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‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

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• Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has previously said he expects to table his new AI strategy in the first quarter of 2026.

‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

NewsBY MARIA COLLINS

• Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has previously said he expects to table his new AI strategy in the first quarter of 2026.

NDP leadership candidate Ashton attacks Lewis on provincial relationships, energy projects in final debate

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‘The grief isn’t gone’ in Tumbler Ridge, says local MP Bob Zimmer

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

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Former Conservative MP Jeneroux ‘couldn’t sit on the sidelines,’ crosses floor to join Liberals

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Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

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Liberals hope ‘national unity’ council quells divisions after scrapping Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys

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Senators ‘hopeful’ for shifting tide in Congress as U.S. lawmakers rally to Canada’s cause

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

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rant on X about the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., augurs badly for the upcoming review of North America's trade pact, says international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• U.S. President Donald Trump's recent rant on X about the bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit, Mich., augurs badly for the upcoming review of North America's trade pact, says international trade lawyer Lawrence Herman.

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

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

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Canada can’t wait out the current crisis in youth unemployment.

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NDP leadership hopefuls head to West Coast for second official debate on Feb. 19

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The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

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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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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• Conservative nomination applications for some ridings are due on Feb. 25. Those electoral districts 'should begin forming candidate nomination committees without delay,' states a memo from the party's headquarters, obtained by The Hill Times. And Elan Harper, Stephen Harper's sister-in-law, wants to run in Calgary Confederation.

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• Conservative nomination applications for some ridings are due on Feb. 25. Those electoral districts 'should begin forming candidate nomination committees without delay,' states a memo from the party's headquarters, obtained by The Hill Times. And Elan Harper, Stephen Harper's sister-in-law, wants to run in Calgary Confederation.

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

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

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

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

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

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• 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

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• 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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• In the face of bad advice coming out of the U.S., Health Minister Marjorie Michel needs to discuss how to best promote facts with federal agencies and departments, according to Canadian Medical Association president Margot Burnell.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• In the face of bad advice coming out of the U.S., Health Minister Marjorie Michel needs to discuss how to best promote facts with federal agencies and departments, according to Canadian Medical Association president Margot Burnell.

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

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

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Politics This Morning

Canada hosts a critical minerals summit in Paris

Jeneroux crosses over

House gears up for another assisted dying review

Parliament hits a pause

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

Cuba: Canada’s first foreign policy challenge after PM’s Davos speech

Few post-shuffle staffing changes for Canadian identity, Quebec lieutenant teams

Milliard takes on the Quebec Liberal mantle

The politicking of identity has always been a nation-building project

Foreign Policy

Four years on: Canada, Ukraine, and the end of familiar assumptions

Romania hosts Rideau Club revelry

It’s a matter of time before Cuba’s regime collapses

The grass is greener where you water it

Finance and Budget

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

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 

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

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

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

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

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

Public Service

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

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

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

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