‘He’s let it go too long’: wait builds for a Poilievre visit south of the border
Whether as prime minister or as opposition leader, it’s important for Pierre Poilievre to be familiar with the incoming Trump administration, says former diplomat Deanna Horton.
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.
Parliament is a gong-show, MPs care more about their political parties
Real change will occur only if parliamentary reform is an election issue. It will force party leaders to unite to address emergent crises.
Poilievre takes aim at Housing Accelerator Fund despite representing a city that’s already received $44-million from it
A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
Housing advocates wary of funding plan after praising Poilievre’s GST pledge
Scrapping Liberal funding for housing projects to pay for a tax cut on some new homes ‘doesn’t make a lot of sense,’ says Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness head.
Good morning, Prime Minister Poilievre—here is your agenda
What would the early days of a Poilievre-led government look like? Andrew Caddell sketches it out.
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.
The security clearance process: an explainer from ex-CSIS director Ward Elcock
As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.
Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs’: observers
Many of the questions during an emergency debate on India’s alleged interference in Canadian politics turned instead to Poilievre’s refusal to seek a security clearance.
