Daniel Leblanc
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Census to gather information on commuting, part-time work to prepare for post-pandemic economy
Canadians will be asked to fill out the census in May, 2021 → Read More
Ottawa adding new census questions on gender, Indigenous people, linguistic and ethnic minorities
The new questionnaires are intended to address long-standing requests from groups who said the previous census did not count everyone in their communities or that the numbers were imprecise → Read More
Fiscal update: Morneau projects $343.2-billion deficit; federal debt to climb above $1-trillion
Figures released Wednesday provide the first estimate of Ottawa’s bottom line since a December report that was released prior to the pandemic. → Read More
Morneau expected to reveal federal deficit in excess of $300-billion
The projection raises concerns about how the government plans to phase out heavy spending that has allowed the deficit to grow more than tenfold in seven months → Read More
Armed Rideau Hall intruder made threat toward Justin Trudeau, RCMP say
The incident raises questions about the security in place to protect the Prime Minister and will put pressure on the federal government to upgrade Rideau Hall → Read More
RCMP lays 22 charges against Manitoba man over security breach at Rideau Hall
An individual who allegedly rammed a truck through a fence to enter the grounds of Rideau Hall is being charged with uttering threats and firearms offences → Read More
Quebec objected to using the word ‘systemic’ in joint statement against racism
A spokesman for the government of Premier François Legault said Quebec City will not budge from its position → Read More
RCMP Commissioner Lucki faces scrutiny from MPs over systemic racism comments
Brenda Lucki faced criticism from all three major federal political parties and some Indigenous leaders over her understanding of systemic racism within the force → Read More
RCMP Commissioner faces grilling on systemic racism
Commissioner put on the spot in front of House of Commons Public Safety Committee two weeks after she backtracked on comments denying RCMP recruitment was racist → Read More
RCMP Commissioner seeks to revive morale among Mounties
Commissioner Brenda Lucki laid bare the internal turmoil in her organization after a series of controversial cases of use of force by Mounties against Indigenous Canadians → Read More
Erin O’Toole, Peter MacKay drop the gloves in first Conservative leadership debate
The two front-runners fought over their respective experience in government and their ability to lead the party to victory in the next election → Read More
Trudeau vows to keep working with RCMP Commissioner to combat systemic racism
The Prime Minister says there are many organizations and institutions struggling to deal with systemic racism → Read More
Systemic racism not present in RCMP, commissioner says, though some members may have bias
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says she has struggled with definition of ‘systemic racism’ as protests continue about police brutality → Read More
Liberals directing regional-development funding in downtown Montreal and Toronto
Urban small businesses gutted by empty office towers to receive funds normally earmarked for manufacturing sector → Read More
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault delving deeper on environmental files
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Ottawa to readjust its priorities, leading Mr. Guilbeault to take a greater role in environmental matters, according to government officials and environmental activists → Read More
Trudeau taps bank CEOs to help chart course for economic recovery plan
The government is preparing a diagnosis of the economic damage inflicted by COVID-19 and has started to determine the sectors of the economy that will need the most help in the next phase → Read More
Ottawa needs to do more to help the media industry, Globe publisher tells finance committee
Phillip Crawley said the COVID-19 crisis has contributed to the continuing decline in advertising revenue, which jeopardizes the ability of news organizations in Canada to provide high-quality content → Read More
Quebec re-opens border to Ontario cottagers and other non-essential travelers
Starting next week, non-essential activity will be allowed enabling Ontarians to visit secondary properties in Quebec → Read More
Manitoba judge criticized for advising Liberal government on judicial appointments
Justice Colleen Suche has been rebuked by her superiors and the Canadian Judicial Council for inappropriately giving advice on judicial appointments to the federal government and her husband, Liberal MP Jim Carr → Read More
Liberals set to break promise to buy back ‘all’ assault weapons in Canada
Under grandfathering, new weapons sales will be stopped, but current owners will be allowed to keep their banned weapons at home under certain conditions → Read More