The feds find $350 million for struggling charities. But is it enough?
Politics Insider for April 22: Wage subsidy applications open on April 27, the oil crash might foreshadow deep economic trouble and a former Aussie PM disses Trudeau
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’Justin, we’re not here to talk about your socks’
Image of the Week: Back in 2017, the Canadian and Aussie PMs seemed sympatico. But in a new book, Malcolm Turnbull says he found Trudeau to be flaky and preoccupied by appearance.
The case for accountability, brought to you by the Conservatives
Andrew MacDougall: While the PM offers talking points from his driveway, the onus is on the opposition to make the case for proper scrutiny via Parliament
By the end of this crisis we’ll be screaming for a ‘proper’ election
Andrew MacDougall: COVID-19 has wiped the unserious off our faces. It will take real debate over big issues to fill the cracks now being exposed.
Boosting the nation’s CERB appeal
Politics Insider for April 16: CERB will now help more low-income Canadians, governments are racing to fund long-term care workers, and the end of economic growth
What defines a ’credible quarantine plan’?
Politics Insider for April 15, 2020: Ottawa is ramping up of the Quarantine Act that’s been in effect since Mar. 25, the PM announces that the feds are in talks with the provinces to plan reopening the economy, and the return of ’speaking moistly’
338Canada: Canadians are overwhelmingly satisfied with their governments’ COVID-19 responses
Philippe J. Fournier: Both the provinces and the federal government get high approval ratings, while the Liberals have widened their gap over the CPC
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Andrew Scheer addresses Parliament: ’This is the job of Team Canada’ [Full Transcript]
The Conservative leader raised concerns about the government response to the coronavirus, but struck an optimistic note on parties working together for Canadians
Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: Jobs report will mean a ’hard day for the country’ (Full transcript)
In his April 8 daily briefing to Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic, the PM announced new proposals for an emergency wage subsidy—and also said he’d leave Rideau Cottage to attend a cabinet meeting in person
As factories retool to fight the coronavirus, doctors feel ’betrayed’ by PPE shortages
Politics Insider for April 8: Trudeau says thousands of companies have answered a call to innovate and the feds have placed huge orders for equipment, but the front lines say they’re running short on supplies