The West Block – Episode 20, Season 10
Anita Anand, Public Services and Procurement Minister
Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative Calgary Nose Hill
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Author and Former Liberal MP
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement
: “We are in a time of global turbulence, where production lines are being ramped up. And as that occurs, we can expect some turbulence or shifting in the delivery schedules.”
Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative Calgary Nose Hill
: “They took some of these manufacturers word for it. They didn’t really plan for contingencies.”
Mercedes Stephenson: Sexual misconduct allegations against Canada’s former top soldier, General Jonathan Vance.
The West Block Episode 17, Season 10
Annamie Paul, Green Party Leader, Toronto
Ryan O’Connor, Lawyer, Toronto
Kirsten Hillman, Ambassador of Canada to the United States
Mercedes Stephenson interview with Retired General Jonathan Vance
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
: “Deciding who gets an ICU bed and who doesn’t, well that’s not where we want to be.”
Abigail Bimman: Ramped up restrictions amid rising cases. The future of Canada-U.S. relations with the transition of power like we’ve never seen before. And, Canada’s longest serving chief of the defence staff, retires.
It’s Sunday, January 17
th. I’m Abigail Bimman. Mercedes Stephenson is away today.
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OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 15, 2021 /CNW/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over the virtual Change of Command of the Canadian Armed Forces ceremony on January 14, 2020, which saw command transfer from General Jonathan Vance to Vice-Admiral Art McDonald.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presided over the virtual Change of Command of the Canadian Armed Forces ceremony on January 14, 2020. (CNW Group/Governor General of Canada)
It is my honour and privilege to be a part of this time-honoured ceremony, the passing of the command in the Canadian Armed Forces. I am delighted to share this very special day with you, and with two remarkable men and their families.