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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

British Columbia MP Bob Zimmer says the families of the deceased are planning funerals and viewings for their loved ones, and as the local MP, his role is to assist in 'practical matters' while families cope with insurmountable grief.

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

British Columbia MP Bob Zimmer says the families of the deceased are planning funerals and viewings for their loved ones, and as the local MP, his role is to assist in 'practical matters' while families cope with insurmountable grief.

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | UPDATED February 18, 2026

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

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

BY IREM KOCA

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

BY ABBAS RANA

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’

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The $2.2-billion request for defence spending is ‘all tied’ to meeting NATO’s defence spending target, says Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s Craig Stone, but Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Christopher Coates says it should be seen as 'long overdue' modernization of the Armed Forces.

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

The $2.2-billion request for defence spending is ‘all tied’ to meeting NATO’s defence spending target, says Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s Craig Stone, but Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Christopher Coates says it should be seen as 'long overdue' modernization of the Armed Forces.

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

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

Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED February 13, 2026

Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for 'flexibility' after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days a week starting in July, and executives five days a week starting in May.

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED February 13, 2026

Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for 'flexibility' after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days a week starting in July, and executives five days a week starting in May.

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

‘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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Parliamentary Calendar

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

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

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

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

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

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Centre Block alone contributed almost $14.7-million to the bottom line in 2025, and scaffolding in and around the building has cost some $27.3-million overall since November 2022.

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Centre Block alone contributed almost $14.7-million to the bottom line in 2025, and scaffolding in and around the building has cost some $27.3-million overall since November 2022.

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

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

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Politics This Morning

Jeneroux crosses over

House gears up for another assisted dying review

Parliament hits a pause

Federal leaders to attend vigil for Tumbler Ridge victims

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

Romania hosts Rideau Club revelry

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

The grass is greener where you water it

Foreign aid by triage, with human survival at stake

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

Shafqat Ali

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

Heather McPherson

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

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

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

Public Service

Shafqat Ali

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

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

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

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