‘Disappointing but not surprising’: PBO forecasts Canada to fall short of 2030 emissions target

The Canadian Climate Institute is calling the budget watchdog’s analysis ‘optimistic,’ and projects Canada will miss the target by a greater margin.
A fresh glimpse inside the Centre Block renovation site

—The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Industry Minister Joly hires defence adviser, new operations director

Meanwhile, there are a couple of staff to catch up on in multifaceted Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office, including senior policy adviser Nasser Haidar.
Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

The future success of trade talks with the U.S. will weigh heavily when Canada decides if it wants to buy the American F-35 plane, says consultant Eric Miller.
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.
With even Conservatives conspiring to pass Carney’s budget, PM turns attention to the wider world

The prime minister is engaged in a series of strikingly ambitious undertakings from leveraging Canada’s status as a global middle power to launching a new post-NAFTA economy at home.
In-house relief: new Conservative campaign manager a positive signal

It’s good news, but the Conservatives’ ultimate path to success still rests with the leader and his willingness to empower Steve Outhouse and others.
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.’
PBO repeats calls for transparency after he says budget uses ‘made-in-Ottawa’ definition of capital spending

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques recommends the creation of an independent body that would define the government’s spending categories, after the feds unveiled a new structure shortly before the Nov. 4 budget was tabled.
Minister Guilbeault’s current seven-member Quebec lieutenant shop

Sam Saint-Vincent is the most recent addition to the Quebec lieutenant team led by chief of staff Ann-Clara Vaillancourt.