iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Feb 21, 2021 4:00pm Then-U.S. vice president Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a meeting of first ministers in Ottawa in December 2016. (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics)
U.S. President Joe Biden in December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has secured his first face-to-face meeting with the new resident of the White House. But, unlike his instantly historic state visit to Washington at the invitation of
then-president Barack
Obama, he’ll be firing up his webcam this time, instead of the prime ministerial jet.
“Both Trudeau’s office and the press secretary for President Joe Biden issued statements saying the two leaders plan to convene virtually on Tuesday,” the Canadian Press reported on Saturday.
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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 19, 2021 6:08pm Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada s chief public health officer, speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 8, 2020. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics)
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We begin today with new federal modelling that paints a grim pandemic picture. With faster spreading and potentially more deadly variants now in the mix, current public health measures aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19 will not be enough to contain them. That means a third wave that’s more intense than the previous two, is a real possibility.
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OTTAWA Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is declining to talk about when he first became aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against the former chief of the defence staff, but the minister assured MPs today he has always promptly informed the appropriate authorities of such accusations. Appearing before the House of Commons defence committee, Sajjan […]