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Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• Conservatives have concerns about a clause buried in Bill C-15 that grants cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or firm from nearly any federal law—excluding the Criminal Code—for up to six years.

Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• Conservatives have concerns about a clause buried in Bill C-15 that grants cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or firm from nearly any federal law—excluding the Criminal Code—for up to six years.

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

OpinionBY SUZANNE SABOURIN, MICHAEL WALSH

‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

• The committee hasn't done a statutory review since 2012, and committee chair John Brassard says members 'should be anxious about updating and modernizing' the 2008 legislation which, by law, should be reviewed every five years.

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

NewsBY HUNTER CRESSWELL

• The committee hasn't done a statutory review since 2012, and committee chair John Brassard says members 'should be anxious about updating and modernizing' the 2008 legislation which, by law, should be reviewed every five years.

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes 

NewsBY IREM KOCA

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Easter Seals, CFIB lobbying feds to end Canada Post’s strike

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

AGRICULTURE

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Do Conservatives want the best for the West, or not?

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Biotechnology

Canada’s missing life sciences industrial strategy is leaving economic growth on the table

OpinionBY MICHELLE MCLEAN

PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

Documents reveal more about powerful forces behind push for warrantless lawful access

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

‘A nation mourns with you:’ Carney orders flags at half-mast after deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED February 12, 2026

Canada can do better than more defence dollars and the Golden Dome

OpinionBY EARL TURCOTTE

From neighbour to nation: why Canada must rethink defence

OpinionBY JENNIFER STEWART, VERNON WHITE

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Environment

The real rupture we face: what Carney’s next speech needs to say

OpinionBY TREVOR HANCOCK

How the pursuit of innovation and sustainability can supercharge the Canadian economy

OpinionBY MARENA WINSTANLEY

Canada’s largest pension manager ‘backsliding’ on climate, risks being unable to pay out pensions: report

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Build more homes—but don’t lock Canada into higher emissions

OpinionBY KATE KOPLOVICH

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FINANCE

Bill C-15 is one of the biggest threats yet to Canada’s rule of law 

OpinionBY GENEVIèVE PAUL, ANAïS BUSSIèRES MCNICOLL

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

OpinionBY RAM MATHILAKATH

Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

OpinionBY AZIN PEYROW

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Fisheries and oceans

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Canada’s plan to boost its economy must include rebuilding wild fisheries

OpinionBY JOSH LAUGHREN

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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FOREIGN POLICY

The symbolic vote that signals a deeper shift in North American trade

OpinionBY AKOLISA UFODIKE

Surviving the population crash

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Defence official says Canadian transiting of Taiwan Strait ‘likely’ to continue

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Canada must respond to U.S. policy by increasing our support for pharmaceutical innovation

OpinionBY LIAM MACDONALD

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health

Beyond funding: why flexible, locally grounded care models matter now

OpinionBY BERNARD LORD

Canada is facing a teen vaping crisis

OpinionBY DOUG ROTH

More doctors won’t save us if we keep creating new patients

OpinionBY DAWN BOWDISH, JESSICA BUCKLEY

A plan to strengthen health care and measure outcomes

OpinionBY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY

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Industry and Manufacturing

Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Steel tariff missteps threaten Canada’s energy future

OpinionBY VITTORIA BELLISSIMO, FERNANDO MELO

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Canada’s ZEV mandate will leave 450,000 drivers stranded

OpinionBY BRIAN LIVINGSTON

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infrastructure and transport

‘Back to the future’: Senators react to idea of turning Senate Building back into original train station for high-speed rail hub

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Ottawa has a housing initiative, but not a homeownership plan

OpinionBY KEVIN LEE

Arctic security investments must also improve living conditions in the North, say territories

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Feds looking for Canadian steel supplier to keep high-speed rail project on track

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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innovation

To ban or not to ban? Experts wary of restricting social media access for kids, as feds watch Australian approach

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Building Canada’s digital future

OpinionBY DELPHINE ADENOT-OWUSU

From promise to reality: scaling innovative housing in Canada

OpinionBY TASNIM FARIHA

Canadians concerned about AI’s impact on environment, children: federal consultation

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

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intergovernmental

Alberta MPs shouldn’t just quietly wait for separatist issue to blow over

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Hearings at National Assembly offer insight into Bill 1

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Will we actually see the new Arctic vehicles on order?

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

Alberta Conservative MPs ‘walking a fine line’ on politically explosive referendum issue, and don’t want to give it more oxygen, say politicos

NewsBY ABBAS RANA, JESSE CNOCKAERT

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justice

Despite early ‘spirit of co-operation’ on some bills, Liberal agenda still failing to launch in Parliament, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Emergencies Act architect says courts checked government overreach, advises against further appeal

NewsBY STUART BENSON

America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

OpinionBY MICHAEL HARRIS

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Labour & employment

Investing in Indigenous housing strengthens Canada, and the solutions are ready

OpinionBY JOHN GORDON

Keeping the North strong and free also means ensuring a better way of life for northerners

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Solving Canada’s housing crisis starts with a reality check

OpinionBY JANICE MYERS

Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more—it’s about getting governments to talk to each other

OpinionBY ADRIAN SCHUT

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natural resources and energy

The world has too much LNG—so why is Canada fast-tracking more?

OpinionBY MARK KALEGHA, OLAF WEBER

Canada’s green jobs strategy needs more than good intentions

OpinionBY LIN AL-AKKAD

Federal environmental impact assessments are in even more jeopardy   

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

Trump’s hit on Venezuela just gave Canada a bruise

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Pierre Poilievre came to Calgary and Canadians should be paying attention

OpinionBY ANNA MURPHY

The Conservatives’ other favourite boogeyman makes a comeback

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Governments can do more to fight against Islamophobia

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

Women entrepreneurs are a crucial asset for Canada’s economy, they deserve a voice in shaping it

OpinionBY ROSALIND LOCKYER

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Indigenous Relations

A partial table cannot deliver justice for Indigenous people

OpinionBY BRENDAN MOORE

Wide-eyed patriotism is an Indigenous value

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Indigenous innovation: part of the tradition, not the trend

OpinionBY KATHY MANNERS

‘The ground on which we stand’: innovation and Indigenous sovereignty

OpinionBY JESSICA KOLOPENUK

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

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The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

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