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Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

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• Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman says the 85 full-time staff have been transferred from other federal departments. But bringing people with the same mentality about procurement won't drive change, says former MP John McKay.

Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

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• Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman says the 85 full-time staff have been transferred from other federal departments. But bringing people with the same mentality about procurement won't drive change, says former MP John McKay.

Fix Question Period, elect House committee chairs, and end hybrid House sittings, say some Grit and Tory MPs: ‘Question Period is our marquee accountability mechanism’

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Preparing for a possible early election, Conservatives closing first batch of 16 riding nominations this month: sources

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Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

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

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Ottawa MPs Sudds, Fanjoy urge changes to return-to-office order for public servants, as MPs debate ending hybrid Parliament

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Official languages commissioner nominee aspires for a ‘truly bilingual public service’

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‘Our heart aches for, and breaks for, the families of Tumbler Ridge,’ says local MP Bob Zimmer

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

‘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

• 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.

‘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

• 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.

‘All the fundamentals are there’: Conservatives bank unity and cash, but need to buy time and ‘hope’ for a renewed NDP, say politicos

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

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Scaffolding costs in the capital climb to $20.2-million in 2025

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Joly to deliver keynote address at 10th Ontario Economic Report launch on Feb. 19 in Toronto

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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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‘Hang tight’: Why Quebec sovereignty and separatism are in the headlines again

Liberal byelection candidates could either burst ‘boys’ club’ bubble or become ‘two more of many’ women on outside of PMO circle: strategists

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• Recruiting former Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum and doctor Danielle Martin may be 'phenomenal politics,' but more will ride on whether they would get a greater voice at the table if elected.

Liberal byelection candidates could either burst ‘boys’ club’ bubble or become ‘two more of many’ women on outside of PMO circle: strategists

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• Recruiting former Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum and doctor Danielle Martin may be 'phenomenal politics,' but more will ride on whether they would get a greater voice at the table if elected.

Canada must take lead in fighting health misinformation as vaccine hesitancy rises and U.S. pulls back from WHO, say sector experts

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PCO struggling to address access-to-info requests, and ‘it is not getting better,’ says watchdog

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‘Something new is needed’: Ottawa’s diplomatic corps still trying to grasp Carney’s worldview after Davos 

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Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

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Senate leaders pledge collaboration as Red Chamber reconvenes to ‘more rapid’ pace

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With seven Upper Chamber vacancies, PCO won’t say how new Senators will be appointed as Senate advisory board loses more members

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Former Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford sits down to discuss being ‘the right hand’ in Ottawa on Feb. 12

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Rob Batherson debriefs on Poilievre’s leadership win and what’s next for Conservatives

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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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Sheila Copps on Greenland, a 2026 election, and the return of Parliament

Parliament could pick up pace on trade and economic issues, but unclear about other bills on agenda, say political players

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• Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney met last week in the PMO, but pollster Nik Nanos says there's still a pretty significant underlying tension between the two parties, 'and I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that, although Mark Carney is quite popular as prime minister, his party is not equally as popular as he is.'

Parliament could pick up pace on trade and economic issues, but unclear about other bills on agenda, say political players

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• Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney met last week in the PMO, but pollster Nik Nanos says there's still a pretty significant underlying tension between the two parties, 'and I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that, although Mark Carney is quite popular as prime minister, his party is not equally as popular as he is.'

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

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Opposition MPs press Liberals to intervene with Canadian companies’ business with ICE

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Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

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Indian envoy calls on Canada to revive Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group ahead of Carney’s visit

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

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• Canadian suppliers do not produce rail-grade steel, and the Liberal co-chair of the All-Party Steel Caucus says he's actively engaging with the industry to build up domestic capacity because 'the old world is not coming back.'

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

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• Canadian suppliers do not produce rail-grade steel, and the Liberal co-chair of the All-Party Steel Caucus says he's actively engaging with the industry to build up domestic capacity because 'the old world is not coming back.'

‘Premature’ to call NDP leadership race for top fundraiser Lewis, say politicos, with ranked ballot giving McPherson the edge

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‘Premature’ to call NDP leadership race for top fundraiser Lewis, say politicos, with ranked ballot giving McPherson the edge

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

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

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

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

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Politics This Morning

Federal leaders to attend vigil for Tumbler Ridge victims

The House goes back to business

Carney postpones Europe trip

Conservatives call for end to asylum claims by criminals

COVID-19

‘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

Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert

Election

An aging democracy needs youth voices

Canadian expats in the U.S. dominate international voting stats: data

MPs eye support for expat voters as PROC study on special ballot challenges wraps

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

Politics

Advertising, speechwriting, and appointments advisers among fresh PMO hires

Trudeau, Carney, Davos, and Liberal dexterity

MPs should revamp Question Period, actually elect House committee chairs, give House Speaker more power, and should consider ending hybrid sittings

Harper, from brawler to statesman

Foreign Policy

Republican Party can rein in U.S. President Trump—if it’s brave enough

He came in like a wrecking ball, and he keeps on coming

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

Building a more innovative Canadian economy won’t be easy, but it will be worth it

Finance and Budget

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

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

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

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

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

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

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

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

Legislation

Hearings at National Assembly offer insight into Bill 1

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

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

‘Where’s the plan B?’: media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Public Service

New in-office mandate could send more public servants out the door, union says

Job cuts could hit CBSA and DND amid hiring blitz, union says

Public servant says spending review is ‘gutting the wrong people’ as notices continue to hit desks

Treasury Board outlines more than 8,000 job cuts in first phases of public service revamp

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