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00:32:52

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Ontario to Restrict Cellphone Use and Ban Vaping in Schools – April 28, 2024

Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announces policy changes to cellphone use and vaping in schools. He is joined at the news conference in North York by his parliamentary assistants Natalie Pierre and Billy Pang. (April 28, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:27:39

Profile with Michael Serapio

Olivia Chow

In July 2023, Olivia Chow took the oath to become Toronto's 66th mayor, becoming the first Chinese Canadian elected to the city's highest office. The long-time politician and advocate reflects on her first nine months in the role, navigating her relationships with the federal and provincial governments, and her solutions to the challenges facing Canada's largest city.
00:28:30

Outburst

April 27, 2024

Glen McInnis collects Canadians’ opinions on political issues. This week Outburst is asking Canadians: Are you better off financially than a year ago? Do allegations of foreign election interference worry you? What is the best way to stop online abuse? What do you think the government spends too much money on?
00:09:00

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Minister Joly on Investment Tax Credits, Haiti Mission, EV Supply Chain

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly visits a potash facility in Regina to highlight economic investment tax credits proposed in the recent federal budget. She fields questions regarding Canadian Armed Forces members training Caribbean nations for their deployment to support a Kenyan-led mission in Haiti. The minister is also asked about how the budget will affect upcoming investments in the mining industry, and the newly announced deal for Honda to build an EV supply chain in Canada. (April 26, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:12:20

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Jagmeet Singh Discusses Access to Contraceptives – April 26, 2024

(Note: Technical problems with this video originate at the source) NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters in Toronto about his party’s work to secure free contraceptives for Canadians. The recent federal budget proposes $1.5 billion in funding over five years to support the launch of a national pharmacare plan, the first phase of which would provide coverage for a number of contraceptives. Introduction of pharmacare legislation is a condition in the NDP’s supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. Singh is joined by Leah Gazan, his party’s critic for women and gender equality. They discuss Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's opposition to the bill to implement the pharmacare plan. The two MPs are asked about the removal of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak's headdress from an airplane cabin by Air Canada staff. The airline has apologized for the incident. (no interpretation)
00:58:43

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PM Trudeau Announces Investment in Semiconductor Supply Chain

(Note: Portions of this event are not available due to technical problems at the source) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Bromont, Que., to announce a new federal investment of $59.9 million to support projects from IBM Canada and the MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI). The projects aim to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain in Canada, and to boost economic growth in the Bromont region. The prime minister is joined by Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, as well as provincial ministers Pierre Fitzgibbon (economy) and Isabelle Charest (sports and the MNA for Brome-Missisquoi). Also taking part in the announcement are Darío Gil (senior global vice-president of IBM) and Marie-Josée Turgeon (president and CEO of C2MI). Trudeau faces questions about changes to the capital gains tax proposed in the recent federal budget. He is also asked about the removal of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak's headdress from a plane's cabin by Air Canada staff. (April 26, 2024)
00:08:29

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Minister Guilbeault Comments on Progress of Global Plastics Treaty Talks

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault speaks with reporters in Ottawa as talks continue at the fourth session of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) on plastic pollution. Delegates from 175 countries are meeting in the nation's capital from April 23 to 29 to develop an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024. Final negotiations are scheduled to be held in South Korea. (April 26, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:28:54

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Unveils Nurse Practitioner Funding Model

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shares details about a new compensation model for nurse practitioners. She is joined at the news conference in Edmonton by provincial Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta president Jennifer Mador. Through the Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Program, eligible NPs will receive approximately 80 per cent of the compensation given to family physicians. Practitioners will also be able to work independently in primary care clinics or open their own clinic. (April 25, 2024) (no interpretation)
01:22:42

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Federal and Ontario Govts Announce Multibillion-Dollar Honda EV Deal

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford hold a news conference in Alliston, Ont., where they discuss details of an agreement for Honda Canada to build electric vehicles and their parts in the province. They are joined by Jean Marc Leclerc (president and CEO of Honda Canada), Toshihiro Mibe (CEO of Honda), federal ministers Chrystia Freeland (finance) and François-Philippe Champagne (industry), Ontario ministers Vic Fedeli (economic development) and Peter Bethlenfalvy (finance), as well as Kanji Yamanouchi (Japan's ambassador to Canada). Honda Canada will invest approximately $15 billion to create the country's first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain. The Japanese automaker will build four new manufacturing plants, including Honda's first electric vehicle assembly facility. Honda and its partners will benefit from up to $2.5 billion in support from the federal government through the proposed EV supply chain investment and clean technology manufacturing investment tax credits. The Ontario government will provide up to $2.5 billion through various direct and indirect incentives. (April 25, 2024)
00:16:25

