Wellington Street reopening date still up in the air

Planning to reopen the street and install temporary bike lanes ‘is nearing completion and staff are now in the process of developing an implementation plan,’ says the city’s traffic services director.
A ‘more challenging and volatile’ world: Russia, China, U.S. top of mind for top 50 foreign policy influencers

The Hill Times spoke with more than a dozen current and former government officials, analysts, and insiders. They weigh in on who has influence on Canada’s foreign policy.
Conservative rhetoric on safe consumption sites plays dangerous game with toxic drug crisis: NDP critic

Poilievre’s plan to sue pharmaceutical companies is ‘no silver bullet’ to a ‘complex issue that requires a multifaceted response’ to keep Canadians alive until they can seek treatment, says NDP MP Gord Johns.
Canada should focus on fixes, not fights, during Biden visit: Tory MP

President Joe Biden will be the first American president to visit Ottawa since 2016.
Politics This Morning: Ex-PM Clark digs into Global Affairs

Plus, Conservatives gather for the conference formerly known as Manning.
Civil liberties groups call for immediate moratorium on ‘prejudiced audits’ of Muslim charities pending NSIRA review

The Finance Department’s national risk assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing also singles out Muslim-led organizations and needs an overhaul, say advocates.
Politics This Morning: Alberta vs. Canada at the SCC

Plus, a briefing on the protection of residential school graves.
UN secretary general calls on developed countries to accelerate net-zero timelines to 2040

The International Panel on Climate Change was to release a report on March 20 advising policy-makers on addressing climate change, but behind-the-scenes haggling delayed the release of the full text.
Translation Bureau to hire new interpreter well-being director

The new director is part of the bureau’s response to a Feb. 1 ruling by the federal Labour Program that it failed to protect its workforce amid a hybrid Parliament.
Liberals’ filibuster at House Affairs ‘ugly to watch,’ but it’s a ‘survival technique,’ say pollsters and politicos

The Liberals’ ongoing filibuster at the House Affairs Committee is ‘ridiculous,’ but Grit pundit Scott Reid says as hard as it might be to imagine, there’s a point behind it, there’s a principle there. However, if the filibuster becomes the story, then the whole thing will eventually roll back on the government.