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Canada Standard
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Canada Standard
Minister Olszewski approves emergency assistance to Inuit community in northern Quebec
Canada News Centre 21 May 2025, 18:30 GMT+10 May 21, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, issued the following statement: "A series of blizzards and structural fires left the Inuit community of Puvirnituq, in northern Quebec, without access to drinking water. On May 20, in my role as Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience, I approved a Request for Federal Assistance from the Government of Quebec, on behalf of the Kativik Regional Government, to support their efforts to distribute drinking water or other priority resources and provide logistical support to help the community manage the current situation. To this end, the Government Operations Centre is working with federal and provincial partners, including the Canadian Armed Forces, to coordinate the response to the situation in northern Quebec and mobilize all necessary federal resources. On behalf of all Canadians, I would like to express my sympathies to all of those affected by this difficult situation and thank all of those already working tirelessly to help resolve it. The Government of Canada will always be there to help in times of need." Associated Links
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet is being sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Here's the latest on the events at Rideau Hall. All times Eastern. --- 1:45 p.m. Flanked by his new ministers, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canadians sent him a clear message that they want their lives to be more affordable and safe. He says his government will deliver on its "mandate for change with urgency and determination." Carney says his new team is purpose-built to meet the moment and that the ministers will be "expected and empowered to show leadership." --- 12:38 p.m. Industry Minister Melanie Joly receives the Great Seal of Canada as the swearing-in ceremony wraps up. The seal is used for important documents to signal the authority of the Crown, including royal proclamations and appointments for judges and cabinet ministers. The governor general is the seal's official keeper but the industry minister becomes its keeper on a day-to-day basis. The national anthem is then sung in French, English and Anishinaabemowin before ministers, secretaries of state, Gov. Gen Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney exit the room to music played on a Métis fiddle. --- 12:25 p.m. Several secretaries of state are sworn in, including Anna Gainey for children and youth, Wayne Long for the Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions, Stephanie McLean for seniors and Nathalie Provost for nature. B.C. MP Randeep Sarai becomes the secretary of state for international development, and former Olympic champion Adam van Koeverden is now the secretary of state for sport. John Zerucelli, elected for the first time in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North, becomes the secretary of state for labour. --- 12:06 p.m. Brampton MP Ruby Sahota is sworn in as secretary of state for combatting crime. She was first named to cabinet by Justin Trudeau last December. Buckley Belanger, the sole Liberal elected in Saskatchewan, is sworn in as secretary of state for rural development, and Stephen Fuhr is named secretary of state for defence procurement. --- 11:57 a.m. Eleanor Olszewski, one of two Liberals elected in Alberta, is sworn in as the minister of emergency management and community resilience, and minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada. Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is sworn in as minister of housing and infrastructure and minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. Maninder Sidhu, elected for the third time in Brampton, is sworn in as minister of international trade. Former television journalist Evan Solomon is named minister for artificial intelligence and digital innovation. He is also the new minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. --- 11:49 a.m. Heath MacDonald, elected for the second time in Prince Edward Island, is sworn in as the minister of agriculture and agri-food. Jill McKnight, who won the B.C. riding of Delta, is sworn in as the minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence. Marjorie Michel becomes the minister of health. She served as Justin Trudeau's deputy chief of staff and replaced him on the ballot in the Montreal riding of Papineau. --- 11:42 a.m. The executive vice president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says he expects the new cabinet to pursue a "united economic vision" that benefits the entire country. Matthew Holmes says the chamber looks forward to working with Prime Minister Mark Carney and that the country can no longer afford "inaction." --- 11:40 a.m. Re-elected Nova Scotia MP Lena Metlege Diab is sworn in as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. Mandy Gull-Masty is sworn in as the minister of Indigenous services. She most recently served as Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees, before she was elected last month in northern Quebec. Tim Hodgson, elected in Markham, Ont., is named the new minister of natural resources and energy. Hodgson has a long history working with Carney at both Goldman Sachs, and at the Bank of Canada. Quebec MP Joël Lightbound becomes the minister of government transformation, public works and procurement. --- 11:30 a.m. Newly elected MP for Northwest Territories Rebecca Alty is sworn in as the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. New northern Manitoba MP Rebecca Chartrand is sworn in as the minister of northern and Arctic affairs and minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Toronto MP Julie Dabrusin becomes the minister of environment and climate change. Dabrusin has previously served as the parliamentary secretary to both the ministers of natural resources and the minister of environment. --- 11:19 a.m. Veteran Ottawa MP David McGuinty becomes the minister of national defence, having served since December as the minister of public safety. St. John's East MP Joanne Thompson is sworn in as the minister of fisheries. Shafqat Ali joins cabinet for the first time as president of the Treasury Board. Ali is one of three MPs from Brampton, Ont. in cabinet. --- 11:15 a.m. Chrystia Freeland is sworn in as the minister of transport and internal trade, keeping the same role Carney gave her in March. Toronto MP Gary Anandasangaree moves from the Crown-Indigenous Relations portfolio to become the minister of public safety. Rechie Valdez is sworn in as the minister of women and gender equality and the secretary of state for small businesses and tourism. Valdez most recently served as the government whip, but had served as minister for small business from July 2023 until March. Steven Mackinnon is sworn in as leader of the government in the House of Commons. He played that role twice before, in both 2024 and 2025. --- 11:07 a.m. Anita Anand gets her seventh different cabinet role since she was first elected in 2019, this time the minister of foreign affairs. Thunder Bay MP Patty Hajdu is named minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for northern Ontario. Hajdu is one of just four ministers who have been in cabinet consistently since the Liberals returned to power in 2015. Steven Guilbeault is sworn in as the minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for official languages, the same role he has held since Carney's first rendition of cabinet in March. Sean Fraser is sworn in as minister of justice and attorney general. He also becomes the minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Fraser has previously served as minister of housing and minister of immigration. --- 10:58 a.m. The swearing-in ceremony has started. The first to be sworn in is Dominic LeBlanc, given a new role as minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade and "one Canadian economy." He is also the president of the Privy Council and minister of intergovernmental affairs. Mélanie Joly is sworn in as the industry minister and minister responsible for economic development for Quebec. She served as minister of foreign affairs since 2021. Quebec MP François-Philippe Champagne is sworn in as minister of finance and national revenue, keeping the role he was first given in March. Prior to that Champagne served as minister of industry, and minister of foreign affairs. --- 10:48 a.m. The swearing-in ceremony is about to begin at Rideau Hall. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has entered the room, alongside the soon-to-be ministers and secretaries of state. --- 10:35 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney's wife Diana and two of their children are seated inside Rideau Hall ahead of the swearing-in ceremony. Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty is also present. --- 10:24 a.m. Former prime minister Jean Chrétien arrives at Rideau Hall. --- 10 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at Rideau Hall. He tells reporters he's feeling good and he's "ready to go." --- 9:47 a.m. A mix of people who were in Carney's last cabinet arrive at Rideau Hall, including Gary Anandasangaree, François-Philippe Champagne and David McGuinty. Former minister Rechie Valdez also arrives alongside former Grand Council of the Crees grand chief Mandy Gull-Masty. --- 9:42 a.m. Mélanie Joly and Patty Hajdu, members of Carney's last cabinet, arrive at Rideau Hall. --- 9:38 a.m. Longtime cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc and Sean Fraser, the former housing minister, arrive at Rideau Hall. --- 9:30 a.m. Longtime MP Steve MacKinnon and newly elected MPs Gregor Robertson and Evan Solomon arrive at Rideau Hall. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 13, 2025. The Canadian Press
Winnipeg Free Press
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Chartrand replaces Duguid as lone Manitoban in cabinet
Rebecca Chartrand has been named minister of northern and Arctic affairs and is Manitoba's lone member of the federal Liberal government's new cabinet. She was among the members of Parliament sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday. Chartrand was elected to public office for the first time on April 29, winning the Churchill-Keewatinook Aski riding. It was the only rural Manitoba riding to change hands in the election. Chartrand replaces Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid as the only representative in Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Chartrand was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate for Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, with no one else seeking the nomination. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS FILES Rebecca Chartrand was named to cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday. She defeated longtime NDP MP Niki Ashton, who had represented the riding since 2008. Chartrand ran against Ashton in 2015 and lost. The new MP represents the largest riding in Manitoba, which spans more than 433,000 square kilometres. The newly appointed Carney named Duguid as the minister of environment and climate change in March. Duguid had been appointed as the minister of sport and the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada in late December under then-PM Justin Trudeau. fpcity@
CBC
13-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
WestJet signs deal with Lufthansa Technik for maintenance facility at Calgary airport
