Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Green MP Mike Morrice and Jonathan Pedneault speak to reporters on Parliament Hill to announce Pedneault’s return as co-leader, pending a vote by party members. They are joined by members of the Green Party shadow cabinet. Pedneault stepped down from co-leadership of the party in July 2024 for health reasons.
Canada-U.S. relations, Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty comment on the federal response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariff threat. The ministers maintain that their focus continues to be on efforts to prevent the 25 per cent import tariffs from being imposed. They face questions on whether the federal government is open to a renegotiation of CUSMA, the Canada-United States-Mexico continental trade agreement. They also comment on Liberal MP Chandra Arya being barred from running in the party leadership race.
At Queen’s Park in Toronto, Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s deputy premier and minister of health announces $1.4 billion in new funding for its plan to connect more than two million residents with a family doctor or primary care team within four years. She is joined by Dr. Jane Philpott, chair of the province’s primary care action team.
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