iPolitics AM: Trudeau and ministers promote child-care plan By Kady O Malley. Published on Apr 21, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a virtual meeting. ((Twitter) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as she hits the virtual hustings to promote her long-awaited budget the first, it’s worth noting, to be presented to MPs in more than two years, as well as the first to face an opposition-controlled House in more than a decade.
As per his official itinerary, Trudeau and Freeland are set to team up with
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen for a “virtual discussion” with parents that will focus on “experiences families have faced caring for children during the pandemic,” as well as “early learning and child care measures” outlined in Freeland’s proposed fiscal roadmap to post-COVID-19 recovery. (8:45 AM)
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Having duly wrapped up the opening round of pre-budget negotiations with his opposition counterparts, Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau will fire up his webcam to join his Liberal colleagues at their weekly virtual caucus confab before heading to the House of Commons to field questions from across the aisle. (2 PM)
Given the timing, he’ll likely be looking for any opportunity to put
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on the defensive over Saskatchewan backbench MP
Cathay Wagantall’s proposal to effectively criminalize sex-selective abortions by making it an offence for a medical practitioner to perform the procedure if they know that it is being sought “solely on the grounds of the child’s genetic sex.” which will hit the House floor for its first hour of debate this afternoon.