![]() ![]() The Canadian Civil Liberties Association will hold a press conference on the Hill in the Sir John A. Transport Minister OMAR ALGHABRA is marking “Supply Chain Week” with a funding announcement at the Port of Montreal.ġ1 a.m. Governor General MARY SIMON is traveling to Reykjavík, Iceland where she will deliver a keynote speech at the Arctic Circle Assembly on Thursday.ĩ:30 a.m. ![]() He wraps his day delivering remarks at a private Liberal Party fundraiser in downtown Toronto where entry is C$800-C$1000. before making his way to Toronto to meet with the Ontario Women's Hockey Association at 4 p.m. Trudeau will head to a community center to meet seniors at 2 p.m. with Government House Leader MARK HOLLAND and Liberal MP JENNIFER O’CONNELL. A media availability follows at 11:45 a.m. Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU will be in the Durham region for a supermarket photo-op at 11:20 a.m. Question for tomorrow via Conservative strategist JAMIE ELLERTON: “Why are Canadian taxpayers giving the world’s second largest mining company $222 million to sell the most in-demand minerals on the market? The company had $63 billion in revenue last year.” TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS He, alongside Innovation Minister FRANÇOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE, announced Ottawa will invest up to C$222 million to help the multinational company boost its production of lithium, titanium, and scandium.īut the critical minerals investment is stoking criticism of Canada relying on bad habits to supercharge its low-carbon economy - by depending too heavily on corporate welfare. Trudeau made the comment after donning a hard hat during a stop at Rio Tinto in Sorel-Tracy, Que. For your radarĬARROT COUNTRY - Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU promises “further steps” to make Canada competitive in industries currently being wooed to the U.S. Click here to sign up to this free newsletter. “We'll see how they end up reacting to that and we’ll see how it ends up playing out.”ĭo you enjoy Ottawa Playbook? Maybe you know others who may like it, too. ![]() She promised the matter would be fought out in court. Smith’s predecessor, JASON KENNEY, argued a federal handgun ban infringes on gun owners’ property rights. “We've already asserted we are not going to enforce their gun confiscation scheme,” Smith said, referencing the Liberals’ federal ban of more than 1,500 “assault-style” firearm models and variants. Smith was squirrely after multiple reporters tried to get clarity on whether her proposed controversial sovereignty act would be used by her government as a tool to ignore court rulings. Missing from Moe’s white paper: The words “Indigenous,” “land claims agreements” and “reconciliation.”Ĭonstitutional conflict was a common thread in DANIELLE SMITH’s marathon press conference, her first as Alberta’s new premier. ![]() Political Prairie fire warning: “By being the agents that act as opposed to asking permission, the province could reasonably wield more control instead of exclusively being reactionary to federal movements,” reads Moe’s manifesto. Moe used the same occasion to publicize a 24-page white paper that rips into federal climate change policies for being the equivalent of a wheel clamp dragging the province’s economy. “The first piece with acting more like Quebec is to take the initiative to step out and just start doing things like up to, and including, unilaterally changing the Constitution, which they just did here this past year, which the prime minister and the federal government has said, ‘Oh it’s OK,” he said. The precedent has already been set to expect deference from Ottawa, he explained during an event in North Battleford, Sask. And he plans to do so by introducing legislation to “really reaffirm” provincial jurisdiction under the Constitution. Past is prologue: One of Moe’s goals is to consolidate the province’s autonomy over the development of its natural resources. Translation: Moe wants Saskatchewan to have what Quebec’s having. Saskatchewan Premier SCOTT MOE says expect his government to table fall legislation to push back against what he calls “federal intrusion.” THE RESISTANCE REDUX - Fall is going to be feisty. 6, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh | Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Danielle Smith celebrates after being chosen as the new leader of the United Conservative Party and next Alberta premier in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Oct. ![]()
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