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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named his new education minister hours after her predecessor, Todd Smith, announced his surprise resignation from politics to take a role in the private sector. On Friday afternoon, Ford confirmed former minister of colleges and universities Jill Dunlop would move to education, while junior cabinet …
Read More »Government could revoke citizenship of Toronto ISIS suspect, minister says
The government will consider revoking the citizenship of a Toronto man accused of plotting a terrorist attack for ISIS, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Wednesday. Miller told reporters he had begun “preliminary work” to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to rescind the suspect’s Canadian citizenship. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, …
Read More »Finance minister says government is an ‘open book’ amidst RCMP Greenbelt probe
Ontario’s finance minister says he has not been contacted by the RCMP in its ongoing Greenbelt investigation but insists he is an “open book” if detectives want to sit down with him. Last week, Premier Doug Ford’s office said current and former staffers were being interviewed by the Mounties “as …
Read More »Investigators need more evidence to lay charges in 2023 Halifax wildfire: minister – Halifax
More than one year after a wildfire ravaged a Halifax suburb, Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton is appealing for the public’s help with an investigation he says has stalled. Rushton made the appeal following a cabinet meeting Thursday, adding that while his department is seeking to lay possible …
Read More »Federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez fielding ‘many requests’ to lead Quebec Liberals
By Maura Forrest The Canadian Press Posted August 5, 2024 9:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spokesperson for Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is fielding “a lot of requests” to join the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. But Rodriguez, …
Read More »Ontario cabinet minister apologizes after crashing vehicle into child care centre
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Ontario cabinet minister has issued an apology and says she suffered a medical emergency while driving that caused her to crash into a local child-care centre. In a statement on Wednesday evening, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Andrea Khanjin …
Read More »Liberal House leader MacKinnon new labour minister, replacing O’Regan – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2024 8:08 am Updated July 19, 2024 11:02 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Government House leader Steven MacKinnon has been sworn in as the federal Liberals’ new minister for labour and seniors. He participated in …
Read More »Montreal law students convince federal justice minister to review two convictions – Montreal
Over the past year, a Quebec non-profit that advocates for the wrongfully convicted has convinced the federal justice minister to take a second look at two cases in which people have been declared guilty. Project Innocence Quebec says its work led Justice Minister Arif Virani in April to order a …
Read More »MPs should have ‘protective zones’ amid rising threats: former safety minister – National
Former public safety minister Marco Mendicino is calling for the creation of “protective zones” around political constituency offices to shield members of Parliament and their staff from a rising tide of threatening behaviour. Mendicino, a Toronto Liberal MP, said under the plan anyone who intimidated or otherwise harassed people within …
Read More »Manitoba murder conviction deemed likely a miscarriage of justice by federal minister – Winnipeg
A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago is getting another court date and a chance to clear his name. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg. Woodhouse was granted parole in 1983 and filed last year for a ministerial …
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