Also, the CPC leadership race is about to get another confirmed name on the ballot.
— A twist: On Tuesday, Trudeau told the Commons that he didn’t give himself permission to hang out with the Aga Khan.
If the PM didn’t give himself permission for the trip, wrote Bezan, then surely he ought to be investigated for accepting a free trip from a man who had business with the government.
LEWIS STANDS UP FOR BUREAUCRATS — The ones who aren’t vaccinated, anyway.
“I have refused to disclose my vaccination status as a matter of principle,” she told her supporters in an email.
Playbook asked the debate’s comms guy, ALEX CHRESTON, if any changes are coming to the CSFN website.
International Development Minister HARJIT SAJJAN was in Washington last week for meetings with counterparts from around the world.
And then in a meeting setting, if the comfort level is there for people with enough distance, we’ll remove the mask so that we can have a conversation.
My previous portfolio obviously did a lot of work following the development space, because development and defense really do go together, especially when it comes to conflict prevention.
To be honest, what I find sometimes difficult is trying to explain to people the importance of making sure that we keep the support into all the other crises that we have around the world, and not just get focused on one.
FROM THE TENDERS — On the heels of WestJet’s announced merger with Sunwing, Transport Canada is outsourcing economic analysis of the deal.
In other headlines for Pro readers: — Moderna to ask FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for young kids.— Science and tech have long sidelined women and people of color.
The House Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans will hear from Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Fraser Salmon Management Council, B.C.
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