Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Anand moving out of defence to new portfolio, 7 ministers leaving cabinet in upcoming shuffle: sources
Prime Minister Trudeau is set to shake up his cabinet this week Defence Minister Anita Anand will be moving to an economic portfolio in Wednesday’s shuffle, CBC News has learned — one of many major shakeups coming to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Sources with knowledge of the shuffle (who are not authorized to speak publicly about it) said seven ministers will be leaving cabinet, including Justice Minister David Lametti, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier. Ahead of the shuffle, four other ministers — three Toronto-areaRead more
Calgary clinic charging membership fees runs contrary to Canada Health Act: Health Canada
CBC News reported Monday that Calgary clinic was asking for nearly $5K a year for a 2-parent membership Health Canada says it has written to Alberta officials to inform them that the ability for patients “to purchase preferential access” at a Calgary clinic runs contrary to the Canada Health Act. “We are working collaboratively with the province of Alberta to ensure the clinic’s patients continue to receive medically necessary services free of patient charges,” the government department wrote in an email. On Monday, CBC News reported that a Calgary clinic had told its membersRead more