‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’
Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’
In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.
Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she’s currently reviewing spending plans from her cabinet colleagues. But NDP MP Rachel Blaney said it’s ‘really important’ to know who is issuing directives to ‘stop the clock.’
Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House
NDP, Conservative, and Green MPs raise allegations of antics in the opposition lobby that resulted in parliamentary pages being removed for ‘safety’ concerns.
House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it would be ‘shocking’ if opposition parties prevented the feds from presenting bills to provide the RCMP and CBSA with more resources.
DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings
Feds looking to find $15.8-billion in savings through ‘Refocus Government Spending’ initiative as pressure mounts for Canada to boost defence spending.
House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed by the House standoff.
Liberals back away from MAID debate with Quebec, not wanting to ‘butt heads’
Quebec is allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying, violating the Canadian Criminal Code. Unchallenged, the precedent could ‘influence other provinces’ to do the same, says UBC law prof Brian Bird.
Conservative fundraising machine on track to smash 2023’s historic $35.2M record as Grits play ad-buy catch-up
With another $3.32-million in the bank this quarter, the Liberals have ‘money to play with,’ but they can’t afford to waste it on ineffective ads, says Conservative strategist Cole Hogan.
Conservative filibuster costing millions of dollars, say NDP and Green MPs
The impasse in Parliament is now in its fourth week as Conservatives continue to demand the feds release unreacted SDTC documents to RCMP.
