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Justin Trudeau Headed for Victory in Canada
OTTAWA — In an upset, Justin Trudeau, the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, has unseated the Conservative prime minister, Stephen Harper, according to a projection by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Monday night.
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New PM Tells Obama Canada to Withdraw Fighter Jets From Syria, Iraq
Mere hours after defeating Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau has told US President Obama that he will withdraw Canadian jets from Syria and Iraq. According to Reuters, the pledge was made as President Obama called to congratulate Trudeau on his election win. The Liberal leader ran on a promise to withdraw Canada's CF-18 bombers from the US-led coalition's military campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist group.
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Canada’s new prime minister really doesn’t like the F-35
Canada’s Justin Trudeau says he’ll cancel plans to buy the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Stephen Harper’s Conservative government may not be the only casualty in Monday’s electoral upset in Canada. Justin Trudeau, the leader of Canada’s victorious Liberals and soon-to-be Prime Minister, has vowed to cancel the country’s purchase of 60 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets from Lockheed Martin and instead focus on bolstering its Navy.
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Canada’s new prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to legalize marijuana ‘right away’
While on the campaign trail, Justin Trudeau said he would get to work “right away” on a policy to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales in Canada. With Trudeau’s election as prime minister Tuesday, the big questions now are when and how will Canada legalize pot? "We don't yet know exactly [at] what rate we're going to be taxing it, how we're going to control it, or whether it will happen in the first months, within the first year...
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Legalizing marijuana won't be easy for Trudeau, says Colorado regulator
A Colorado official has some sobering words of advice for prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau if he fulfils his promise to legalize pot in Canada. "It's going to be a lot harder to implement than you think. It's going to take a lot longer to do it. And it's going to cost more than you think," said Lewis Koski, director of the state's Marijuana Enforcement Division.
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In election devoid of class politics, Liberals won on the economy
Canada didn’t get the memo that it's okay to talk about inequality again
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Activists urge Trudeau to defend Canada’s copyright regime from TPP changes
Copyright activists say Canadians could face lawsuits, fines or worse for ripping the latest Justin Bieber CD or uploading an animated GIF of Jose Bautista’s bat-flip under a new trade deal, and they’re calling on the newly elected Justin Trudeau to act. A major part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal finalized Oct. 5 involves harmonizing copyright laws in the 12 Pacific Rim countries — including Canada, the United States, Australia and Japan — that are signatories to the deal.
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Trudeau’s big test in Paris: oil industry profits or real action on climate change?
In just one month, the most anticipated United Nations climate summit in history will begin in Paris. With ominous signs of accelerating climate change already upon us, and negotiators pinning their hopes on a new binding international agreement, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change promises to be its most important gathering to date.
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Justin Trudeau sworn in as new Canada prime minister
Canada's new leader, Justin Trudeau, has been sworn in as prime minister, ending 10 years of Conservative rule. His ascension marks a new era of Liberal politics after an election that saw Stephen Harper's party ousted. Mr Trudeau, 43, follows in the footsteps of his father who held the office for nearly two decades. The move could see an increase in public spending, better relations with the US and an increase in the number of Syrian refugees being taken in.
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Justin Trudeau takes Canada by the horns as Prime Minister
He's brought back the long-form census, welcomed refugees and opened up transparency, and that was all in his first week.
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No ‘real change’ on TPP? Trudeau cheerleads for deal with other world leaders
Mainstream media continue to ignore dissenting views on massive new trade and investment agreement - During the final weeks of the campaign, Justin Trudeau repeatedly said he had to withhold final judgment on the TPP until he had read and deliberated carefully on the full text of the trade and investment agreement.
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Justin Trudeau Needs To Stand Up To The Oil Industry
Last Friday, Barack Obama did something no other politician ever has -- rejected a major fossil fuel project because of its impact on the climate. At the exact moment that the President was making the announcement, nearly 80 people were risking arrest as part of Climate Welcome, a four day sit-in outside of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's residence calling for a freeze on tar sand expansion and a commitment to justice based clean energy economy.
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Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger diagnosed with incurable Lou Gehrig's disease
Mauril Bélanger, MP for the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, is withdrawing his candidacy for speaker of the House of Commons after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The disease is incurable.
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Justin Trudeau's Battle for Legal Weed in Canada Is Going to Be a Total Mess
The air was thick and everyone was giddy at the grand opening of one of Toronto's newest marijuana shops, one of a dozen that have popped up here over the last few weeks. No one seemed to care about, or even notice, the police car idling just outside. Hundreds of people dropped by 416 Medicinal that day to celebrate and to partake of the special deals — like $100 ounces of medical marijuana and free edibles for new members. Attendees also got to hang out with...
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Ottawa going ahead with Saudi arms deal despite condemning executions
The Canadian government is proceeding with a controversial $15-billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia even as it publicly condemns Riyadh for a mass execution of 47 people, including a dissident Shia Muslim cleric. Foreign Affairs Minster Stéphane Dion released a statement this week decrying the capital punishment meted out Jan. 2 and calling on the Saudis to respect peaceful dissent and respect human rights. Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, the Shia cleric, was executed...
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Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says Energy East pipeline too risky
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre made the city's opposition to proposed Energy East pipeline project official Thursday, saying the potential environmental risks outweigh its possible economic benefits to communities in the metropolitan area.
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Liberals urged to boldly revamp defence policy
Two leading defence analysts at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute press Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan for more realistic procurement plans and fewer military personnel
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Liberals refuse to cancel Harper’s Saudi arms deal
Trudeau government criticizes Saudi regime for executions, but won’t stop supplying them with killing machines
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Indigenous court provides a solution to overrepresentation in Canadian justice system
The Supreme Court of Canada helped pave the way for a solution, but several communities including Williams Lake seem reluctant to apply a renewed Indigenous law approach
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So when do we get that ‘full and open’ debate on the TPP?
The Liberals are punting a real discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership as far into the future as possible
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