Canada’s former prime minister Stephen Harper may have been more or less a quiet figure in parliament after being booted out of Langevin Block – home of the PM’s office – last November but that does not mean he’s been…
Canada will make things official with Justin Trudeau when the Liberal leader is sworn in as prime minister this week. After sweeping the board with his winning election majority and pushing Stephen Harper out of power,…
Buoyed by a strong performance at his first question period in Ottawa this week, Canada’s new prime minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with his ambitious programme to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the…
There has been a recurring theme in Justin Trudeau’s short premiership so far: Canada’s economy is in trouble and it’s getting worse. The deepening slump in the price of crude oil – which slipped below CA$43 (€28) a barrel…
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, set up to investigate abuses of indigenous Canadian children at residential schools, published its long-awaited report on Tuesday, promising that the victims and their families…
Mohamed Fahmy, who was jailed in Egypt on terrorism charges while working for Al Jazeera, has launched a scathing attack on the Canadian government following his release from prison in September. “So much needs to be done…
As voting practices in the US come under greater scrutiny following Donald Trump's win, Justin Trudeau's Liberals across the border have announced that they'll be looking to repeal various changes that former prime minister…
