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Former Greenpeace staffer Steven Guilbeault will take over as environment minister and a new defence minister was named.

The Canadian Prime Minister said he needed a new mandate to ensure voters approved of his Liberal government's plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday called an early election for Sept. 20, saying he needed a new mandate to ensure voters approved of his Liberal government's plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trudeau burst on to the international scene as a global heart throb in 2015 But after more than a year dealing with the pandemic, he cuts a different figure  Speaking in parliament this week, Canadas leader looked exhausted as he claimed Britain was facing a very serious third wave - a disputed claim  It was a far cry from images of the dashing politician from the past which show his chiseled physique in the boxing ring and perfectly turned out hair cut 

Whos really got Ottawas ear? Paid consultants are everywhere in Ottawa. This so-called shadow public service offers expert analysis at a pretty penny—and never has to worry about pesky accountability (Photo illustration by Liz Sullivan and Drew Maynard) Last May, in what we now know was merely the opening chapter of the pandemic, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) posted one of the high-level help wanted ads that regularly go up on the federal government’s procurement web...

Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press The Liberal government is expected to be pressed by opposition parties when Parliament resumes Monday on the availability of vaccines for COVID-19, the recession caused by the virus and when Ottawa intends to put forward a detailed account of federal spending in a budget. The pandemic, which has dominated Justin Trudeau’s second mandate, has kept the government in crisis-response mode since last March. As of Sunday, the Public Health Agency said there have b...

Canada’s Governor General Resigns Amid Reports of a Toxic Workplace Julie Payette represented the queen as Canada’s official head of state, a high-profile but largely ceremonial role. She was accused of publicly humiliating employees. Julie Payette, Canada’s Governor General, in September last year.Credit...Patrick Doyle/Reuters Jan. 21, 2021 OTTAWA — The woman who represented Queen Elizabeth as Canada’s official head of state, a high-profile but largely ceremonial role...

POLITICO Some prominent Conservatives argue the party needs to excise Trumpism from the Conservative movement. Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, then Veterans Affairs minister, is pictured at a 2015 ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Link Copied Sign Up Loading By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. Th...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Joshua A. Bickel/The Associated Press The Trudeau government is investigating whether the extreme right-wing group the Proud Boys should be declared a terrorist organization. That is a legal decision. But there’s politics in it ...