Procurement watchdog calls PSPC’s handling of interpreters’ contracts ‘unreasonable’

Ombud’s review of complaints says proposed changes would cut freelance interpreters’ number of billable hours, leading to less compensation for the same amount of work.
Israel happy to wait for potential Conservative government, says former Canadian envoy

‘I do hope that some of the policies will change, and the sooner the better,’ Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says of Ottawa’s approach to his country.
Lost federal revenue, property, money jumps to $649.5-million in 2023-24: Public Accounts

Last year saw a considerable jump in lost federal revenue, from $14.3-million in 2022-23 to roughly $252.9-million.
Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid in Edmonton Thursday: sources

Mark Carney’s father Bob Carney ran unsuccessfully for the Liberals in Edmonton-South, Alta., in the 1980 federal election.
Q&A | Baylis says business bona fides make him the best Liberal pick to oppose Poilievre

Former Liberal MP and businessman Frank Baylis represented the Montreal riding of Pierrefonds-Dollard from 2015 to 2019, but chose not to seek re-election.
Minister MacAulay’s longtime chief of staff exits, new one named

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay is entering the new year with a new chief of staff in his office, with his longtime aide Matthew Mann having recently announced his decision to leave. Until officially making his exit as of Jan. 3, Mann had spent close to 15 years working in various capacities for MacAulay, […]
Liberals must ditch carbon pricing and ‘activist-driven policies,’ says leadership hopeful Arya

The backbench Liberal MP says he’s the kind of leader who would make ‘tough choices’ and the ‘bold political decisions’ necessary to set Canada on its proper course.
Fragile governance is among the threats facing this country

What if we’ve all let this happen by allowing the staggering growth of the shadow cabinet of political insiders in the Prime Minister’s Office, as well as their control of ministers’ offices?
‘Anything’s possible now’: Liberal MPs shift from ‘hopelessness to optimism’ after Trudeau bows out, though this could fade without the ‘right’ leader

Liberal MPs say they’re feeling bullish about the party’s electoral prospects, but also say Justin Trudeau’s delayed departure leaves little time for a proper leadership race, and for the next leader to prepare for the federal election.
The race is on! Let it be merciful

CHELSEA, QUE.—Here is the choice facing the federal Liberal Party in this moment of national peril—and it needs to decide, pronto. In broad strokes: does it want a tough-talking, centre-right guy in a dark suit as its new leader, to convey maturity and stability and stare down the nasty U.S. president-elect Donald Trump? Or, will […]