Cory Doctorow to talk his bestselling book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It, on Jan. 28 in Ottawa
MONDAY, JAN. 26 House Schedule—The House of Commons will resume on Monday, Jan. 26, and is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s the schedule for 2026: it will sit Monday to Friday, Jan. 26-Feb. 13; Feb. 23-27; March 9-13; March 23-Thursday, March 26; April 13-May 8; May 25-June 19; Sept. 21-Oct. 9; […]
MPs from all parties must work together to deal with external and internal challenges facing Canada
The responsibility to deal with these challenges does not rest only with Prime Minister Mark Carney. All party leaders and MPs, regardless of their political affiliation, should set aside their differences and work together to get the country through and out of these turbulent times.
Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency
Senior Conservative sources tell The Hill Times that current party president Stephen Barber and Christina Mitas have been strategizing and reaching out to potential supporters ahead of the national council election at the end of this month.
Liberal MPs shrug off Trump’s latest tariff threat if Canada pursues trade agreement with China
Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, said there is ‘no pursuit’ of a free trade deal with China.
Public service watchdog sounds alarm over funding shortfall to investigate whistleblower complaints
Canada’s Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the office is struggling to handle ‘unprecedented numbers’ of wrongdoing and reprisal cases, and ‘resources have not kept pace, causing detrimental delays to investigations.’
Lack of pre-sitting cabinet shuffle doesn’t take it off the table for the winter, say political strategists
Although a cabinet shuffle isn’t in the cards before the House resumes after winter break, it could still be a possibility as byelections create opportunity for fresh blood to get elected to Parliament, say politicos.
Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies
Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have gone out since December, public sector unions have confirmed.
Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?
Five New Democrats are in the running to be the party’s next leader, but three are securing the most public support: Heather McPherson, Avi Lewis, and Rob Ashton
McPherson’s NDP leadership bid secures most ex-MP support, but Lewis nabs only caucus nod
NDP MP Leah Gazan’s endorsement of Avi Lewis makes her the only caucus member behind a candidate. NDP MP Heather McPherson is backed by 12 former MPs, including longtime colleague Charlie Angus.
Political numbers that matter in 2026
The Liberal government has been stymied and scuttled at every turn in both the House and in committees. This situation would change dramatically should they get to those elusive 172 seats.
