Category Archives: Education
A timeline of the controversy around WE, the Liberals and a student program
OTTAWA — A timeline of events regarding the $912-million Canada Student Service Grant program, based on public events and statements from cabinet ministers, government officials, and WE Charity: April 5: Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Min...
Alberta, Ottawa agree on one-year child-care deal with some COVID money
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and Alberta's United Conservatives have agreed on a one-year extension to child-care funding that will also help offset costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Alberta, the one-year deal will mean more than $45 million...
Tories, NDP call on ethics watchdog to launch new probe of Morneau over WE trips
OTTAWA — Opposition parties are asking the federal ethics watchdog to widen his probe of Bill Morneau regarding the WE organization as the finance minister continues to face calls for his resignation. Conservatives and New Democrats have written t...
Calgary could ‘step into the fray’ on Alberta school reopening plan: mayor
Calgary's mayor says the Alberta government's plan to reopen schools in September isn't good enough and the city could step in if it isn't improved. Naheed Nenshi said Wednesday that he's "nervous" about kindergarten to Grade 12 classes returning ...
All Nova Scotia students back to class Sept. 8 under COVID-19 safety protocols
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia released its long-awaited back-to-school plan Wednesday, which aims to have all elementary and high school students in classrooms by Sept. 8. Education Minister Zach Churchill said while the objective is for sc...
Morneau repays $41K in travel expenses to WE, faces resignation calls
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau faced calls for his resignation Wednesday after revealing he had just repaid over $41,000 in travel charges to WE Charity — an organization MPs heard had multiple contacts with his office while the government...
Alberta plans to reopen schools in fall; COVID-19 cases still increasing
EDMONTON — Alberta is planning to reopen schools this fall even as cases of COVID-19 in the province continue to grow. Premier Jason Kenney said experience in other jurisdictions, as well as with pilot projects in summer schools, suggests that kinderga...
No evidence of Trudeau contact with WE Charity before deal awarded: PCO Clerk
OTTAWA — The federal government's top public servant says there is no evidence to suggest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with WE Charity before the organization was awarded a deal to run a student-volunteer program. Clerk of the Privy Council Ian
Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA — Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic by Leger and the
Child-care cash to help with urgent COVID-19 needs in sector, Hussen says
OTTAWA — The federal minister in charge of the government's child-care agenda says the Liberals won't abandon the sector once urgent, pandemic-related funding runs out before the end of the economic fallout from COVID-19. The Liberals promised the prov...
