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Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited to making recommendations.

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited to making recommendations.

G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Liberals’ ‘quiet confidence’ the best move as budget ‘dominoes’ fall with the Conservative caucus count, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘It’s none of their business’: Senators hit the brakes on new staff ethics code after political-disclosure rules make waves

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Shortening the Rare Disease Odyssey through AI: An Innovation-Driven Call for Health Equity in Canada

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At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

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MPs to vote on $10.8-billion spending boost in new estimates

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Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

‘Canadians deserve full confidence that public funds are protected,’ says Liberal MP after PSPC report reveals nearly a dozen employees fired for misconduct

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.

‘Canadians deserve full confidence that public funds are protected,’ says Liberal MP after PSPC report reveals nearly a dozen employees fired for misconduct

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• Public Services and Procurement Canada completed 111 disciplinary investigations in the 2024-25 fiscal year, and found 84 cases of misconduct.

Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Feds focused on ‘streamlining’ programs, says health minister after budget fails to provide new money for mental health or substance use

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High anxiety: Ekos poll finds Canadians most concerned about ‘growing political and ideological polarization’

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Antimicrobial resistance and the Future of Medicine: Are We Prepared for the Next Health Crisis?

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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

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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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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

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‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

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• If the Liberals were to gain majority status amid the ongoing floor-crossing speculation, it would spell bad news for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, says Keith Beardsley, former deputy chief of staff to then-prime minister Stephen Harper.

‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

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• If the Liberals were to gain majority status amid the ongoing floor-crossing speculation, it would spell bad news for Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review, says Keith Beardsley, former deputy chief of staff to then-prime minister Stephen Harper.

Budget’s ‘Buy-Canadian’ push signals ‘clear commitment’ in procurement policy direction, but could also complicate the system, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND | UPDATED November 7, 2025

Meeting feds’ ‘ambitious’ RCMP hiring pledge will require ‘imaginative’ ideas, says advisory board chair

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

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Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Party supporters ‘tapped out’ as post-election donation dip deepens with Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parliamentary Calendar

Emergency Management Minister Olszewski to take part in post-budget talk on Nov. 10 in Edmonton

Podcast

No ‘I’ in team: why party discipline has gone too far, with Alex Marland

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Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

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

Podcast

Heather McPherson on her campaign to lead the NDP

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

• Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning against coming sacrifices, they were few and far between in the Nov. 4 document.

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

• Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning against coming sacrifices, they were few and far between in the Nov. 4 document.

‘Very disappointing’: PSPC makes new freelance interpretation procurement rules official

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Petition urges House to introduce foreign ownership rules to protect ‘Canadian sovereignty and journalistic integrity’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Carney government promises to spend $81.8-billion over five years on defence

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Emissions cap may ‘no longer be required’ as Ottawa favours carbon capture, critical minerals: budget

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The controversial oil and gas emissions cap would have ‘marginal value in reducing emissions,’ says Carney’s first federal budget, which focuses on tax credit incentives and methane regulations to reach net zero.

Emissions cap may ‘no longer be required’ as Ottawa favours carbon capture, critical minerals: budget

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The controversial oil and gas emissions cap would have ‘marginal value in reducing emissions,’ says Carney’s first federal budget, which focuses on tax credit incentives and methane regulations to reach net zero.

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Tax incentives for companies hiked to attract investments, but economists say budget not ‘transformational’ enough for businesses

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Tax incentives for companies hiked to attract investments, but economists say budget not ‘transformational’ enough for businesses

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Carney cuts international student quota in half

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Carney cuts international student quota in half

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Politics This Morning

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

Lest we forget

COP30 summit minus the climate change ambassador

Confidence vote: Take two

COVID-19

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

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

Election

‘A platform to raise my voice’: youth activism at the centre of Sen. McPhedran’s Vote16 bill

Conservatives float electoral reform to combat ‘political prank’ protest group from flooding ballots with names

Advance voting in Canada continues to rise—and it’s changing campaigning

At least three safe Liberal seats poised to open as high-profile contenders line up

Politics

Catching up with Public Safety Minister Anandasangaree’s team

The critical-minerals battle is being fought on land—and over the sea

Pierre Poilievre may be done

Poilievre and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week

Foreign Policy

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

Canada’s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health

Restrictive U.S. worker visa could fuel Canada’s rise as a global tech leader

First Nations built the first North American economy—it’s time Canada recognized that

Finance and Budget

Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

First budget in years to tackle Canada’s dismal performance in innovation and investment, but we could still fall short: need guardrails

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

Lobbying

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

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

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

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

Legislation

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

Canada’s financial system needs a green upgrade

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

Public Service

An austerity-driven federal budget is a necessary evil

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

Women’s groups hail ongoing funding for gender-equality programs, but warn the ‘devil is in the details’

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

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