Judge David Godbey, the chief judge of the Northern Texas federal district court division, told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on March 29 that his court would not follow new guidelines meant to curtail the practice of “judge shopping,” a strategy that conservatives have increasingly used to strike down the policies of President Joe … Read more
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey is calling on the federal government to put a pause on its planned increase of its carbon pricing plan next month, and at least two other premiers are voicing their support. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posted on X, Furey said that while his government … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 27, 2024 4:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservatives have voted in favour of a bill that would ban replacement workers from being used during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces. It’s the first time Pierre Poilievre’s party has taken … Read more
The owners of GC Strategies are being summoned again to appear before the government operations committee amid the ArriveCan controversy. Wednesday’s passage of a Conservative motion came a day later than the party originally hoped for after debate around amendments stretched until the end of the allotted meeting time. Under the passed motion, GC Strategies … Read more
The business secretary has accused the Post Office chair she sacked of a ‘blatant attempt to seek revenge’ after he made explosive allegations about the governmentâs handling of the Horizon scandal. Kemi Badenoch launched an extended attack on Henry Staunton in the Commons on Monday. The furore began over the weekend after Staunton gave an … Read more
The Liberals have delayed expanding medical assistance in dying for mental illness until after the next election. But if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wins, he says he will scrap the plan altogether. “We will revoke (an expansion) entirely,” Poilievre said at a news conference Thursday in Vancouver after the Trudeau government punted the move until … Read more
The Conservative Party has formally requested the public inquiry into foreign interference zero in on Iranian influence in Canada. “We want the commission to follow the evidence and make sure that we hear specifically from those repressed Iranian voices here,” said Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman on Wednesday. A day earlier, Conservative party lawyer Nando … Read more
The housing crisis, clean-tech tax credits and carbon pricing were front and centre in the House of Commons on Monday, as MPs picked up where they left off — both in substance and in tone — when they rose for the Christmas break in December. The Liberal government’s immediate focus is on debating and passing … Read more
When Michelle Mone sat down for an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg last month it was against the backdrop of serious allegations that she had been facing since 2020. Mone and her husband, the Isle of Man-based businessman Doug Barrowman, are the subjects of a long-running National Crime Agency investigation into allegations of bribery … Read more
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