WestJet has announced a multibillion-dollar, long-term commercial agreement with German aircraft services firm Lufthansa Technik to build a new engine repair station in Calgary. Lufthansa Technik will establish and operate the aircraft engine maintenance facility at the Calgary airport to service WestJet's approximately 50 Boeing 737 Max airplanes, which WestJet says make up around a quarter of its fleet. The airline is projected to have more than 130 of the aircraft before the end of the decade, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said. The facility will "ensure greater capacity, efficiency, cost certainty and rapid turnaround times for aircraft by servicing engines right here at our global home and global hub of operations," he said at an announcement Thursday. Terry Duguid, federal minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, called the facility a "game changer." "It will allow the newest generation of narrow body jet engines to be maintained and tested right here in Calgary, rather than shipped overseas. That means reduced downtime, lower operating costs and fewer emissions," he said. The facility will be built by the Calgary Airport Authority and is expected to cost about $120 million. It is scheduled to begin operating in 2027. The project includes funding from the federal and provincial governments as well as Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund, Calgary Economic Development, Calgary International Airport and the Canada Infrastructure Bank. WestJet says the 15-year contract with Lufthansa Technik is the largest in the carrier's 30-year history. The project is expected to create up to 160 new jobs in Calgary by 2030, according to the press release. The engine repair station will be dedicated to servicing Leap 1-B engines, with Lufthansa Technik providing a range of services, including on-wing repairs and full performance restorations. Overhauls will continue to be done at the main facility in Hamburg, Germany.
CBC
13-02-2025
- Business
- CBC
Prairies Economic Development minister meets business leaders in Edmonton amid tariff threat
Alberta industry leaders are looking for ways to safeguard their operations, as they brace for the potential impact of looming U.S. tariffs. That was the message delivered Wednesday as federal officials, local politicians and Alberta business leaders from a variety of backgrounds gathered in Edmonton. Terry Duguid, the federal minister of sport and the minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, met with industry leaders at the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, to explore ways to protect Alberta businesses — particularly the construction and manufacturing sectors. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports, with a lower 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy, which have been pushed back until at least March 4. On Monday, Trump signed executive orders to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States, including Canadian products, starting March 12. Duguid said the closed roundtable discussions in Edmonton focused on hearing what construction and manufacturing sectors need to protect jobs and stay competitive during uncertain times. "We are here today to hear economic leaders in Edmonton and Alberta, and to discuss what we might do as the Canadian government to buffer them against some of these threats," said Duguid. "They are taking steps to diversify their businesses, to look at new supply chains and to look at the kinds of investments they need to make to remain resilient so we can get through this difficult period." He said that the federal government would take "forceful" action if tariffs are levied on Canadian businesses. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously pledged to respond with counter-tariffs on U.S. goods. Supporting local Some who attended Wednesday's meeting say the situation is an opportunity for Canadians to support local businesses. Bianca Parsons, executive director of the Alberta Food Processors Association, spoke positively about the resilience of Alberta's food and beverage industry. "This is an opportunity to promote made-in-Alberta products and inspire more consumers to buy local." But she added, "the threat of tariffs has triggered anxiety, particularly for those who rely on U.S-sourced ingredients and suppliers." Many are now looking for alternative suppliers and exploring opportunities to expand their domestic client base, she said. Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault was in attendance at the meeting. "Businesses like predictability and they like the knowledge that their future is certain and just the threat of tariffs are causing ripples through the supply chain," said Boissonnault. "This is the time more than ever to be building up our country, building up businesses, building up our infrastructure so that we can buy Canadian." Canada's premiers, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, had a meeting at the White House Wednesday, hoping to lobby against Trump's tariff threat. Smith reiterated the importance of improving border security to strengthen Canada-U.S. relations. "All of the premiers are doing our part to put specialized teams in place, make sure that we've got sniffer dogs, make sure we've got commercial vehicle units, work with the federal government on getting helicopters and border patrol," Smith told CBC News in Washington Wednesday. "We recognize fentanyl is a problem for us too. And we're doing everything we can to make sure we stamp it out in our communities." Some local businesses are already noticing an uptick in interest as Albertans look for ways to support their homegrown industries, said Parsons. "The chamber really tried to instil in all of us that this is an opportunity, that Edmonton has a lot to offer; and what a great chance to be able to show that to the rest of the world."
