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OTTAWA -- The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care to provide guidelines on screening for things like cervical and breast cancer.
Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum. Albertans are set to vote in October on whether they want to stay in Canada or prefer to hold a future binding referendum on separating from the country. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he and his caucus...
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Billy Morin says he will spend the summer talking to Indigenous leaders about encouraging people to vote in the Alberta referendum.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says support for Quebec separatism was "wiped out" under Stephen Harper's government but polls show the movement has had steady support for decades. The Tory leader insists separatist sentiment in both Alberta and Quebec is being driven by the Liberals and their policies. Bloc Quebecois House leader Christine Normandin pointed out that Quebec elected a Parti...
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says support for Quebec separatism was "wiped out" under Stephen Harper's government but polls show the movement has had steady support for decades.
OTTAWA -- Ninety disability advocacy and mental health organizations have signed an open letter urging the federal Liberals to permanently exclude people with mental illness from eligibility for medical assistance in dying.
A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion calling on the federal government to take action to protect private property from First Nations land claims. The Conservatives introduced and voted for the motion, while the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois all voted against it. The issue stems from a 2025 B.C. Supreme Court ruling that confirmed...
OTTAWA -- A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion on Monday that called on the federal government to protect private property from First Nations land claims — a political issue the Crown-Indigenous Relations minister has said is rife with partisan rhetoric.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to hold a non-binding vote today on a contentious question of private property rights.
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was meant to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to Canadian lawmakers that such visits are inappropriate.
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was a way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to lawmakers in this country that such visits are inappropriate.
Conservative MP Michael Chong said his meeting with Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday was a way to assert Canadian sovereignty in the face of Beijing's warnings to lawmakers in this country that such visits are inappropriate. "I thought it was important to make it clear that we are not going to take direction from a foreign government about where...
OTTAWA -- Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new poll suggests.
A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor -- and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects. A report from Proof Strategies released Thursday -- which is World Vaccine Day -- explores how Canadians feel about vaccines and...
OTTAWA -- A new online survey suggests nearly a quarter of Canadians say they've declined to get a vaccine recommended by their doctor -- and the data indicates most of them did so because they were concerned about potential side effects.
OTTAWA -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to working through the issues between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in the western province.
OTTAWA -- Conservatives gathered in Ottawa will hear from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith this afternoon as the Canada Strong and Free Network conference continues.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre urged conservatives to keep fighting for the country in a speech at a conference in Ottawa this afternoon.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he won't take a position yet on whether people with only a mental illness should be able to access assisted dying.
OTTAWA -- Bridget Tolley said the thought of coming to Parliament Hill on Tuesday morning was overwhelming.
OTTAWA -- A few dozen people wearing bright red shirts and dresses stood out against a grey sky on Parliament Hill on Tuesday afternoon, where they gathered for a vigil to mark Red Dress Day in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
OTTAWA -- The Archbishop of Toronto has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney appealing to his Catholic faith and urging him to "choose life and not death" when it comes to assisted dying.
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful of Tory colleagues for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives say the Liberals wasted no time shutting down public debate at two House of Commons committees after securing their majority this week.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives say the Liberals wasted no time shutting down public debate at two House of Commons committees after securing their majority this week.
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful of Tory colleagues for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Canadian Ambassador Mark Wiseman was also in attendance. The event was hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada and happened as Greer has been claiming that Canada has...
The Conservatives say the Liberals wasted no time shutting down public debate at two House of Commons committees after securing their majority this week. On Tuesday, the health and ethics committees welcomed new Liberal MPs, giving the government a majority of members. Minutes into both meetings, the Liberal members used their majorities to send the debates into closed-door sessions.
OTTAWA -- The federal government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers on Monday, hours after three Liberals who won recent byelections took their seats in the House of Commons.
The three Liberals who won the byelections that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this month took their seats in the House of Commons on Monday. The government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers by introducing a motion to limit debate on a change to the House rules that would enable the...
OTTAWA -- The three Liberals who won the byelections that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this month took their seats in the House of Commons on Monday.
The three Liberals who won the byelections earlier this month that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney are taking their seats in the House of Commons today. Doly Begum, Danielle Martin and Tatiana Auguste were sworn in as members of Parliament on Saturday. Begum and Martin are newcomers who replaced outgoing cabinet ministers Bill Blair and Chrystia...
OTTAWA -- The three Liberals who won the byelections earlier this month that secured a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney are taking their seats in the House of Commons today.
A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed to meet expectations on affordability issues. The poll asked 2,013 Canadians a series of questions about the government's performance since it won the election on April 28, 2025. Last...
OTTAWA -- A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed to meet expectations on affordability issues.
OTTAWA -- An expert in Canada's assisted dying laws is warning that the committee of MPs and senators tasked with studying whether the country is ready to allow people with mental illness to access MAID has "gone off the rails."
