Environment is not an externality; it’s the core of human economy

The heavy lobbying of the last decade which saw an average of six meetings per work day between industry lobbyists and the federal government seems to have carried forward into this crisis in a continued effort to dismantle and weaken climate and environmental governance federally.  

‘This can never happen again’: downtown residents launch Ottawa People’s Commission to address failures to keep community safe during convoy protests

The commission will focus on hearing the experiences of those who live and work in downtown Ottawa during February's convoy protests as residents prepare for a potential 're-occupation.'

Feds underestimated gun owners’ response to proposed handgun freeze, says NDP, and couldn’t react in time

The House Public Safety Committee could have fast-tracked regulations imposing the handgun freeze before the summer break if the motion had been brought to a vote.

‘Parliament is a face-to-face institution’: Dale Smith on the hybrid House and lost collegiality in the Commons

‘Parliament is going to find itself in an interpretation crisis in the next couple of years if things continue along this particular path,’ says press gallery journalist Dale Smith.

From robocalls to a robust regime, elections commissioner Côté reflects on a decade of decisions

Yves Côté’s outgoing recommendations include calls to expand the administrative monetary penalties regime, bring parties under privacy laws, and require ‘due diligence’ when it comes to online platform use.

Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees cries foul over private rehab contract that feds say will mean ‘fewer steps’ for vets, case managers

The five-and-a-half-year, $560-million contract was awarded in June 2021, but union leaders say it went ahead ‘without adequate input and feedback’ from those on the ground.

Conservative membership verification process to make high-stakes leadership race even more divisive, say top political players

A 'small army' of Conservative Party staffers are going through hundreds of thousands of party memberships with 'rigour and speed' to weed out fraudulent memberships, says party spokesman Yaroslav Baran.

Coalition warns of ‘death knell’ to cryptocurrency industry under proposed tax law changes

Proposed changes to the Excise Tax Act could shut cryptocurrency companies out of an GST/HST input tax credit that benefits the traditional mining sector.

AFN losing credibility after controversial suspension of its national chief, say Indigenous advocates

Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says she is being targeted by the AFN’s executive for her efforts to bring accountability and transparency to the organization, and is now rallying support.

Win or lose, Poilievre may already represent ‘heart and soul’ of Conservative caucus

Even if Pierre Poilievre doesn’t win, Conservative pundits and political analysts believe that whoever does will have to accommodate Poilievre. But if he does win, he’ll need to reach out to his Quebec and Atlantic caucu