‘No ordinary Parliament’: Senate leaders prepare for ‘new era’ of quick legislation, pledging collaboration as fall sitting begins
ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says a change in Conservative leadership and Senators’ ‘realistic analysis’ of the political arena means there’s now a ‘collegial climate’ in the Upper Chamber.
Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service
Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service’s first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across government, from helping Indigenous language preservation to screening air cargo.
Former MP Julian says NDP has ‘lost touch’ with grassroots, looks to rebuild as leadership race takes shape
Former New Democrat MPs Peter Julian and Matthew Green launch a new project to hear from party members across to country in an effort to ‘regalvanize’ the NDP.
Politics and the Pen packs the house at the Château Laurier
It was a sold-out crowd at Politics & the Pen schmooze-fest fundraiser for the Writers’ Trust of Canada at Ottawa’s Château Laurier Hotel on Sept. 24. The annual fundraiser, which raised $530,000 last year for Canadian writers, attracted a crowd of about 500 people as political Ottawa came out in droves and in their best […]
Build smarter, baby: Canada needs to transform the way we make things
Canada has the talent and the technology to navigate this historic shift. We have abundant resources, skilled workers, world-leading research, a vibrant technology sector, and a dynamic manufacturing base that has proven it can compete with its counterparts south of the border.
Will political expediency yield greater transparency?
Mark Carney may be looking for openings to the rigid firewalls and the access-to-information protective system his predecessors abided by—or he may just follow in their footsteps.
MPs settle in for spicy sitting as Government Operations and Estimates Committee prepares to turn up the heat on government
The committee has long served as a stage for high-stakes political showdowns, the study of scathing watchdog reports, and long-term probes that test government accountability.
A look at Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s new team
Ian Cameron and David McFarlane have returned to the Hill as senior adviser and strategy director, and director of policy to the industry minister, respectively.
Parliamentary Centre, Carleton University to host MP orientation session Sept. 26
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 Bacon and Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering hosts its first Bacon and Eggheads breakfast of the 2025-26 parliamentary year featuring Dr. Jackie Dawson from the University of Ottawa, who will speak on “Through the Melting Ice: Ship Traffic in Canada’s Arctic.” Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 a.m. ET in […]
Waiting for the truckers to come back
A great deal has changed in federal politics in a few months, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not so much.
