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Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

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• The March 4 announcement names 15 senior civil servants to new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to reshape the federal bureaucracy, from Foreign Affairs to Fisheries and Oceans.

Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

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• The March 4 announcement names 15 senior civil servants to new roles, and brings in one person from the private sector as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to reshape the federal bureaucracy, from Foreign Affairs to Fisheries and Oceans.

Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

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Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

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‘We need guardrails’: Senators look to get ‘ahead of the curve’ on AI regulation as feds eye legislative gaps

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Feds are ‘silencing’ an agent of Parliament by leaving post vacant, says ex-budget watchdog Giroux

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Most Albertans don’t support separation, but referendum poses unintended, temporary consequences for Poilievre’s federal Conservatives in the province, says pollster

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The Year of Resilience: What 2026 Will Demand From Canada’s Cyber Leaders

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Third parties once again main source of House workplace harassment, violence complaints in 2025

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Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

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Urban Indigenous funding cutbacks threaten ‘backbone’ of Friendship Centre services, says Ontario federation head

Some NDP leadership candidates’ policies ‘not terribly viable,’ says McPherson, who denies she’s running a centrist campaign

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• Three-time Alberta MP Heather McPherson—whose biggest competition is considered to be self-described democratic socialist Avi Lewis—says her campaign is not centrist ‘by any stretch of the imagination.’

Some NDP leadership candidates’ policies ‘not terribly viable,’ says McPherson, who denies she’s running a centrist campaign

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• Three-time Alberta MP Heather McPherson—whose biggest competition is considered to be self-described democratic socialist Avi Lewis—says her campaign is not centrist ‘by any stretch of the imagination.’

Canada ‘abandoning’ international law with support for U.S. strikes on Iran, say former diplomats

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Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

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New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1

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NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

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‘We knew there was something coming’: how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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Prime Minister Carney and his cabinet should rely on deputy ministers—not political staff—for fearless policy advice, say leading governance experts

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• Policy advice from partisan ministerial staff is more appealing to cabinet ministers because it has a loyalty twist and ‘fits the political moment,’ says Professor Donald Savoie. But cabinet ministers should also be using policy advice from their deputy ministers, say governance experts.

Prime Minister Carney and his cabinet should rely on deputy ministers—not political staff—for fearless policy advice, say leading governance experts

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• Policy advice from partisan ministerial staff is more appealing to cabinet ministers because it has a loyalty twist and ‘fits the political moment,’ says Professor Donald Savoie. But cabinet ministers should also be using policy advice from their deputy ministers, say governance experts.

‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

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‘We’re getting closer’: religious groups lobbying feds say they’re hopeful of progress on stalled Liberal anti-hate bill

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‘Once you get a carveout from one province, it’s game over’: Ottawa-Alberta MOU draws advocates with economic and environment concerns

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Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

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Ongoing grievance over public service health-plan switch an ‘interesting’ case, says labour lawyer

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To be shielded from nomination challenges, incumbent Liberal MPs must meet conditions by Labour Day: new rules

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McGuinty, Anand to speak at Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence March 4-5

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

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• ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

Carney should call for extradition of Indian officials linked to Nijjar killing, says ex-Liberal minister Dhaliwal

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• ‘We can’t abandon our Canadian values for trade purposes,’ says former Chretien-era Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal

Sole Quebec NDP MP Boulerice says potential provincial run has ‘absolutely nothing to do with’ party’s status

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Liberals ride wave in federal polls as widening gender, age gaps squeeze Conservatives’ coalition

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Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

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‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

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U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

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• 'We're obviously in a stage where people treat American trade deals with skepticism,' says Heather Exner-Pirot, director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's energy, natural resources, and environment program.

U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

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• 'We're obviously in a stage where people treat American trade deals with skepticism,' says Heather Exner-Pirot, director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's energy, natural resources, and environment program.

‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

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‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

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Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

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Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

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‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

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‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

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Carney shuffles top public servants

Carney to address Australian parliament

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Carney regroups with Modi in New Delhi

COVID-19

Outspoken health advocate Joss Reimer talks about finding ‘common ground’ with government as she becomes Canada’s top doctor

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

Election

The road ahead on foreign interference

A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

Influence registry will deter few foreign agents without independent enforcement, say national security experts

An aging democracy needs youth voices

Politics

Two fresh hires for Finance Minister Champagne

Carney’s contradictions: from Davos to New Delhi

‘Playing with fire’: Tony Manera recalls pushback during sovereignty debate

B.C.’s Eby may not be long for the job

Foreign Policy

Mark Carney’s 50 shades of grey zones

Japan is Canada’s anchor in the Indo-Pacific

In a fractured world, women peacebuilders are essential 

EU putting pressure on laggard members to fully ratify trade pact with Canada 

Finance and Budget

With global hegemony attacking the world order, what are middle powers like Canada to do?

‘Everyone should feel the hit’: ministerial offices and PMO should be cut, too, say some leading public policy experts

‘All about’ NATO: bulk of feds’ $5.4-billion spending request boosts defence programs

Canada faces ‘an emergency of extraordinary proportions’ with Trump, say foreign affairs and trade experts

Lobbying

Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

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

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

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

Legislation

It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience

Senator’s anti-non-disclosure agreement bill faces roadblocks      

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

Canadians can’t afford to wait for Right to Repair legislation 

Public Service

Bringing investment banking rigour to Ottawa

Stories from the past should not help separatists

Union warns pay system may not be able to handle layoffs, early retirements 10 years after start of Phoenix problems

Cost of public servants continues to rise, though growth of bureaucracy began to slow in 2024-25: PBO

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