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A group that protests Canada’s electoral system by loading up ballots with the names of dozens of little-known candidates says it is looking to do so in the April by-election in Terrebonne, Que., a race that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government a much firmer grip on the House of Commons. Tomas Szuchewycz, an organizer with the Longest Ballot...
A former Northern MP who crossed the floor of the House of Commons decades ago is applauding Lori Idlout’s decision to do the same, saying it is easier to influence policy from the government side than the opposition. Peter Ittinuar was the first Inuk ever elected to Parliament and represented the riding of Nunatsiaq, which later became Nunavut.
The Conservatives are proposing a private member’s bill to enable Canada Post to ship alcohol directly to consumers across the country – an idea that Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he is open to. MP Dan Albas, who represents the British Columbia riding of Okanagan Lake West–South Kelowna, tabled Bill C-262 on Monday. If passed, the bill would amend...
Nearly nine months after being elected federally, Conservative MP Chak Au has submitted his resignation from his other job as a municipal councillor in Richmond, B.C. His resignation will take effect Feb. 1. Mr. Au has served as a city councillor since 2011, and was elected as a member of Parliament for the British Columbia riding of Richmond Centre-Marpole in April.
Two government ethics experts say federal rules need to change to prevent members of Parliament from holding more than one public office at a time, after Chak Au continued to serve as a municipal councillor in Richmond, B.C., when he was elected a Conservative MP. Mr. Au has served as a city councillor since 2011, and was first elected federally...
The federal government is not revealing whether it will act on calls to pass a law that would criminalize denying that Indigenous children suffered abuses in Canada’s residential school system. The issue has bubbled in the background of Canadian politics for several years and gained prominence after several First Nations announced they had located potential unmarked graves at former school...
The federal Leaders’ Debates Commission says a settlement has been reached with the Green Party after it challenged its exclusion from the 2025 debates ahead of the general election. The commission posted a brief statement on its website Tuesday. “The Green Party of Canada and the Leaders’ Debates Commission have agreed to a mutual settlement of the Green Party of...
No one at Brookfield Corp. has spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney about company business since he resigned earlier this year to run for the Liberal leadership, according to chief operating officer Justin Beber. He testified at the House Ethics Committee Monday, which is studying the Conflict of Interest Act. Marc-André Blanchard, Mr. Carney’s chief of staff, and Michael Sabia...
A majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration to this country, a new poll suggests, but the percentage of people who believe this has remained stable after a sharp rise over two previous years. The poll, which was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research in partnership with other groups, also found a widening partisan divide among...
It took 20 days for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to get legislation through Parliament allowing for the fast-tracking of national projects. The actual implementation of that law, the Building Canada Act, is on a slower track. Turning Canada into an “energy superpower” and reducing reliance on the U.S. were central promises of Mr. Carney’s election campaign this spring, and...
The Senate has agreed to hold full hearings to study two key pieces of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda, including bills proposing a middle-class tax cut and to fast-track major projects, according to two Senate sources. Mr. Carney has suggested he wants to have bills C-4 and C-5 passed by Canada Day. Both bills are at second reading in the...
The Liberal government has appointed 12 chiefs of staff to some of the most influential federal ministers. A list of appointments was sent in an internal e-mail to Liberal staff and obtained by The Globe and Mail. More appointments are expected next week. As the top aide to a minister, chiefs of staff have significant influence over the minister, their...
Conservative MPs used their parliamentary privilege to seek details on the scope of the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in areas that line up with what party leader Pierre Poilievre is now pledging to cut. The efforts to gather information began in March, 2024, with two MPs using order paper questions to probe spending on government and military...