Floor-crosser Jenica Atwin says that the Liberal Party reached out to her about joining their caucus in May, and that she gave Green Party Leader Annamie Paul an ultimatum before she made the decision to switch teams.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says that while progress has been made on the creation of a bill to combat online hate, it s uncertain whether it will be brought forward before June 23, when the House of Commons rises for summer recess.
OTTAWA Federal lawmakers are calling on the government to convene an emergency summit on Islamophobia by the end of July. In the House of Commons today, MPs unanimously passed an NDP motion demanding the gathering in the wake of Sunday s deadly attack against a Muslim family in London, Ont. London-Fanshawe MP Lindsay Mathyssen, who brought forward the non-binding motion, says the Liberal government needs to go beyond expressing condolences. A Muslim family went out for a walk, like so many families and people have been doing in this pandemic, and this family didn t make it back home because of hate. No one should ever feel unsafe in their community and neighbourhood, she said.
Canada is planning to contribute up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, including previously-announced funding to the COVAX global vaccine-sharing initiative, according to a government source.
Canada is planning to contribute up to 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, including both actual doses and through previously-announced funding to the COVAX global vaccine-sharing initiative. The sharing of doses will happen once Canada’s domestic vaccine rollout is complete.