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Politics Briefing: Marc Garneau is leaving politics after 15 years
Liberal MP Marc Garneau pose for a portrait on Parliament Hill March 6, 2023 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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Calgary Flames star Jonathan Huberdeau pledges to donate brain for research on traumatic brain injuries
politics
Marc Garneau on enjoying political life after cabinet ouster, writing his memoirs
Liberal MP Marc Garneau walk back to his office on Parliament Hill May 19, 2022 in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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Morning Update: Trudeau plans major cabinet overhaul, while also shaking up his senior advisory team
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan answers a reporters question as he joins Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for a campaign event in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on August 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Garneau’s departure means Trudeau will have had five foreign affairs ministers in six years. That’s a travesty
John Ibbitson
politics
Trudeau plans major cabinet overhaul, while also shaking up his senior advisory team
Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan answers a reporters question as he joins Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for a campaign event in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on August 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada calls on Eritrea to withdraw forces from Ethiopia
Canada's Foreign Minister Marc Garneau arrives for a G20 foreign and development ministers meeting in Matera, on June 29, 2021. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP) (Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Garneau to visit Israel, West Bank to advance two-state solution following 11-day war
Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau speaks during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial summit. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP
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Dominic Barton in ‘regular contact’ with Huawei to find a way to free two Michaels, Garneau says
Transport Minister Marc Garneau stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Monday, May 25, 2020. The federal government has named a legal expert as senior adviser to Global Affairs Canada on the shooting down of a passenger jet in Iran that killed 176 people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Garneau quarantine travel to Iceland raises government confusion over rules
Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, left, poses for a photo with his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau, ahead of bi-lateral talks, part of the the G7 foreign ministers' meetings in London, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Plans for Garnuea to take his second international trip in less than a month has raised questions around what's allowed for those in quarantine and a discrepancy between what Canadians are told, and what regulations say. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Eddie Mulholland, Pool Photo via AP
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Canada joins G7 in condemning Ethiopia violence, calling for humanitarian aid
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau attends a news conference on the Iran plane crash, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
’One of our finer moments’: Pandemic led to massive scramble to bring Canadians home
Air Canada airplanes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
It’s time for Canada to strengthen our ties with Cuba
John Kirk and Stephen Kimber
opinion
Ottawa wants airlines to give us refunds. Ten months after Air Canada cancelled my flight, I can’t even get my voucher
Ashley Nunes
report on business
WestJet urges Ottawa to reject Air Canada’s takeover of Transat or impose conditions
Air Transat and Westjet craft near the gates at Toronto Pearson International AirportÕs Terminal 3, are photographed on Mar 19 2020.
opinion
Sabia has a big bridge to build between airlines and government – and it starts with trust
Andrew Willis
canada
China agrees to increase consular, family access for Spavor and Kovrig
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
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Trudeau shuffles senior ministers, puts Champagne in Innovation and Garneau at Global Affairs
Clockwise from top left is Omar Alghabra, Francois-Philippe Champagne, Jim Carr and Marc Garneau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a cabinet shuffle Tuesday that changed the leadership of senior portfolios such as Global Affairs and Transport and announced that minister Navdeep Bains is leaving federal politics.
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Péladeau urges Ottawa to reject Air Canada takeover of Air Transat
The Air Transat planes are photographed at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Airlines and travellers say questions remain about federal government’s new COVID-19 testing rules
An empty Terminal 3 at Pearson airport, in Toronto, on Dec. 30, 2020.
politics
Federal cabinet will rule on Air Canada and Air Transat merger in January
The Air Transat planes are photographed at Pearson airport in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept., 10, 2020. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
report on business
Regulator directed to strengthen rules requiring airlines to issue refunds for cancelled flights
Minister of Transport Marc Garneau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
report on business
Marc Garneau says decision on Air Canada bid for Air Transat is ‘very near’
Air Transat aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Transat AT Inc.’s shareholders today approved the sale of the company to Air Canada for $5 per share. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
report on business
Airlines ask regulator to extend suspension of passenger compensation rules
Toronto Pearson International Airport is photographed on Nov 9 2020.
report on business
Airline industry faces uphill battle in bailout talks with Ottawa
Air Canada aircraft are parked by Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Nov 9 2020.
report on business
Airlines must refund customers for cancelled flights before they get federal aid, Garneau says
Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
canada
Ottawa extends ban on cruise ships operating in Canadian waters until end of February
The cruise ship MS Anthem of the Seas arrives in Saint John, N.B., on Sept. 5, 2017.
canada
72% of Canadians not comfortable flying after some airlines relax physical distancing measures: poll
A flight attendant wears personal protective equipment as they walk through the back part of a near empty plane that landed in Vancouver, B.C., on June 9, 2020.
canada
Canada encourages Iran to follow through on new pledge to send black boxes from downed airliner to France
Rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2020.
canada
Garneau asks Iran to explain why it hasn’t handed over black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner
In this file photo taken on Jan. 8, 2020, rescue teams are seen at the scene of a crashed Ukrainian airliner, in Tehran.
politics
Garneau expands required use of face coverings on planes, trains, ships and transit
Transport Minister Marc Garneau responds during question period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on Feb. 25, 2020.