Navdeep Bains

Canada was excoriated as a racist, hypocritical failure on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, as MPs who don't intend to seek re-election said their official farewells to Parliament.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conducted a small shuffle of his ministers before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conduct a small shuffle of his ministers today, January 12, 2021, before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament.

Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021.

A leading expert on personal-information law says the Trudeau government is unwilling to hold political parties to the same level of accountability it is demanding of other organizations in its current revamp of the federal privacy regime.

A not-for-profit group that promotes public awareness of digital rights says the Trudeau government has missed an opportunity to ensure political parties come under federal privacy law.

The consensus-based process means hundreds of people involved in developing new building codes must come to an agreement in order to move forward.

According to the report from Efficiency Canada, the energy components of the new codes are now "largely finalized" and expected to be published in December 2021, yet they are so far missing some significant requirements like mandatory air leak tests.

Critics say the need for a robust connection and access to a digital device as students are forced to switch to online learning has only widened the digital divide that creates major impediments for lower-income families and those in remote areas.

While the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine in the near future would be ideal, other solutions to the pandemic it has caused might appear first, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing more than $1 billion for medical research and testing to battle the virus.

Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.

The Canadian government is proposing changes to Canada's competition and privacy legislation as part of a suite of measures to rebuild "a foundation of trust" between Canadians and the digital world, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains pledged on Tuesday.

The abrupt closure of a General Motors manufacturing plant in the town of Oshawa, Ontario has renewed concerns about the province's lack of clean economy policies and the possible trickle-down effect the loss of the factory could have. GM has operated in Oshawa for 100 years. 

With threats of devastating U.S. tariffs hanging over the auto sector, Canada's economic development minister says Ottawa is considering every possible way it could respond if the Trump administration follows through on its warning.

The Liberals have nominated their first candidate for next year's federal election.