In the heart of Montreal, Liberals look to maintain dominance and avoid repeat of byelection shock
Five months after the Liberals suffered a shocking byelection loss to the Bloc Québécois in the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun...
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Liberals unveil their vision for CBC/Radio-Canada’s future as looming snap election jeopardizes their plans
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has laid out her government’s long-awaited strategy to reform Canada’s public broadcaster, but faced questions about...
Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts
A snap election in Ontario will be a chance for provincial party leaders to define themselves against federal party leaders...
Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness
As Liberals wrapped up their two-day national caucus meeting in Ottawa, MPs faced questions over some leadership candidates pivoting on...
Liberals offer united front on Trump, but caucus split on candidate best fit to lead the party
U.S. President Donald Trump also drops numerous bombshells for Canada in his World Economic Forum address as Liberals meet in...
Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop
The Prime Minister Office confirmed it cancelled year-end interviews following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s crisis-filled week in federal politics. A...
PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he’s not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs
Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, at Monday's national caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’...
‘Enough is enough’: Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of ‘wasting’ time on tackling anti-Black racism
The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the government is accusing the governing Liberals of stalling on addressing anti-Black racism...
Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House
The House Speaker’s Office said it was an “operational decision” by the House administration to remove Commons pages from an...
DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings
New documents reveal federal programs covering vaccines, cannabis, affordable housing, as well as general operations at the Department of National...
D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House
Deputy House Speaker Chris d’Entremont says he was not pressured by Conservative MPs when he barred Liberal MP Yvan Baker...
Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?
The Bloc Québécois is holding firm on its deadline for the government to meet its demands as parliamentary business becomes...
Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark
The federal government doled out 12.96 per cent less overtime in 2023 to its workforce than the year before. In...
New return-to-office mandate for federal public servants kicks off as unions prepare telework campaign
As the order for public servants to return to the office a minimum of three days per week comes into...
Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour
As back-to-school gets into full swing this month, a new report reveals there were more students pulling double-duty as public...
Nearly half of Canada’s public servants are now millennials, but Gen X holds onto management reins
Millennials now form nearly half of Canada’s public service, according to the latest government data, with the demographic shift offering...
Byelections loom large as parties enter final summer stretch
Liberals are laying low and seem to be lacking urgency after their Toronto byelection defeat back in June, say pollsters...