MPs order release of records from new Defence Investment Agency after it leaves the PBO waiting
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that multiple government departments have yet to comply with his post-budget requests to analyze financial plans.
Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before
No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists
The implementation bill for the 2025 budget is making its way through the House and Senate, and at least one more opposition day will be held before the fall supply period ends on Dec. 10.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
Canadian AI sovereignty requires more than just servers
If we spend billions of dollars building domestic infrastructure only to run opaque, proprietary models licensed from Silicon Valley giants, we have not achieved independence.
Youth mental health is Canada’s economic blind spot
We must address a core problem that is quietly undermining their ability to participate fully in the economy: the decline of youth mental well-being.
In the murky new world order, Canada needs a growth plan
First, to achieve the generational pivot the times demand, Canada needs government operating at its best, with focused federal political leadership, bold policies, federal-provincial alignment and government-business collaboration—something that has been lacking in recent years.
Cabinet spending tops $92-million in 2024-25, up 3.7 per cent
Unsurprisingly, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office was the highest spender, with a total of $13.1-million in expenses reported.
The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity
With targeted investment, women could play a transformative role in shaping this next phase of Canada’s artificial intelligence-fuelled growth.
Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada
‘I’m here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,’ Brookfield COO Justin Beber told the House ethics committee. ‘That’s what we’re required to monitor. That’s what I’m here to confirm.’
