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Dec 3, 2024 | ici.radio-canada.ca | Zone Politique

Trudeau to brief Poilievre, other party leaders on Mar-a-Lago visit with Trump President-elect Donald Trump joked at one point during his dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday night that if Canada can't handle the economic effects of a punishing 25 per cent tariff on its goods, it should become the 51st state of the U.S. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who was with Trudeau at the intimate dinner at Mar-a-Lago, said Trump's quip was quite clearly a joke — and not some...

Dec 3, 2024 | ici.radio-canada.ca | Zone Politique

The coming of winter in Ottawa could persuade even the most patriotic Canadian to think about following the geese south. But it was the threat of economic havoc that sent the prime minister to Florida (new window) on Friday to meet Donald Trump at the president-elect's private club and personal palace. They reportedly (new window) dined on steak and mashed potatoes and discussed matters of state. Everyone seems to have gotten on well enough.

Dec 2, 2024 | ici.radio-canada.ca | Zone Politique

The federal government has added the Houthis, a Shia Islamist militant group based in Yemen, to Canada's terrorist list. The Houthis, also known as Ansarallah, have been waging an insurgency in Yemen for the past two decades in an effort to overthrow the government of that country. More recently, the Houthis have disrupted commercial shipping and launched drones and missiles toward Israel since the war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7 in southern Israel.

Dec 2, 2024 | ici.radio-canada.ca | Zone Politique

The federal government's pandemic-era loan program for small businesses faced a number of contracting issues due to a lack of oversight, Canada's auditor general has found. The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) was introduced at the height of the pandemic to help out small businesses forced to close or limit their operations due to public health measures. The program offered interest-free loans backed by the federal government.

Dec 2, 2024 | ici.radio-canada.ca | Zone Politique

Agents of the Indian government allegedly attempted to derail Patrick Brown's campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party in 2022, according to sources who spoke to Radio-Canada. Brown's national campaign co-chair, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, allegedly was pressured to withdraw her support for Brown in the 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, confidential sources told Radio-Canada. Rempel Garner categorically denies the allegation.