‘This is a historic moment for the people of Canada,’ House poised to vote on papal apology for residential schools

The government's Indian residential schools, which ran from the 1840s until 1996, took 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children away from their families. Some 32,000 were sexually assaulted and 6,000 died. The House will vote on Tuesday, requesting Pope Francis apologize for the Catholic Church's role in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls a 'cultural genocide.'

Liberals ‘foot dragging’ on access to information fix with mandatory parliamentary review two years late, say Conservatives

'The promises this current government made in 2015 remain unfulfilled,' Conservative MP Pat Kelly says of the access to information regime.

Membership processing for Conservative leadership vote two to three weeks behind; Brown campaign calls Poilievre’s latest attack a ‘setup’

The preliminary party membership list will be made available to all candidates by July 4. Meanwhile, Patrick Brown's campaign denies it paid membership fees and describes Pierre Poilievre's latest attack as a 'setup'.

‘Massive reputational risk’: former Air Canada exec, strategists slam feds for sluggish response to expected travel surge in airports

‘The idea that that pent-up demand wouldn’t cause a travel surge is really, I think, out of the question,’ says NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, his party’s transportation critic.

‘An idea whose time has come’: expand Hill precinct, says Fergus

The Procedure and House Affairs Committee is studying several options for the Parliamentary Precinct’s future, including who polices the area, whether part of Gatineau should be in that zone.

Lewis’ leadership campaign ‘one to watch,’ say Nanos, McVety

With strong support from pro-life advocates and social conservatives, Leslyn Lewis will be key to the party’s future success, whether she wins or not, analysts and supporters argue.

Feds won’t say if they will implement chief electoral officer’s call to make spread of election misinformation illegal

Disinformation is on the rise, but there's no straightforward solution.

House leaders likely to co-operate on intoxication bill, clash on broadcasting bill in last stretch before summer

Introducing a suite of new bills just before the break will give Liberal MPs talking points as they head out on the summer barbecue circuit, say former Liberal staffers.

Small modular reactors study raises ‘war on science’ concerns among renewable energy proponents

The House Science Committee is hearing expert testimony about small modular reactors, an emerging technology touted by some as a low-carbon energy option, while critics argue the science doesn't support their deployment.

Lifting travel vaccine mandate ‘politically expedient,’ with feds ‘losing the battle’ on issues management, politicos say

Strategists say the 'constant drumbeat' from the Liberal caucus 'decrying the government’s policies' played a role in shifting Ottawa's position.