MPs settle in for spicy sitting as Government Operations and Estimates Committee prepares to turn up the heat on government
The committee has long served as a stage for high-stakes political showdowns, the study of scathing watchdog reports, and long-term probes that test government accountability.
A look at Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s new team
Ian Cameron and David McFarlane have returned to the Hill as senior adviser and strategy director, and director of policy to the industry minister, respectively.
Parliamentary Centre, Carleton University to host MP orientation session Sept. 26
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24 Bacon and Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering hosts its first Bacon and Eggheads breakfast of the 2025-26 parliamentary year featuring Dr. Jackie Dawson from the University of Ottawa, who will speak on “Through the Melting Ice: Ship Traffic in Canada’s Arctic.” Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 a.m. ET in […]
Waiting for the truckers to come back
A great deal has changed in federal politics in a few months, but Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre? Not so much.
Next stop for me, the feds, and many others: the Supreme Court
If the Charter of Rights and Freedoms doesn’t protect us, the anglophone community’s very role in Quebec society is threatened.
Carney is failing to make the grade
The prime minister is doing well on the leadership front relative to his opponents, but his early stats on community outreach, combatting fascism, and Indigenous reconciliation are poor.
Q&A | MP Sodhi on forming a Liberal youth caucus and bringing ‘back that youth vote’
‘There’s nobody better to represent youth than a young person themselves,’ says Amandeep Sodhi, one of four MPs who make up the party’s youth caucus.
Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season
Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to fix the political problem at the highest level in China,’ says Rick White, president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association.
Freeland joins long list of sidelined leading Liberal women
I knew Chrystia Freeland before the headlines and the heavy portfolios. I was looking for someone I could relate to—someone who didn’t just look the part, but felt the weight of the contradictions Canadian women face in politics. Chrystia had brilliance, yes, but also an inner tension I recognized: the pressure to prove herself repeatedly […]
Time to launch long-delayed public service pay-equity plan
The Pay Equity Commissioner’s office is struggling with limited resources, compliance issues, and delays with case resolutions—proper funding is essential for pay equity to be a reality.
