada’s democracy and ethics in government. Policy decisions made at the convention are expected to form the basis of the party’s (...)

The federal NDP’s 2021 three-day virtual policy convention wraps up. Gary Burrill, leader of the Nova Scotia NDP, delivers remarks. Delegates then consider a number of emergency resolutions on topics including the COVID-19 pandemic, (...)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addresses delegates at the federal NDP’s 2021 virtual policy convention. He then sits down for a question-and-answer session with Laurie Antonin, campaigner for the Canadian Labour Congress and convention (...)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holds a virtual news conference after delivering a keynote address to delegates on the third and final day of the federal party’s policy convention. New Democrats are gathering virtually to debate policy and (...)

Michel Leblanc, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal, and Christiane Germain, president and co-founder of the Canadian hotels Groupe Germain, discuss the changes and adaptions in the workplace due to the (...)

Delegates debate potential amendments to the federal NDP’s constitution on the third and final day of the party’s 2021 virtual policy convention. Policy decisions made at the convention are expected to form the basis of the (...)

Rachel Notley, leader of Alberta’s NDP and former premier of Alberta, addresses delegates at the federal NDP’s 2021 virtual policy convention. (April 11, 2021)

In 2019, after more than 90 years of perseverance and struggle, the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreement was signed. 135 years after Louis Riel fought and died for self-determination of the Métis, his vision has (...)

At the federal NDP’s virtual policy convention, the party marks the 50th anniversary of the NDP Women’s Commission. (April 10, 2021) (no interpretation)

At a news conference in Edmonton, Jason Kenney, the premier of Alberta, announces his government is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine rollout to front-line health-care workers. Starting April 12, more than 240,000 eligible health-care workers (...)

The final day of the Liberal Party of Canada’s virtual national convention gets underway as delegates debate and vote upon policy resolutions that will be potentially adopted as official party policy. Resolutions include developing and (...)