Former NDP MP Julian raises alarm over future of pharmacare program

Former NDP MP Peter Julian says pharmacare, in its current state, was only meant to be the initial step to universal drug coverage, and it’s ‘profoundly disappointing’ the Throne Speech gave ‘clear signalling’ the Liberals have no plans to proceed to the next stage.
Canada Post at a crossroads

If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth

The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates

The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year’s spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament was prorogued.
The future of Canada depends on Indigenous leadership

Indigenous businesses don’t just talk about economic inclusion—we deliver it, by building homes, jobs, and resilience.
In the face of insolvency and strike action, what does Canada Post’s future look like?

The feds and Canada Post have squandered decades when they should have pivoted the Crown corporation away from vanishing letter delivery and restructured it for a digital era, says one expert.
The backstory on equalization

Danielle Smith perpetuates the fiction of Albertans’ exploitation, arguing that her government should receive the same per capita equalization transfers as Ontario and Quebec. Slamming equalization is good politics for Alberta premiers because it feeds Albertans’ false sense of injustice.
Federal disability benefit welcome, but its red tape will tax health system

The benefit’s onerous application process presents a challenge for patients, especially those who may be among the 6.5 million Canadians without a primary care provider.
‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be consulted.
Looking into why the Liberals are opting against a spring budget

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says his government will offer a fall fiscal update, with no plans for a spring budget.