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MPs to probe Global Affairs contracts after internal audit finds one-quarter broke the rules

The department signed more than 8,000 consulting service contracts totaling $567-million in the last five fiscal years to support the delivery of its programs, the records show.

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MPs to probe Global Affairs contracts after internal audit finds one-quarter broke the rules

The department signed more than 8,000 consulting service contracts totaling $567-million in the last five fiscal years to support the delivery of its programs, the records show.

Feds spent at least $1.7-billion on defence contracts in the first half of 2025, about 16 per cent of which went to U.S. companies: data

Canada ‘should not relent’ in trade talks, say industry reps who say auto sector needs zero tariffs

Carney’s budget expected to be ‘consequential,’ as Canada faces unprecedented challenges from a volatile Trump, say politicos

Less focus on COVID-19 expected to lead to $650-million spending cuts for PHAC by 2027-2028

U.S. trade approach ‘changes the rules of the game,’ with canola sector leading economic lobbying in first six months of 2025

Political commentary on convoy protest organizers Lich and Barber’s sentencing ‘corrosive’ and ‘dangerous,’ say observers

Political commentary on convoy protest organizers Lich and Barber’s sentencing ‘corrosive’ and ‘dangerous,’ say observers

Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members

Canada’s official languages commissioner says he’s worried budget cuts will threaten language rights in federal public service

Feds need to ‘rethink’ industrial benefits policy and refocus on defence capabilities, say former senior officials: it ‘needs to evolve’

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MPs to probe Global Affairs contracts after internal audit finds one-quarter broke the rules

The department signed more than 8,000 consulting service contracts totaling $567-million in the last five fiscal years to support the delivery of its programs, the records show.

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