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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on May 3, 2021 6:09pm Photo: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Michael O’Hagan / Flickr Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by GCT’s #BetterDeltaport campaign. The Port of Vancouver’s business case for Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is falling apart. Why keep pushing ahead with a flawed plan instead of considering a better option for Canada, taxpayers, and the environment? Learn more about the better option. Good evening to you. We begin with mixed messaging that’s no doubt going to throw fuel on the vaccine hesitancy fire. The Johnson &...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 29, 2021 6:02pm Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan. (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step up for local news. Learn more. Good evening to you. For the second time in six years, Ottawa is launching an external review into sexual misconduct in the military. T...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 23, 2021 5:59pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received his first COVID-19 jab at an Ottawa pharmacy on April 23, 2021. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO Good evening to you. Photo: Adam Scotti / PMO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie received their first doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at an Ottawa pharmacy. Trudeau said he was “very excited” and offered an enthusiastic “yay” with two thumbs up once he was jabbed. At a briefing Friday, Trudeau urged people to do the same. “If you’re eligible for your vac...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 16, 2021 6:03pm Richard Lautens/Toronto Star Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step up for local news. Learn more. Good evening to you. We begin with a mixed bag of news on the pandemic front. Following word that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines were slowing down, the federal government annou...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 14, 2021 6:08pm Photo via WikiMedia Commons Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step up for local news. Learn more. Good evening to you. “Get whatever vaccine is available to you. It’s that simple.” That was the message today from Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada’s chief medical adv...