By Jillian Piper Global News Posted July 18, 2024 4:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told Global News Thursday that he has not submitted the necessary paperwork to read the full version of a top-secret report into parliamentarians engaging in suspected foreign interference … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 9, 2024 10:39 am Updated July 9, 2024 11:25 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man who was chosen by Green Party members to be co-leader with Elizabeth May says he’s resigning. Jonathan Pedneault says he is leaving for personal reasons … Read more
Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he criticizes as an ill-prepared leader who prioritizes politics and makes big pronouncements without any follow-through. “I believe Justin Trudeau has overestimated Canada’s impact abroad,” Garneau writes in his autobiography, “A … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The parliamentary budget officer estimates that staffing up the new regulators in the Liberals’ Online Harms Act will cost around $200 million over five years. The federal government wants to establish a Digital Safety Commission to regulate social-media companies and force them to limit harmful content online. … Read more
Calls have intensified for Justin Trudeau to resign as head of the party he almost single-handedly pulled back from the brink after a decimating electoral defeat in 2011. Still, Trudeau has been steadfast in his intention to lead the party into the next election. But even as several former elected Liberals, party faithful and strategists … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s former environment minister Catherine McKenna says it’s time for the party to find a new leader, after the Liberals suffered a stunning defeat this week in a former Toronto stronghold. “The Liberal party isn’t about one person. It’s about the values it stands … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 24, 2024 6:48 am Updated June 24, 2024 6:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents of Toronto—St Paul’s will head to the polls today to vote for a new member of parliament for their riding, with observers watching to see if … Read more
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus will once again face a vote seeking to oust him after the deputy Speaker ruled that allegations of partisan behaviour require urgent attention. This stems from a May 21 question of privilege raised by Alberta Conservative MP Chris Warkentin over allegedly partisan advertising used ahead of a constituency event … Read more
Canada’s legislation banning some replacement workers, known as the “anti-scab” bill, has cleared its final vote in the House of Commons. Bill C-58 seeks to ban the use of replacement workers if there’s a strike in a federally regulated workplace, a key part of the supply-and-confidence agreement between the Liberals and NDP. The bill was … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 18, 2024 11:49 am 1 min read lit, it is getting too hot and too expensive for Canadians,” Poilievre said.” autoplay=”true” id=10428555] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former B.C. cabinet minister Michael de Jong is seeking the federal Conservative nomination in Abbotsford-South Langley. De Jong is currently … Read more
