Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments
The Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties say Parliament must assert its jurisdiction over regulating federal parties, as privacy and data advocates urge Senators to pull parts of the ‘privacy-busting bill’ C-4.
Official languages commissioner nominee aspires for a ‘truly bilingual public service’
Kelly Burke, the nominee to become the next official language commissioner, says her goal in that position is ‘substantive equality’ between French and English across Canada.
The new Canadian order and the next governor general
Looking through the lens of national unity, Prime Minister Mark Carney would be wise to appoint someone from Alberta, who is ready to deal with a crisis on their first day in office.
The real rupture we face: what Carney’s next speech needs to say
A recent report from the United Kingdom warns that ‘critical ecosystems are at risk of collapsing,’ and if ‘current rates of biodiversity loss continue, every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse.’
Ottawa MPs Sudds, Fanjoy urge changes to return-to-office order for public servants, as MPs debate ending hybrid Parliament
Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for ‘flexibility’ after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days a week starting in July, and executives five days a week starting in May.
Poilievre, the Super Bowl, and the cautionary tale of the Buffalo Bills
Pierre Poilievre will have to do much more than stand pat if he seriously plans on finally winning the Canadian political Super Bowl. Otherwise, he and his party may have to content themselves, like Buffalo Bills fans, with having come so close that one time.
‘Back to the future’: Senators react to idea of turning Senate Building back into original train station for high-speed rail hub
David Jeanes, a retired engineer and former president of Transport Action Canada, says the Senate Building would be an ideal spot for a downtown Ottawa station, and says it could be linked to the rest of the line with a tunnel going under part of the Rideau Canal.
‘Our heart aches for, and breaks for, the families of Tumbler Ridge,’ says local MP Bob Zimmer
The British Columbia MP said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called him on Feb. 10 to offer words of comfort in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, one of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history.
‘Tumbler Ridge represents the very best of Canada’: House mourns victims in special address
Nine people are dead after a Feb. 10 mass killing in British Columbia, including the shooter. Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the ‘horrific, senseless violence’ in the Chamber on Feb. 11 after normal parliamentary proceedings and committees were cancelled.
‘A nation mourns with you:’ Carney orders flags at half-mast after deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s previously announced trip to Munich, Germany, has been cancelled in the wake of the deadly Feb. 10 shooting in British Columbia, and Question Period, committee meetings, and other work on Parliament Hill was halted on Feb. 11.
