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Ottawa plans to announce who will replace Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin as the head of Canada’s vaccine rollout as soon as Monday, according to two government sources. The sources, who iPolitics assured it wouldn’t name in order for them to share information they otherwise wouldn’t be able to, are well-connected to the decision about who will takeover for Fortin, the rollout’s original logistics’ operator and planner, who stepped down Friday night, “pending the results of a military investigation,” as the Department of National Defence said in a press release.
PM Trudeau Announces $10M to Train Energy Auditors For Home Retrofit Program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a virtual announcement that the federal government is committing $10 million to recruit and train up to 2,000 energy auditors as it launches the Canada Greener Homes Grant in the coming weeks. Up to $5,000 will be provided in grants to help retrofit up to 700,000 homes. The prime minister is joined by Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, as well as Corey Diamond, executive director of Carleton University’s Efficiency Canada. Following the announcement, ministers O’Regan and Qualtrough respond to questions from reporters concerning Major-General Dany Fortin’s departure as head of Canada’s vaccine rollout amid a military investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. O’Regan is also asked about negotiations to keep Enbridge’s line 5 pipeline open. (May 17, 2021)