Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark

Latest government data shows RCMP, Correctional Services Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as Canada Revenue Agency paid the most overtime in 2023.
Unlimited liability: why veteran and family needs transcend elections and politics

Our veterans should never have to wonder whether a change in government will affect their access to critical resources.
The Three Stooges of Canadian defence

The federal government, military brass, and the defence industry are all pointing in different directions when asked for the path forward on our Armed Forces’ readiness.
Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

On this National Day of Reconciliation, we need police in Canada to make a historic apology for the loss of Indigenous lives at their hands, the lack of service in the face of Indigenous need, and the delay it took for police to even realize their role in it all.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears

The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters

Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori Idlout was called a ‘Nazi’. MPs say they should be able to walk to and from the Hill without being harassed.
Wargaming offers parliamentarians greater exposure to military realities

Wargaming offers such an opportunity for MPs and Senators.
Parties appear ‘unwilling’ to ‘manage their own house’ amid foreign interference in nominations: national security expert

Former Liberal minister Sheila Copps says a court challenge or grassroots push could force change, while former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey says parties should set their own rules.
What are Canadians really buying into with Poilievre?

Over the past two years, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has joyously capitalized on the rhetorical viciousness that has oozed out of the internet to become a staple of public life.
Canada can’t afford to squander chance for rare Indo-Pacific role with AUKUS, say analysts

Although AUKUS is holding consultations with Canada to find areas to collaborate on advanced technology information sharing, it has yet to signal if it will welcome new members.