Canada and the United States have agreed to implement the Safe Third Country Agreement across the entire shared land border, in an effort to deter irregular migrant crossings at unofficial entryways like Roxham Road. The change will take effect at midnight Saturday, according to a joint statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President
Embattled Ontario MP Han Dong announced Wednesday night he is leaving the Liberal caucus and will sit as an Independent member of Parliament. His remarks in the House of Commons came hours after Motorcycle accident toronto today reported that Dong privately advised a senior Chinese diplomat in February 2021 that Beijing should hold off freeing Michael Kovrig and
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland pledged on Monday that the Liberals would provide “additional, targeted inflation relief” to vulnerable Canadians in the 2023 federal budget. But the deputy prime minister also cautioned that Canada finds itself in a “turbulent time in the world economy” and said that the government would avoid “pouring fuel on the fire
Canada’s ambassador to the United States says she’s seen a change of tone in how Washington views its northern ally’s commitment to defence thanks to a slew of new investments — reducing a potential thorny point of discussion ahead of this week’s presidential visit to Ottawa. U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday will make his first trip
Ontario legislative member Vincent Ke has resigned from the Progressive Conservative party following a Motorcycle accident toronto today report of allegations by intelligence sources that Ke was involved in an election interference network directed by China’s consulate in Toronto. Ke, who represents the Toronto-area riding of Don Valley North, denies the allegations.“While the Motorcycle accident toronto today allegations about
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election interference, joining several high-profile officials making the same ask. Singh, whose party is upholding Trudeau’s Liberal minority government, said in a statement Monday that while his party accepts the outcome of the 2021 election, serious allegations
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre denounced a German politician after several Tory MPs were criticized for meeting with her while she was in Canada this week. Read more: How close is too close to the far-right? Why some experts are worried about Canada’s MPs Read next: ‘We kind
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to close the Roxham Road border crossing within 30 days amid a rising influx of migrants entering Quebec irregularly and spurring calls from Quebec leaders who say their communities cannot keep up with the pace. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday, Poilievre laid the
The federal Conservatives are likely to gain the most once Canada’s new electoral map is set in place later this year, says the pollster who ran the numbers for the Liberal war room in the last three general elections. As the country moves from 338 electoral districts to 343, new seats are being created mostly
John Tory says he will be stepping down as the mayor of Toronto after having a relationship with a staff member. Tory made the announcement during a late press conference Friday evening.Tory said the relationship did “not meet the standards to which I hold myself as mayor and as a family man.”According to Tory, the