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OTTAWA 鈥?As Justin Trudeau first full year as prime minister comes to a close, downtown roads in the nation capital are clogged with snow and construction.It an apt m
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stanley cup ced since the heady days last fall, when the fledgling prime minister was winning raves for appointing the first gender-equal cabinet, handing out winter parkas to newly arrived Syrian refugees, being greeted like a rock star by screaming fans and boldly declaring Canada is back on the international stage.He been slowly building on his campaign promises to construct a cleaner, fairer, more prosperous, progressive and compassionate Canada, but it been a bumpy ride with some unanticipated roadblocks along the way. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Here a look at the high and low points of Trudeau year:Jan. 19, 2016: The governme
stanley termosy nt names members of a new independent advisory board that is to recommend non-partisan nominees for the Senate. The board work is the key to Trudeau plan to repair the Senate tattered reputation in the wake of the expenses scandal and to restore the upper house intended role as an independent chamber of sober second thought. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW March 3, 2016: Trudeau and premiers agree to the Vancouver Declarat Pvhd Home to Prime Minister s Office gets new name
TORONTO 鈥?Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising a leaner foreign poli
stanley taza cy by taking away aid funding from countries he says don ;t need it or don ;t deserve it, and spending the money instead on domestic programs and tax cuts.Canada is too generous with what he called middle- and upper-income countries such as Argentina, Brazil an
stanley cup d Italy, he said Tuesday. And Canadians ; tax dollars, he added, shouldn ;t be going towards repressive regimes, such as in Iran and North Korea, that are hostile to Canada interests and values.Scheer pledge would cut 25 per cent from Canada $6-billion foreign aid budget, which the Conservative leader portrayed as poorly managed by the Liberals. The savings, Scheer added, would be reinvested in his party plans for a universal tax cut and various tax credits. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He vowed to redirect $700 million to countries with grave humanitarian or refugee challenges such as much of sub-Saharan Africa, which he said would get even more than they do now.Scheer dismissed questions from reporters that suggested his plan would diminish Canada on the world stage, or signal the country is retreating from its obligations. The C
stanley quencher onservative leader said his government would focus its efforts on building a new international consensus ... on protecting children in conflict zones. 822