Mulcair says NDP will push for repeal on anti-terrorism law, despite divided public support

Canadian respondents to a recent Forum Research poll are almost evenly split on support for Bill C-51, and amending it or leaving it alone are preferred to repealing it, according to survey.

‘No question’ feds have duty to start talks, says AFN’s Bellegarde, after days-long demonstrations in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

One Mohawk scholar who experienced the 1990 Oka Crisis firsthand says Ottawa's offer to meet with protesters shows 'they’ve lost control of the situation, to a certain extent.'

Down 20 rural seats, Liberals go back to the well on gun control

Rural Liberals warned that the government’s gun control policies could cost them their seat. Many of them didn’t make it past the election. 

Conservative Party to protect all 121 incumbent MPs from nomination challenges until June 2021

Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie wants the national council to protect all caucus members from nomination challenges until the next election so they can focus on their parliamentary work in Ottawa.

Trade Committee Conservatives push for six additional House committees to study new NAFTA implementation bill

Committees would have to submit amendments for Bill C-4 to the House Committee on International Trade by April 2.

House Finance Committee chair warns against big budget spending, as consultations wrap

A new government bill is coming, the Finance Committee is pulling together its pre-budget report, and a Senate committee could be struck to pre-study the CUSMA trade bill.

Oka Crisis veteran says feds have ‘lost control’ of country-wide solidarity protest in support of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs

One Mohawk scholar who personally witnessed the 1990 Oka Crisis says Ottawa's offer to meet with protesters shows 'they’ve lost control of the situation, to a certain extent.'

Canadian released from Turkish prison recounts ‘nightmare’ of three-year ordeal

Davud Hanci was sentenced to 15 years years in a Turkish prison for his alleged involvement in the 2016 coup. Now back in Canada, he’s speaking about the ‘madness’ of his arrest and nearly three years in jail.

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

The Conservative opposition motion condemning the decision made by the Parole Board of Canada that led to Marylène Levesque’s death passed unanimously in the House on Feb. 5.

Foreign troop deployment at traditionally low levels in Africa amid Security Council campaign

Canada currently has 120 Canadian Force members deployed to Africa, down from 427 members that were deployed to the continent during Canada's contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.