Justin Trudeau broke ethics law in SNC-Lavalin affair
Ethics Commissioner says Trudeau inappropriately sought to convince Wilson-Raybould to avoid prosecuting SNC-Lavalin
Justin Trudeau
PM won't release McLellan report on SNC-Lavalin until ethics report released
Justin Trudeau says he's received what he calls a "great" report from former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan on the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Liberals get passing grade on restoring environment protections
Environmental groups have given the Trudeau government a passing grade on their efforts to restore protections to Canada's natural habitats — which the Liberals say are in jeopardy if the Conservatives return to power following this fall's federal election.
Canada creates vast conservation zone in the Arctic
On Thursday, Trudeau announced the creation of one of the world’s largest conservation areas and Canada's largest marine protected area: the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area in the northeastern region of Nunavut. The protected area is nearly as large as Germany.
Oilsands CEOs take federal election message to voters in full-page newspaper ads
Three of Canada's biggest oilsands producers are going directly to voters today, August 1, 2019, to ask them to "influence the outcome" of big decisions concerning the oil and gas sector as a fall federal election looms.
Grassy Narrows chief to run for the federal New Democrats in fall election
With a federal election campaign just weeks away, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh scored a blow against Justin Trudeau's Indigenous bona fides on Monday, July 29, 2019, as he introduced a prominent First Nation chief as one of his party's candidates in northern Ontario.
PM's official residence becoming a costly 'debacle,' say Conservatives
Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant — except for staff who continue to use the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family.
Here's what made an anti-Trudeau hashtag trend in Canada
Much of the activity surrounding the hashtag was actually driven by accounts tweeting at non-human rates, including about two dozen accounts created in the past 48 hours.
No, Gerald Butts doesn't have $23 million
Former NHL star Theo Fleury recently tweeted that the former Liberal political adviser had a net worth of $23 million. We traced the disinformation from its murky origins on a listicle website to an apparent network of bots on Twitter.
Cameron Ahmad had a lot to say about Harper last week. Most of it was false.
Five of the six claims director of communications Cameron Ahmad made about the former prime minister on Twitter were at least partially incorrect.
Canadians put environment first. What about their leaders?
When fires cause your community to have to evacuate, climate change ceases to be an abstract political issue and instead becomes something personal.
We asked 12 Canadian premiers about Quebec's controversial Bill 21
Only four premiers responded to National Observer's inquiries about Quebec's Bill 21 — a controversial new law that would prohibit any public service employee in a position of authority who deals with the public from wearing religious symbols like turbans, kippas, crosses and more.
Anti-pipeline activist Steven Guilbeault wants to change things inside Trudeau government
The crowd roared in approval but Trudeau's new recruit, well-known and respected environmental activist, Steven Guilbeault, did not clap. He stared into the audience with a stern look on his face.
Former PQ health minister Rejean Hebert seeks to run for federal Liberals
Former Parti Québécois minister Réjean Hébert says he will seek to be a candidate for Justin Trudeau's Liberals in a Montreal-area riding in the October federal election.
Climate plan shouldn't rely on pipelines
A UBC professor objects to Sandy Garossino's recent column, in which she argues the Trans Mountain expansion is integral to the Liberals' climate strategy.