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Environmental Groups Discuss Harms from Plastic Products – April 25, 2024

Representatives from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and various environmental groups hold a news conference in Ottawa to raise concerns about health and environmental harms caused by the plastic industry in Canada. Aamjiwnaang First Nation called on the Ontario government to shut down a chemical plant in Sarnia after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in the Ontario First Nation and several of its community members fell ill and were hospitalized. Speaking with reporters are Janelle Nahmabin (elected councillor, Aamjiwnaang First Nation), Dr. Sehjal Bhargava (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment ), Melissa Gorrie (law reform manager, Ecojustice), Sabaa Khan (climate director and director general of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, David Suzuki Foundation), and Karen Wirsig (senior program manager for plastics, Environmental Defence). The news conference comes as Canada hosts the fourth session of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4). Delegates from around the world are meeting in the nation’s capital from April 23 to 29 to develop an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024. (no interpretation)
01:21:19

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Daily Recap - April 25, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford hold a news conference in Alliston, Ont., where they discuss details of an agreement for Honda Canada to build electric vehicles and their parts in the province. They are joined by Jean Marc Leclerc (president and CEO of Honda Canada), Toshihiro Mibe (CEO of Honda), federal ministers Chrystia Freeland (finance) and François-Philippe Champagne (industry), Ontario ministers Vic Fedeli (economic development) and Peter Bethlenfalvy (finance), as well as Kanji Yamanouchi (Japan's ambassador to Canada). Honda Canada will invest approximately $15 billion to create the country's first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain. The Japanese automaker will build four new manufacturing plants, including Honda's first electric vehicle assembly facility. Honda and its partners will benefit from up to $2.5 billion in support from the federal government through the proposed EV supply chain investment and clean technology manufacturing investment tax credits. The Ontario government will provide up to $2.5 billion through various direct and indirect incentives. In Quebec City, Premier François Legault announces the creation of the National Museum of Quebec History. It will be located in Quebec City, and will replace the flagship of the now-defunct Espaces bleus. Historian Éric Bédard is in charge of the committee overseeing the museum's historical aspects. He then answers journalists' questions on the public transit crisis and financial demands from the mayors of Montreal and Quebec City, the resignation of MP Éric Lefebvre, immigration and the abrupt end of Espaces bleus. Premier Legault is accompanied by Minister of Culture Mathieu Lacombe and the Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region Jonathan Julien. Representatives from the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and various environmental groups hold a news conference in Ottawa to raise concerns about health and environmental harms caused by the plastic industry in Canada. Aamjiwnaang First Nation called on the Ontario government to shut down a chemical plant in Sarnia after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in the Ontario First Nation and several of its community members fell ill and were hospitalized. Speaking with reporters are Janelle Nahmabin (elected councillor, Aamjiwnaang First Nation), Dr. Sehjal Bhargava (Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment ), Melissa Gorrie (law reform manager, Ecojustice), Sabaa Khan (climate director and director general of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, David Suzuki Foundation), and Karen Wirsig (senior program manager for plastics, Environmental Defence). The news conference comes as Canada hosts the fourth session of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4). Delegates from around the world are meeting in the nation’s capital from April 23 to 29 to develop an international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024.
00:11:28

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Bloc Leader Yves-François Discusses Social Housing – April 25, 2024

Speaking with reporters in Trois-Rivières, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet comments on various issues including social housing, homelessness, the future of high-speed rail, and the announcement of new electric vehicle plants by Honda. Mr. Blanchet is joined by local MP René Villemure. (no interpretation)
00:46:42

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Premier Legault Announces the Creation of the National History Museum

