Advocates want Canada to take up historic arms control leadership role in fight for nuclear disarmament
Canada’s past work as a champion in the fight to ban landmines in the 1990s should guide Ottawa’s approach to nuclear disarmament, say advocates.
Extra $25.8-billion request brings federal spending up 4.6 per cent this year to $433-billion
One-third of Supplementary Estimates (B) spending is tied to Budget 2022 items, with another third tied to Indigenous reconciliation, and the rest to new spending, according to a Parliamentary Budget Officer analysis.
Politics This Morning: Species, the report-ening
Plus, Mona Fortier has an announcement about whistleblower protections.
Feds must reverse volatile footprint in Indo-Pacific region with release of $2.3-billion plan, say experts
Canada needs to address a history of inconsistent engagement in the Indo-Pacific if the new strategy and funding are to be effective, experts say.
Failure of intelligence led to failure in policing during Freedom Convoy: ‘levels of law enforcement must act sooner,’ say insiders and experts
Canadians heard from a number of federal ministers during the last week of testimony at the Rouleau Commission.
Alberta Premier Smith and Trump are ‘major distractions’ in Poilievre’s quest to become prime minister, say political insiders
By talking about a two-tier health-care system, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has ‘opened a healed wound’ for Conservatives, says pollster Greg Lyle. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential candidacy will open up problems for Pierre Poilievre because Trump’s ‘detested’ by most Canadians, but many Conservative MPs support Trump, says Jake Enwright.
More aggressive short-term climate goals needed in aviation sector, say NDP, climate activists
A goal for the aviation industry to source 10 per cent of fuel from sustainable sources by 2030 was set in the Liberal government’s aviation climate action plan.
Alleged Chinese interference an ‘awkward’ situation for Trudeau’s Liberals
China’s alleged efforts to gain influence in Canadian politics are about it wanting its diaspora to speak and think favourably about China, says one Canada-China expert.
Backbench Liberal MPs demand more clarity on nomination rules if next election happens after redistribution of electoral boundaries process
One key reason the Liberal Party has set the March 1 deadline for incumbent MPs’ nomination rules is to find out who is not running in the next election, according to a Liberal source.
Politics This Morning: Government rolls out long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy
And Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux appear before the House Finance Committee.
