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Losing measles elimination status makes Canada a ‘pariah,’ says Liberal MP

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• Disinformation and weak access to health care are playing a part in measles outbreaks, according to some MPs.

Losing measles elimination status makes Canada a ‘pariah,’ says Liberal MP

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• Disinformation and weak access to health care are playing a part in measles outbreaks, according to some MPs.

‘Empty hands’ at COP30 and LNG ‘nation-building’ project pick signifies climate backsliding, say advocates

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Avoiding ‘expensive failures’: feds risk losing millions in taxpayer dollars if ball dropped on AI procurement, says new report

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

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Campaigns ‘grounded in people’s lived realities’ key to NDP success, say strategists after Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral race

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Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

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

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G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

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Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

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

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

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• 'If you're the Liberals, you let this play out,' and don't get in the way of any opposition mistakes that may ultimately ease the passage of the budget, says Summa Strategies' Tim Powers.

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

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• 'If you're the Liberals, you let this play out,' and don't get in the way of any opposition mistakes that may ultimately ease the passage of the budget, says Summa Strategies' Tim Powers.

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

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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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Michaëlle Jean and her eponymous foundation to be fêted at the National Gallery on Nov. 12

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Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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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

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its potential to infringe on workers’ rights.

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its potential to infringe on workers’ rights.

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

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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

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

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Parliamentary Calendar

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

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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

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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

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

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

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

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• The party released six non-negotiable conditions for their support of the budget in October, but finance critic Jean-Denis says meetings with the Liberals were ‘mostly media stunts.’

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

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‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Politics This Morning

The PBO dissects the budget

Emergency ministers meet in TO

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

Lest we forget

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

House Speaker Scarpaleggia residing at an Ottawa hotel instead of official residence, ‘The Farm,’ for family reasons

OGGO hearing confirms: our government continues to persecute whistleblowers rather than protect them

Carney’s fundraising problem

Catching up with Public Safety Minister Anandasangaree’s team

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

PQ Blue Book attacks Canada’s international role

Finance and Budget

A budget that meets the moment

Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself

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

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

Lobbying

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

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

‘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

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

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

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’

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