In Quebec City, Premier François Legault announces the creation of the National Museum of Quebec History. It will be located in Quebec City, and will replace the flagship of the now-defunct Espaces bleus. Historian Éric Bédard is in charge of the committee overseeing the museum's historical aspects. He then answers journalists' questions on the public transit crisis and financial demands from the mayors of Montreal and Quebec City, the resignation of MP Éric Lefebvre, immigration and the abrupt end of Espaces bleus. Premier Legault is accompanied by Minister of Culture Mathieu Lacombe and the Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region Jonathan Julien. (April 25, 2024) (no interpretation) (Note: Audio problems with this video originate at the source)
00:32:01

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Minister Freeland Highlights Housing Measures in Federal Budget – April 24, 2024

At a news conference in Mount Pearl, N.L., Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and minister of finance, discusses measures in the 2024 federal budget related to housing construction. She is joined by Seamus O’Regan, the minister of labour and seniors and the MP for St. John's South–Mount Pearl, Dave Aker, the mayor of Mount Pearl, and Lucy Stoyles, the MLA for Mount Pearl North. Minister Freeland responds to questions on the government's housing goals, the relationship with the provincial Liberal party, and concerns raised by doctors about capital gains tax changes proposed in the federal budget. (April 24, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:36:19

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Workers' Pensions, Carbon Tax Opposition

Speaking with reporters in Edmonton, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh discusses his party’s efforts to protect workers’ retirement plans under the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). Joining him at this news conference are Heather McPherson (the NDP MP for Edmonton Strathcona) and Trisha Estabrooks (the NDP candidate in the riding of Edmonton Centre). The NDP leader faces questions on opposition to the carbon price, whether his party will support the federal budget, federal tax credits for electric vehicle manufacturing, and a potential ban on the TikTok app in the United States. (April 24, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:16:21

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Alberta Wildfires: Forestry Minister Provides Update – April 24, 2024

At a news conference in Edmonton, Todd Loewen, the Alberta minister of forestry and parks, provides an update on the wildfire situation in the province. He is joined by Josee St-Onge, an information officer at Wildfire Alberta. (no interpretation)
00:23:36

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Minister Steven MacKinnon Highlights Housing Measures in Federal Budget

At a news conference in Ottawa, government House leader Steven MacKinnon discusses measures in the 2024 federal budget, including investments to convert public lands to housing. He is joined by Mona Fortier (the MP for Ottawa-Vanier) and Marie-France Lalonde (the MP for Orleans and parliamentary secretary to the minister of defence). Marcelo Gomez-Wiuckstern, (vice-president of corporate communications and public affairs for the Canada Lands Company) and Stéphane Giguère (CEO of Ottawa Community Housing) also take part in the event. The government aims to build 250,000 homes through its new plan for public lands. It will review its portfolio of federally owned lands and properties to identify sites, and will also build on underutilized public lands as well as acquiring new lands. The government also plans to build homes on properties owned by the Department of National Defence. (April 24, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:26:33

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Ontario Announces Initiatives to Help Reduce Paperwork for Doctors

Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s deputy premier and minister of health, announces changes meant to reduce and streamline administrative tasks required of family doctors. The initiative would phase out fax machines, improve online platforms and services, simplify forms used by family doctors, and expand the waitlist for medical services. The province is also launching an artificial intelligence program to automatically summarise or transcribe conversations with patients who consent into electronic medical notes. The minister is joined at the news conference in Toronto by South East Toronto Family Health Team representatives Stephen Beckwith (executive director) and President Louisa Huband (president), as well as Drs. Brendan Kelly (South East Toronto Family Health Team), Payal Agarwal (Women’s College Hospital), and Andrew Park (president of the Ontario Medical Association). (April 24, 2024) (no interpretation)
00:38:47

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PM Justin Trudeau on Housing Plan, Carbon Tax Opposition – April 24, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference in Oakville, Ont., to highlight investments from the recent federal budget, including plans to build homes on public lands. He is joined by Housing Minister Sean Fraser as well as Treasury Board President and Oakville MP Anita Anand. The prime minister is asked about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre meeting briefly with anti-carbon tax protesters. He also fields a question about his recent confirmation that Saskatchewan residents will still receive the carbon price rebate despite the provincial government's decision to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas and electric home heating.
00:29:30

British Prime Minister's Question Time

April 24, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden faces questions on rogue landlords, homelessness, defence spending, flood defences, and the situation in Gaza.

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