Category: Saint John

Liberal backbenchers joined Conservatives and New Democrats to shoot down a bill that bars Health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose any genetic testing results.

The backbenchers went against the wishes of Prime Minister Trudeau who said the government had to defend the constitution and that the bill intruded on provincial jurisctions.

B.C.’s trade envoy on softwood lumber says Washington isn’t ready to negotiate a new softwood deal.  The forest industry treaty has already  expired.

David Emerson has been in Washington meeting with politicians and officials…but he says the Trump administration is far from stabilized and not ready to get into official discussions.