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Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices 

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• Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

Fresh tech incoming for MP riding offices 

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

• Members of Parliament from across the country will be getting new phones, printers, computers, and network connection devices for their riding offices post-election.

Consistent polling figures show Liberals face situation where the ‘public just stops listening’

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Rural ridings will decide which party forms government after the next election, says Liberal MP Robert Morrissey

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To address Trump’s border concerns, feds expected to spend more than $1-billion: senior government source

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Canada-U.S. trade, and more: by the numbers

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COP29 outcome called worst ever by environment advocates, who say Canada should show $300-billion finance deal is ‘the floor and not the ceiling’

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Why growing our own food has never been more critical

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Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff

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Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House

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Liberal delays on key economic documents a strategy to blame opposition for ‘paralyzing the House,’ say political players

Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year

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• The list is constantly updated 'as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,' says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.

Ottawa removed 118 companies from its Indigenous Business Directory this year

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• The list is constantly updated 'as businesses grow, dissolve, or change,' says Indigenous Services Canada, with 1,100 companies scrapped from the directory in 2022.

‘Permanent campaign’ of building Canadian links on Capitol Hill begins anew

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Open channel? GAC to launch diplomat dissent line

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As fourth province signs on, Families Minister Sudds defends school food program

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Elder Care in Canada: The Urgent Need for Improved Education and Training

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Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada to deliver speech in Montreal on Monday, Dec. 9

Podcast

The sales tax holiday, with Corinne Pohlmann

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Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

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How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

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How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

Grits’ ad-buy boost briefly overtakes Tories, but strategists say ‘spray-and-pray’ tactics will need recalibrating

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• In the final weeks of November, the Liberals shrunk their Meta ad-spend margin compared to the Conservatives to just over $50,000.

Grits’ ad-buy boost briefly overtakes Tories, but strategists say ‘spray-and-pray’ tactics will need recalibrating

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• In the final weeks of November, the Liberals shrunk their Meta ad-spend margin compared to the Conservatives to just over $50,000.

House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats

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Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey

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Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues

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Liberal to independent: Jane Cordy looks back on 24 years in the Senate

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As Trump’s tariff threats fly at the ‘whim of a tweet,’ Canada needs united front, says federalism expert

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

As Trump threatens 25 per cent tariffs, revived Canada-U.S. Cabinet Committee meets weekly

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Parliamentary Calendar

AFN Special Chiefs Assembly wraps up three-day meeting on Dec. 5

Podcast

How dirty money gets into Canadian politics, with Jessica Davis

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The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

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Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

Podcast

Lots of cash, no strings attached: Jerry DeMarco on the Net Zero Accelerator program

Some Liberal MPs upset with Trudeau for not consulting caucus or cabinet before announcing two-month GST holiday and $250 cheques

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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recently announced measures to address affordability are 'well intentioned misfires,' as they are going to ‘hurt’ the Liberals more than ‘help’ them, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.

Some Liberal MPs upset with Trudeau for not consulting caucus or cabinet before announcing two-month GST holiday and $250 cheques

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• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recently announced measures to address affordability are 'well intentioned misfires,' as they are going to ‘hurt’ the Liberals more than ‘help’ them, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.

‘We need deterrence’: Indigenous researcher tells MPs Boissonnault should be kicked from Liberal caucus

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House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget

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‘On the fly’ tax policy may hurt Liberals more than it helps, say observers

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‘Get on with it’: defence industry responds to Blair’s call for stronger ties to speed up procurement

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What can Ottawa expect when Trump ambassador Pete Hoekstra comes to town?

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• After helping Donald Trump flip Michigan to Republican red, Pete Hoekstra was one of the first ambassadors announced by the president-elect.

What can Ottawa expect when Trump ambassador Pete Hoekstra comes to town?

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• After helping Donald Trump flip Michigan to Republican red, Pete Hoekstra was one of the first ambassadors announced by the president-elect.

Liberals’ new tone on immigration proves ‘Bloc was right,’ says critic, as NDP calls it a ‘flimsy attempt to cover their political behinds’

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Liberals’ new tone on immigration proves ‘Bloc was right,’ says critic, as NDP calls it a ‘flimsy attempt to cover their political behinds’

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Advocates for Hassan Diab call on feds to declare extradition will not go ahead

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Advocates for Hassan Diab call on feds to declare extradition will not go ahead

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Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

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Liberal cabinet touts Team Canada approach after Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat

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Politics This Morning

Supply and confidence

Confidence vote incoming

Double dippers

Patrick Brown testifies on Indian interference

COVID-19

DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings

A reluctance for post-pandemic learning

Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Public servants sound off over new return-to-office mandate, while union faces heat over its ‘Buy Nothing’ campaign

Election

Unions warn non-permanent public servants will be first on chopping block as feds look to cut costs

Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip

Turnout for what?

Painting Conservatives as ‘Trump-lite’ not a winning strategy for Liberals post-U.S. election, say strategists

Politics

MacKinnon scoops up Tassi staffer to fill parliamentary affairs team

NDP MP Randall Garrison says he’ll resign in January, cites health reasons

The politics of climate change are changing

Are we happy? Are we supposed to be?

Foreign Policy

Human Rights Day can be a moment for corporate accountability

Buy Canadian, for Canadians

Canada must champion peace and human rights in the Philippines

In the last days of his lame-duck presidency, Joe Biden has become Trumpian

Finance and Budget

Dear Minister Champagne, Canada needs all the help we can get

Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs pose ‘existential crisis’ for Canada, with risks even if not enacted, says Unifor president

Overlooked again: what the $250 rebate says about disability policy in Canada

Two ways the federal government can save money

Lobbying

Trudeau’s reset options dwindle as government puts itself above Parliament

October environment lobby tackles energy concerns, hydrogen, and push-back on emissions cap

‘Unpredictable’ second Trump term requires smoothing out trade irritants with U.S., say lobbyists and advocates

Lobbying watchdog plans to reduce ’20 per cent rule’ if her term is renewed

Legislation

Moving forward on game-changing gun legislation

New UN report another ‘tool’ for advocates in fight for justice for Indigenous women

Balanced approach needed on right-to-repair bill, protecting IP rights and public safety

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

Public Service

Trudeau could offer change by proposing a bold, structural overhaul of Canada’s political system

PCO clerk subject of human rights complaint over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk

Billions from public-service pension plan surplus gives Liberals many options

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