Face supplant: minister recognition neither ‘net positive nor negative’ for Liberal election, leadership hopes, say politicos
The departure of Seamus O’Regan from the Liberals’ front bench will only further…
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Despite divorce talk, New Democrat brand, history still hold value for Alberta’s Naheed Nenshi, say politicos
Naheed Nenshi’s landslide victory in the Alberta NDP leadership election came with…
‘Political class needs to wake the hell up, and stop treating India with kid gloves,’ say Sikh advocates seeking answers on foreign interference
Sikh community advocates say they feel “validated and vindicated” by…
Prison-reform advocate calls on feds to permanently kill the Joyceville slaughterhouse
More than a year and a half after the Joyceville Institution abattoir in…
Foreign influence registry ‘more than a positive step forward,’ but not far enough, say diaspora groups
Diaspora groups say the government’s proposed foreign influence registry is…
House of Commons chaos a symptom of a past-expiry Parliament, not just Speaker’s judgment, say politicos
The Speaker of the House of Commons is once again facing calls to resign from two…
Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue
Preliminary findings from the federal Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference…
‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget
With thousands of job losses since marijuana’s legalization in 2018, cannabis…
The Canadian Conservative movement is tired of apologizing for their ideas
Bolstered by the Conservative Party’s record leads in the polls against the…
Liberals’ pre-budget ‘full-court press’ to win back younger voters a stress test for caucus election readiness, say politicos
As the Liberals’ pre-budget charm offensive enters its third week, the new strategy…
School food advocates celebrate as Liberals serve up long-awaited $1B for national program
The Liberals have announced they will be dishing out the first portion of the…
Hill staffers look back on the COVID-19 pandemic from their front-row seats to history
On March 20, 2020, one week after both Chambers of Parliament adjourned, the COVID-19…
Palestinian Canadians losing hope, taking drastic measures as Gaza visa program fails to bring loved ones to safety
Palestinian Canadians with family trapped in Gaza say they are running out of hope…
Exclusion of Black anti-racism activists from Supreme Court meeting ‘very concerning,’ says former GG, as Black caucus co-chair wary of ‘scary’ creep against progress
On the same day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extended Canada’s recognition of the…
Massive Tory fundraising affords ‘nimbleness’ and more ‘boots on the ground’ in swing ridings, says Powers
After doubling its fundraising totals in 2023 and double-digit polling leads, the…
New rule: incumbent Tory MPs whose ridings changed 25 per cent or more will have to go through nomination contests
Incumbent Conservative MPs whose ridings have changed in population by 25 per…
Despite Emergencies Act ‘vindication,’ Conservatives shouldn’t deviate from message discipline, say politicos
Despite the Liberals’ vow to appeal last week’s Federal Court ruling rejecting the…
Tactical neutrality may avoid inflaming Liberal caucus divisions, but Canada can’t escape ICJ ruling consequences with silence: international law experts
Amidst South Africa’s case before the International Court of Justice accusing Israel…
Palestinian Canadians race against time and each other as Gazan visa cap threatens hopes of family reunification
As the special extended family program for people in Gaza opened for applications…
Tory polling sign of political landscape’s ‘shifting sands’ and volatility from undecided voters, says pollster Shachi Kurl
The Conservatives still have a double-digit lead across every recent poll, but…
Liberal and NDP strategists say flexibility on pharmacare timelines, dissent a sign of pact’s longevity, not limitations
As New Democrats excitedly unwrapped the latest expansion to the national dental…
‘Illusion’ of Speaker’s impartiality difficult to maintain in Parliament of party loyalists, says Westminster expert Lagassé
As MPs continue to weigh whether House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus’ tribute to…
Protesters vow continued ‘civil disobedience’ until feds issue call for permanent Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Amid a temporary pause in hostilities in Israel’s war on Hamas and the…
‘Not a problem of communications, but operations’: Liberals showing signs of a government on ‘autopilot,’ say politicos
With the first weeks of the fall sitting now in the rearview mirror, former senior…