Toronto’s mayor is softening his call for a national handgun ban in hope of getting a city-wide ban sooner.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/toronto-handgun-ban-john-tory-1.5241804
Italy’s Salvini pulls plug on government, calls for elections – Reuters
The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable on Thursday after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics/italys-salvini-pulls-plug-on-government-calls-for-elections-idUSKCN1UY1U8
Liberals promise ‘positive’ politics, but have attack lines at the ready | CBC News
In this week’s Canada Votes newsletter: The Liberals quietly say they’ll run a positive campaign and forgo attacks on the NDP and the Greens — but they aren’t holding back against the Conservatives. Also: how polls changed ahead of past elections — and the debates commissioner’s role.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-votes-newsletter-issue17-promise-to-be-positive-1.5234909
Drug industry urges Canada to move against U.S. drug import plan | CBC News
Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group is urging the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding to U.S. plans to import Canadian drugs, according to documents seen by Reuters.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/business/drug-exports-us-1.5236532
Jason Kenney dives into federal election in anti-Trudeau Twitter video | CBC News
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney plunged further into the coming federal election this weekend, saying in a social media post he will work to push Justin Trudeau from office, while dispelling calls for his province to separate from the rest of the country.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jason-kenney-trudeau-video-1.5236329
Drug industry urges Canada to move against U.S. drug import plan | CBC News
Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group is urging the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding to U.S. plans to import Canadian drugs, according to documents seen by Reuters.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/business/drug-exports-us-1.5236532
Trump’s ‘crazy’ drug import plan stirs supply fears in Canada – BNN Bloomberg
Trump’s ‘crazy’ drug import plan stirs supply fears in Canada – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/trump-s-crazy-drug-import-plan-stirs-supply-fears-in-canada-1.1295458
Panel Recommends Trudeau Adopt Universal Prescription Drug Plan – Bloomberg
A government panel is recommending that Canada adopt a universal public pharmacare program for prescription drugs.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-12/panel-recommends-trudeau-adopt-universal-prescription-drug-plan
Biden faces fierce attacks, fights back in combative Democratic debate – Reuters
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden came under heavy fire over healthcare, immigration and criminal justice reform on Wednesday, but fought back against a stage full of rivals eager to knock him off his perch during a contentious debate.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/biden-faces-fierce-attacks-fights-back-in-combative-democratic-debate-idUSKCN1UQ150
UK’s Johnson talks Brexit and backstops in N.Ireland | Reuters.com
Boris Johnson met party leaders in Northern Ireland to try to get the political process moving there again — but his desire to scrap the Brexit backstop grabbed the headlines. Lucy Fielder reports.}
— Read on www.reuters.com/video/2019/08/01/uks-johnson-talks-brexit-and-backstops-i