Close X
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ADVT 
National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Begins Whirlwind, Taxpayer-Funded Outreach Tour

The Canadian Press, 12 Jan, 2017 01:00 PM
    BROCKVILLE, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spent the morning taking selfies and making small talk on a whirlwind, taxpayer-funded outreach tour.
     
    Trudeau is currently heading down Highway 401 to Kingston, Ont. 
     
    The prime minister has already visited a community restaurant in Ottawa, an aquarium in Brockville, Ont., which features fish native to the St. Lawrence River and the surrounding area, and a highway rest stop.
     
    It's a schedule reminiscent of an election campaign.
     
    Trudeau will hold town hall meetings later today in Kingston and Belleville.
     
    The tour comes as his government attempts to fend off recent controversies including questions around a holiday in the Bahamas with the Aga Khan and cash-for-access fundraisers.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister Thanks ‘Entire Community’ As Husband Gets Bail

    Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister Thanks ‘Entire Community’ As Husband Gets Bail
    HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's immigration minister thanked "the entire community" for its support Thursday, as her husband was released on bail on charges he assaulted, threatened and choked her on New Year's Eve.

    Nova Scotia Cabinet Minister Thanks ‘Entire Community’ As Husband Gets Bail

    Trudeau Aims To Connect With Canadians In Coffee Shops, Church Basements

    Trudeau Aims To Connect With Canadians In Coffee Shops, Church Basements
    Trudeau is planning to embark on a campaign-style tour, talking to average folks at coffee shops and church basements across the country.

    Trudeau Aims To Connect With Canadians In Coffee Shops, Church Basements

    Full-time Work Faded In 2016 As Labour Market Rode Wave Of Part-time Jobs

    Full-time Work Faded In 2016 As Labour Market Rode Wave Of Part-time Jobs
    OTTAWA — The national labour market saw big gains in 2016, but unlike recent years the net job growth was propelled by a surge in the less-desirable category of part-time work.

    Full-time Work Faded In 2016 As Labour Market Rode Wave Of Part-time Jobs

    Case Of Former Nurse Accused Of Killing 8 Seniors Put Over To Jan. 13

    Case Of Former Nurse Accused Of Killing 8 Seniors Put Over To Jan. 13
      Elizabeth Wettlaufer is charged with eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of residents at nursing homes in Woodstock, Ont., and London, Ont.

    Case Of Former Nurse Accused Of Killing 8 Seniors Put Over To Jan. 13

    Transgender Man: Catholic Hospital Denied My Hysterectomy

    Transgender Man: Catholic Hospital Denied My Hysterectomy
    A transgender man sued a Roman Catholic hospital on Thursday, saying it cited religion in refusing to allow his surgeon to perform a hysterectomy as part of his sex transition.

    Transgender Man: Catholic Hospital Denied My Hysterectomy

    Experts Divided On Social Media Surveillance After Twitter Pulls Plug On Media Sonar

    TORONTO — A recent controversy involving an Ontario-based software company losing access to Twitter because of its marketing practices is just one salvo in an ongoing battle around online privacy, analysts say.

    Experts Divided On Social Media Surveillance After Twitter Pulls Plug On Media Sonar