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- 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.
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- 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.
- In the aftermath of the U.S. election last month, the prime minister and his ministers have sought to contrast Trudeau’s previous experience dealing with Trump’s first four years in office with the Conservatives.
- NDP, Conservative, and Green MPs raise allegations of antics in the opposition lobby that resulted in parliamentary pages being removed for ‘safety’ concerns.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- The government could table its fall economic statement and public accounts at any time, but it's a ‘convenient opportunity’ to blame opposition parties for filibustering, says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran. But former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen says the government's message about Conservative 'games' is a 'win.'
- BY IAN CAMPBELL
- 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.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- Reaching a goal of 5.8 million new housing units by 2030 would require at least doubling current construction rates of new homes, and 'we’re a long way from getting there,' says Kevin Lee.
- Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- ‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.
- BY IAN CAMPBELL
- Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says her department is working on a plan to conduct an extensive audit of the government's Indigenous procurement program.
- BY IREM KOCA
- ‘Jews Say No to Genocide’ protest organizer Rachel Small says disruption was a ‘last resort' after a year of outreach.
- The Brampton mayor's remarks demonstrate the need to 'get to the bottom of what’s going on,' says Liberal MP Pam Damoff.
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- Fighting for Canadians should be at the top of the agenda. Instead, we’re stuck in scandal and sideshows.
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- Fighting for Canadians should be at the top of the agenda. Instead, we’re stuck in scandal and sideshows.
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand says departments are ‘okay for the next three to four weeks’ if a vote on supplementary estimates is delayed by the House standoff.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- New Democrat Don Davies says the Tories wasted taxpayer dollars by crossing the Atlantic twice for a conference in which they did not fully participate.
- Liberals have accused the opposition for bringing ‘American-style’ politics to Canada as ‘wannabe MAGA, maple syrup Conservatives.’ They need to put a pin in that approach, say strategists.
- BY IAN CAMPBELL
- Plus, the House recently received a $500 cheque on behalf of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as reimbursement for the use of his parliamentary office in a partisan video.
- Quebec is allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying, violating the Canadian Criminal Code. Unchallenged, the precedent could ‘influence other provinces’ to do the same, says UBC law prof Brian Bird.
- BY IAN CAMPBELL
- As politicians politick over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre not having a security clearance, former CSIS director Ward Elcock breaks down the process.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- Meanwhile, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs are 'afraid' to stand up to Conservatives over the ongoing filibuster.
- BY SOPHALL DUCH
- New documents obtained by The Hill Times show the parties plan to focus their appeal on whether provincial laws should have jurisdiction over federal political parties.
- BY IAN CAMPBELL
