‘I’m not into games’: NDP MP Johns defends decision to abstain from budget vote
After meeting with municipal and Indigenous leaders in his B.C. riding, all of whom opposed an election, NDP MP Gord Johns says he was ‘confident’ in his decision to intentionally sit out the Nov. 17 budget vote.
Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media
Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she’s happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is ‘not making comments to the media,’ noting the considerable press coverage of his previous appearances at OGGO.
Canada’s AI imperative: go big and bold
By rapidly implementing initiatives and scaling collaboration, Canada can shape AI’s global future on its terms.
Bridging Canada’s divide on consent
Sixty-eight per cent of Indigenous respondents say Indigenous approval should be essential before a project proceeds; only 42 per cent of the general population agree.
Budget 2025 could have enhanced Canada’s military mobility by investing in roads and rails
Without key defence infrastructure, the task of deterring, confronting, and combatting adversaries that pose a threat will be insurmountably difficult.
Budget cuts in defence: an opportunity to align needs and outputs?
The concern around cuts revolves around resources, but we tend to underappreciate the cultural and structural impacts.
The laws of economics finally catch up with Trump
It is clear that the upward pressure on prices exerted by Donald Trump’s tariffs is becoming a political liability for the United States president.
Pivot to ‘economic reconciliation’ risks ‘squandering’ political goodwill as Indigenous social programs face funding gaps: observers
First Nations and Inuit leaders say the 2025 budget is a ‘missed opportunity’ with financial sunsets looming for critical education, health-care, and urban programs.
Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts
While the government is fast-tracking national projects, it’s ‘reducing DFO’s ability to assess the risks these projects pose to critically important species like salmon,’ says B.C. professor Michael Price.
Liberals ‘live another day’ narrowly win budget vote, avoid election
Four abstentions and a last-minute Green olive branch from Elizabeth May helped shepherd the Liberals’ budget through the House with a vote of 170-168.
