WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden says he has strenuously limited the ability of U.S. cabinet members to grant exemptions to his Buy American rules. In his first speech to Congress as president, Biden says the protectionist doctrine will be the guiding principle of his US$2.2-trillion American Jobs Plan. Biden also says the rules, which have been the law of the land in the U.S. in various forms for nearly a century, do not violate existing trade agreements. Canadian suppliers and contractors have been anxiously watching developments on the Buy American file, hoping to avoid being cut out of a lucrative, long-term effort to resurrect the U.S. economy.
Labour Minister Filomena Tassi told CTV News Channel’s Power Play on Tuesday that measures like the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit were implemented in response to the pandemic.
OTTAWA The House of Commons Speaker says that the taking and leaking of a screenshot of Liberal MP Will Amos who accidentally appeared nude in a non-public view of the virtual House of Commons was an “affront to the authority and dignity” of members of Parliament, but he won’t be investigating it further. In a ruling delivered following question period on Monday, House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota said that the “inappropriate sharing” of the screenshot put Amos in a “difficult situation.” On April 14, Amos returned to his office after a jog and began changing into work clothes, unaware his camera was on, revealing himself to his parliamentary colleagues who were using the Zoom-like House of Commons platform.
OTTAWA Procurement Minister Anita Anand says she is in continuous communication with her American counterparts about securing more doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in the U.S., following an initial loan of 1.5 million. In an interview with CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday, Anand said the government is on “solid footing” in the ongoing negotiations. “We are continuously engaged at all levels. Of course the prime minister and president Biden, I m in touch constantly with Jeff Zients, and our ambassador Kristen Hillman and her team are continuously involved with the United States on this issue and the broader issue of potential sharing of doses,” she told host Evan Solomon.
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