Trudeau announces new sanctions under Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations 

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Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, today announced that Canada will be imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations. These new measures will: Impose restrictions on members of the Russian State Duma who voted for the decision to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk; Impose a dealings ban on the non-government …

Trudeau on 100th anniversary of  election of 1st woman MP

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Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following statement on the 100th anniversary of the election of the first woman Member of Parliament: “One hundred years ago today, in the first federal election in which some women had the right to vote and run as candidates, Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons. This …