OTTAWA -- An expert on Canada's assisted dying laws says a parliamentary committee studying MAID in cases of mental illness is not focused on its mandate and has not been balanced in its approach.
The last Conservative leader to be ousted by his party says he's advised his replacement to forget the floor crossings and social media trends as speculation heats up over Pierre Poilievre's future at the party's helm. "My advice to him has always been to put the country first and look at the long term," Erin O'Toole said in an interview...
The Liberals are moving to take control of House of Commons committees now that they've secured a majority government. House leader Steven MacKinnon says in a social media post that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders, the rules that govern the Commons, to ensure they have the most votes on committees. Majority governments traditionally hold a majority...
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will appear before the House ethics committee next month to answer questions about his connection to the Alto high-speed rail project, after a lengthy Liberal filibuster.
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will appear before the House ethics committee to answer questions about his connection to the Alto high-speed rail project. The Liberal members of the committee dragged out debate for hours over whether Champagne and the ethics commissioner would be called in for questioning. The minister recused himself from decisions about the high-speed rail project last September...
A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a growing number of Conservative voters want to replace Pierre Poilievre as the party's leader. The poll surveyed 1,640 Canadians, including 590 who voted Conservative in last year's election and asked people if they believe Poilievre should lead the Tories into the next election. Almost 60 per cent Tory voters polled said he sho
OTTAWA -- A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a growing number of Conservative voters want to replace Pierre Poilievre as the party's leader.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of blocking a House of Commons committee from questioning Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne about his personal connection to the Alto high-speed rail project.
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of blocking a House of Commons committee from questioning Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne about his personal connection to the Alto high-speed rail project.
The Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of trying to block a committee from questioning Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne about his connection to the high-speed rail project. Champagne's partner Anne-Marie Gaudet is a vice-president at Alto, the Crown corporation responsible for the rail project that would connect Toronto and Quebec City. Champagne says he recused himself from decisions involving Alto and...
OTTAWA -- Most Wednesday mornings, a lineup of Conservative MPs stroll past journalists on their way into the weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill with little more to say than, "Good morning."
Most Wednesday mornings, a lineup of Conservative MPs stroll past journalists on their way into the weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill with little more to say than, "Good morning." This week, around a dozen stopped in front of the cameras to deliver a message. "Our caucus is united behind Pierre Poilievre," said House leader Andrew Scheer, who did not...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative now that the Liberals have a majority government.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative now that the Liberals have a majority government.
The morning after the Liberals secured a majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canadians can expect Parliament to be more substantive and less performative. "There's a difference between real testimony, real substance, getting to issues, debating aspects of law, advancing -- that's the job of parliamentarians -- and showboating," he said. The governing party held seats in three byelections...
It took nearly a full year and a handful of byelections and defections for Prime Minister Mark Carney to assemble enough members of Parliament to turn his minority government into a majority -- a feat that has never happened in Canadian politics before. The Liberals won in three byelections Monday, giving them 174 seats in the House of Commons. That...
OTTAWA -- It took nearly a full year and a handful of byelections and defections for Prime Minister Mark Carney to assemble enough members of Parliament to turn his minority government into a majority -- a feat that has never happened in Canadian politics before.
OTTAWA -- Tatiana Auguste is returning to the House of Commons after winning a hotly contested byelection in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, Elections Canada reported.
OTTAWA -- It took nearly a full year and a handful of byelections and defections for Prime Minister Mark Carney to assemble enough members of Parliament to turn his minority government into a majority -- a feat that has never happened in Canadian politics before.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press projects Liberal candidates Doly Begum and Danielle Martin have both won byelections in the Toronto ridings of Scarborough Southwest and University -- Rosedale, securing a narrow majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Pierre Poilievre was defiant on Thursday in the face of questions about his leadership of the Conservative party after a fourth member of his caucus defected to the Liberals this week. He reminded reporters that a "record-smashing 8.3 million Canadians" voted Conservative last year. "Our mandate, and my leadership, does not come from dirty backroom deals. It comes from the...
A former top aide to Stephen Harper says Marilyn Gladu's decision to leave the Conservative party for the Liberals is raising questions about Pierre Poilievre's leadership. "I think this floor crosser, more than the previous ones, weakens his leadership," said Dimitri Soudas, who was former prime minister Stephen Harper's director of communications. "Not just because of the fact that it's...
OTTAWA -- Thousands of Liberals will be in Montreal this weekend for the party's annual convention just as voters in the suburban riding of Terrebonne, about 40 km north, get ready to cast ballots in a key byelection on Monday.
Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals on Wednesday, pushing the government closer to a majority ahead of three byelections next week.
OTTAWA -- Thousands of Liberals will be in Montreal this weekend for the party's annual convention just as voters in the suburban riding of Terrebonne, about 40 km north, get ready to cast ballots in a key byelection on Monday.