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Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

Garry Hartle, a senior compliance auditor, says the 'absence of external audits will result in a lack of oversight to detect and deter public corruption.' Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

Former Indigenous procurement auditor calls pledge to examine the program ‘hypocritical’ after feds were warned of issues for years

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.

THE LATEST

To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

In the next cabinet shuffle expected later this month or next, U.S.-Canada relations will be a key factor in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political calculus, say Liberal sources.

To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

In the next cabinet shuffle expected later this month or next, U.S.-Canada relations will be a key factor in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political

Why growing our own food has never been more critical

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Why growing our own food has never been more critical

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PPS investigates ‘suspicious package,’ finds it ‘unsuspicious’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

The Wellington Building was evacuated during the lunch hour on Dec. 10, with police blocking off nearby streets.

The Wellington Building was evacuated during the lunch hour on Dec. 10, with police blocking off nearby streets.

Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.

More than three-quarters of exported Canadian goods went to the United States in September, according to Global Affairs statistics.

POLITICS THIS MORNING

Supply and confidence

Plus, Senators start the final round of debate on the sales tax holiday bill.

BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Syria gets another chance

The largely peaceful and non-violent nature of the Assad regime’s collapse has created no conquering hero whose charisma overshadows all potential rivals.

BY GWYNNE DYER

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

Droning into oblivion

BY SHANNON WATT

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.

Rural ridings will decide which party forms government after the next election, says Liberal MP Robert Morrissey

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Elder Care in Canada: The Urgent Need for Improved Education and Training

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HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Parliamentary Calendar

Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada to deliver speech in Montreal on Monday, Dec. 9

The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Broadband Connectivity in Canada: The Funding, the Players, and the Challenges

The most up-to-date list of Ministers’ staff contacts

All Politics Poll: Best & Worst of 2024

Tracking Pharmacare in Canada: National Pharmacare Takes Its First Steps

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE

Confidence vote incoming

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, Trudeau to Halifax, Danielle Smith to Vegas.

Confidence vote incoming

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Plus, Trudeau to Halifax, Danielle Smith to Vegas.

MacKinnon scoops up Tassi staffer to fill parliamentary affairs team

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Double dippers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

NDP MP Randall Garrison says he’ll resign in January, cites health reasons

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Patrick Brown testifies on Indian interference

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

A Christmas house party at Lornado, and jingle-bell rocking the Rainbow Bistro

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Liberal delays on key economic documents a strategy to blame opposition for ‘paralyzing the House,’ say political players

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

PMO press sec Hussain now comms director to tourism minister

FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The politics of climate change are changing

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming the middle class.

The politics of climate change are changing

OpinionBY GERRY NICHOLLS

Economists tell us such carbon taxes are the most efficient way to fight climate change. Yet, regular people will often see them as disproportionately harming the middle class.

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OPINION & COLUMNISTS

BY ANDREW ERSKINE

The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

BY BURGESS LANGSHAW POWER, ERIC HUBBERSTEY

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

BY JESS AGUSTIN, RACHEL WARDEN

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

OpinionBY KRISTA CARR

Leaving many people with disabilities out of the rebate is not an isolated misstep. Time and again, people with disabilities are excluded from government policy design, and are often an afterthought.

Team Canada approach is essential, if we can figure out what it looks like

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Good that Canada will respect rulings of International Criminal Court, writes Dirlik

Good that Canada will respect rulings of International Criminal Court, writes Dirlik

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

OpinionBY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

COVID no longer an excuse for contracting woes

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL CARTOON BY DE ADDER

de Adder’s Take: 12-09-2024

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Environment & Climate Change

Canadians deserve long-term energy solutions, not short-term fixes

This winter, the government needs to remove taxes on lower-emission home energy sources like propane.

BY SHANNON WATT

Carbon tax mayhem: everyone screams, but who is listening?

Carbon pricing is not a silver bullet, but it remains an essential tool in reducing emissions and steering the country toward a greener future.

BY PAUL VARELLA

COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

Nearly 200 countries at COP29 agreed to channel at least US$300-billion a year by 2035 to help developing countries ramp up climate action. This falls well-below the $1.3-trillion that developing countries requested. ‘We need to come together to ensure the world can get us off this highway to climate hell.'

BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Global plastics treaty failed: how Canada can still protects its environment through a national microfibre strategy

Over two decades of scientific research reveals that microfibres are the predominant form of microplastics contaminating virtually all reaches of our planet. There is growing evidence that these tiny particles are being ingested by people and wildlife and posing troubling health risks.

BY PETER ROSS, ANNA POSACKA, ETHAN EDSON

2024 was the year of climate crisis: so how did it fall off the political agenda?

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was clear: to keep a habitable planet, and to ensure the survival of human civilization, greenhouse gas emissions must peak and begin to decline rapidly 'at the latest before 2025.' The clock is ticking, but politicians are not leaders. We look at polls and rush to distract the citizenry with shiny trinkets.

BY GREEN PARTY LEADER ELIZABETH MAY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability

OpinionBY SHANE MOFFATT

South Korea: what did the army do?

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Open channel? GAC to launch diplomat dissent line

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘Permanent campaign’ of building Canadian links on Capitol Hill begins anew

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

Don’t expect any breaks from Tariff Man

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Whatever Donald Trump says about his reasons for slapping tariffs on Canadian imports, it’s safe to assume it's only part of the story.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Angus says his new book is not a lament, it’s a call to arms

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Charlie Angus talks about his new book, Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed, and about the state of federal politics today.

Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Exploring the legacy of COVID pandemic panic

FeatureBY JOANNA BARON, CHRISTINE VAN GEYN

Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY, STUART BENSON, JONAH GRIGNON

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