Carney’s cabinet have their conflict of interest forms public, except one
Roughly one year after the federal election, all cabinet ministers have mandatory conflict of interest disclosures publicly available — except for one.
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Conservative MP tells reporters on hot mic, Liberals ‘trying to poach me’
Conservative member of Parliament Billy Morin says the Liberals are trying to get him to cross the floor, but he has no intention of leaving the Conservative caucus. Speaking on a hot mic before a press conference on Parliament Hill, Morin asked journalists unprompted: “Do you want to run a story on floor crossing?” When questioned if he would be...
Ottawa in talks with ‘all provinces’ to cut GST on new homes: minister
A week after the federal and Ontario governments announced they would cut the HST for new homes bought in Ontario for a year, the federal housing minister said he is in talks to expand the initiative. “We are in discussions with all of the provinces and territories about taking down the GST for one year on new home purchases,” Housing...
Ottawa’s gun buyback pilot was ‘successful,’ destroyed 25 guns: minister
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is defending the trial run of his government’s firearms buyback program, which collected and destroyed 25 banned guns in Nova Scotia last fall.
Canada’s counter-tariffs ‘pulled the rug out from’ CUSMA, U.S. envoy says
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Canada is jeopardizing the future of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) — also known as USMCA — on free trade due to Canadian counter-tariffs on certain American products. “Canada is the country that has pulled the rug out from USMCA,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive interview with Global News on Thursday.
Poilievre says he’s confident he’ll get to stay as Conservative leader - says he is confident there will be no leadership coup to oust him
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is confident there will be no leadership coup to oust him from his role, despite losing his own seat as a member of Parliament. Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area seat of Carleton, which he had represented for nearly 21 years, to rookie Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy by 4,513 votes in the 2025 federal election.
Liberals putting out ‘feelers’ for NDP MPs to cross floor: Davies
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says the Liberals are making phone calls to NDP members of parliament to see if they will join the Liberal Party in an effort to reach a majority government. Davies told Global News he’s not worried about his six other NDP MP colleagues switching political teams. “I do know that there’s been certain calls made...
Ruby Dhalla wants ‘personal translator’ in French Liberal leadership debate
For the second time, Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla has asked the party to provide a “personal translator” for the upcoming federal French language debate, a week after her first request was denied. The request also comes as she is calling a recent media report “fake news” over questions about whether there has been Indian foreign interference in her campaign.
U.S. tariffs can be avoided if border progress shown: defence minister
After getting a 30-day tariff reprieve from the U.S. government, Defence Minister Bill Blair said he believes Canada can avoid further tariff threats if Ottawa can show the recent border plan is stopping the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. “They asked that we do a better job of policing our side of the border, and we’ve agreed...
Snap election before Trump sworn in would be best for Canada: ex-minister
Former Liberal deputy prime minister John Manley says it would be in Canada’s best interest to hold an election as soon as possible. In a recent Global News interview, Manley said he is worried that an election after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration would mean the incoming federal government would be ill-equipped to navigate the incoming administration.
Trudeau resignation would be in Canada’s best interest: Liberal MP
Liberal MP Sean Casey says he thinks it is in the nation’s best interest for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down in order to avoid a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre. Casey, who said last week he has been hearing the sentiment that Trudeau should resign from his constituents and agrees with them, spoke to reporters Monday as...
Canada’s democracy ‘under attack,’ ex-China envoy warns after NSICOP report
Canada’s former ambassador to China, Guy Saint-Jacques, says Beijing’s meddling in Canada’s democracy is worse than it has ever been. Earlier this week, a report from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) alleged that sitting federal politicians are “witting” participants in foreign interference schemes.