Politics This Morning: Defence minister to provide update on new fighter jets

Plus, the House Transport Committee is meeting to launch a study of the travel delays that left passengers stranded over the holidays.
MAID task group ‘still on track’ to meet February timeline despite feds seeking delay on expansion

Opponents are renewing their efforts to see the government reverse track two of Canada’s medical assistance in dying laws, while advocates are calling for the delay to be as brief as possible.
Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid

Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.
Politics This Morning: Legislative lookahead

The battles, tough decisions, and incoming bills set for 2023.
‘A mixed bag’: committee report on proposed oil and gas emissions cap reflects deep divisions on path forward

The House Natural Resources Committee tabled 10 recommendations for an emissions cap for Canada’s oil and gas sector on Dec. 14, eight months after hearing from the final witnesses.
Politics This Morning: China COVID test mandate in force

Plus, the big issue in agriculture, with Senator Rob Black.
Celebrated actor, singer-songwriter, film producer among 2023 Order of Canada recipients

Musician Lorraine Segato was once courted to run for office by the NDP, while storied actor Victor Garber has punctuated his career by playing Canadian icons, like former diplomat Kenneth Taylor.
Politics This Morning: Rumsfelding 2023

Weather? War? Resignations? A forecast for the year ahead in politics.
Selecting Commons clerk needs ‘unanimity’ from all parties, say opposition MPs after critics pan past process

Former House clerk Audrey O’Brien says the role requires a candidate capable of performing a unique ‘balancing act.’
Confronting ‘culture of secrecy’ at forefront of access to information fix, say advocates, as feds trumpet innovation remedies

After more than a dozen reviews of the access to information regime, the solutions to fixing the system are well-known, but opposition MPs, transparency advocates, and experts question if the government actually wants to do so.