Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics: During Question Period, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and members of cabinet face inquiries concerning the government’s (...)

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update on the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The update comes (...)

Scrums, news conferences, committees, conferences – highlights from the working day in Canadian politics: Federal ministers provide more details on legislation to implement three new temporary benefits that will support Canadians who are (...)

Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, accompanied by Conservative Whip Mark Strahl, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian, announce that MPs have passed a motion to suspend the House of (...)

The global coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) dominates today’s Question Period as news of prime minister Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh self-isolating themselves comes out. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Treasury (...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces the federal government is committing $1 billion to create a COVID-19 response package, which will address issues related to coronavirus research, communication, employment insurance, and more. Health (...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland update reporters about the government’s response to the global coronavirus outbreak. Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu offer the media an update on the latest news concerning the coronavirus outbreak. Also appearing alongside the ministers are Public Health Agency of (...)

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and B.C.’s Minister of Indigenous Relations Scott Fraser speak to reporters on their second day of meetings with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. Nathan Cullen, B.C.’s liaison (...)

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair responds to a question from Conservative MP Doug Shipley at the House public safety committee concerning the on-going rail blockades. Minister Blair, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, and Conservative MP (...)

As tensions flare up in Tyendinaga, the site of a Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests, the topic of the nationwide rail blockades dominates Question Period. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety (...)

As more rail blockades pop up across the country, the ongoing rail disruption and Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests dominates Question Period. Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Agriculture Minister (...)

Politicians react to this morning’s police action at the Tyendinaga solidarity rail blockade and yesterday’s decision from Teck Resources Ltd. to withdraw its application for the ‘Frontier’ oilsands mine in Alberta. Speaking to (...)

The issue of the on-going Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests and rail blockades dominates the debate in Question Period. Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne responds to questions about coronavirus repatriations, Flight (...)

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller discuss the RCMP’s offer to displace their check point in Wet’suwe’ten territory in efforts to (...)

Speaking to reporters about the government’s handling of the Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests and the nationwide rail blockades are Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, (...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer make statements, in the House Chamber, over the Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests that have resulted in a nationwide rail blockade. All the party leaders (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne updates reporters about the Canadian coronavirus evacuees arriving in Canada for their 14-day quarantine. Finance Minister Bill Morneau holds a news conference in Ottawa to address (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Canada’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam provide an update on the government-chartered flight evacuating Canadians stuck in Wuhan, China– the (...)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu speak to reporters about the latest developments for the government’s plans to evacuate Canadians stuck in Wuhan, (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu update reporters about the government-chartered flight en route to China to evacuate Canadians stuck in Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu host a news conference to update Canadians on the government’s plan to evacuate Canadians stuck in coronavirus-affected regions of China. Also (...)

Health Minister Patty Hajdu takes questions on the coronavirus outbreak during Question Period. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a warehouse to promote the new North American free trade deal. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez and (...)

Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks to reporters after the World Health organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global public health emergency. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to questions about the debate in the (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu announce Canada has secured a plane to help evacuate Canadians stuck in coronavirus-affected regions in China. Tina Namiesniowski, president of the (...)

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu speak to reporters about possible government’s assistance to Canadians stuck in Coronavirus-affected areas of China. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, (...)

Health Minister Patty Hajdu and Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne speak to reporters about the two confirmed cases of coronavirus in Canada. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland holds a news conference to discuss the (...)

Speaking to reporters about what they want to see in the next Conservative Party leader are Conservative MPs Michael Chong, Marilyn Gladu, Gérard Deltell, Joël Godin, and Len Webber. Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Chair of the (...)

Andrew Scheer announces his plans to step down as leader of the Conservative Party in a speech, in the House of Commons. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh respond (...)

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters about provisions in the revised new NAFTA concerning aluminum and discusses the timeline to ratify the new trade deal. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet responds to (...)