Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos
A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland was praised for a record of notable accomplishments as she departs Ottawa after more than a decade in politics.
Climate advisers ask feds to put Net-Zero Advisory Body on ‘pause,’ say they can’t fulfill mandate in ‘skeleton state’
Following the December resignation of two members, the remaining four say they need six new appointees, clarity around their budget, and a pause of activities after limited direction from the government ‘significantly reduced’ the scope of their work.
Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows
The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.
Maduro, Trump, and the politics of timing
Canadian politicians were quick to weigh in on an illegal U.S. military action—but whose interests are they really serving?
Off to a bad start: Treasury Board already wants to make access to information worse
With Treasury Board once again handling the first stage of the ATI review, you can be sure of more delays, more exemptions proposed, and more people being excluded from using access to information.
A winter’s day near Parliament Hill
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Life after politics: catching up with ex-PMO staffers
Patrick Travers is now with Hakluyt & Company, while Oz Jungic has joined Rio Tinto, and Philip Proulx is working for Mila–Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute.
Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election
Advertising made up two-thirds of the $96-million in combined campaign expenses by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, with television and digital drawing the biggest payouts.
Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention
Federal ministers and MPs should clearly reaffirm that equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to public health, research excellence, and professional regulation—not optional political preferences.
It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack
‘A flagrant breach of the core provision of the UN Charter is no cause for celebration,’ says former Liberal MP John McKay. ‘If we all don’t adhere to those core provisions of the UN, then it’ll be chaos.’
