Make federal funding permanent for Canada’s suicide crisis helpline, say Conservative and NDP critics
Long-time mental health advocates Conservative MP Todd Doherty and NDP MP Gord Johns say their passion for the subject is personal.
Carney did in Davos what other world leaders should be doing: rebuking the U.S. bully
U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The key for Canadians is to be as brave as their prime minister, no matter how Trump tries to punish this country for taking the higher road.
Chrystia Freeland’s 10 greatest achievements as Liberal cabinet minister
History will write that Chrystia Freeland did something very few political figures ever do: she stepped in and ended Justin Trudeau’s story before he took the party down with him. As she told me the night of the 2024 Liberals’ Christmas party, ‘He crossed a red line,’ a line one can interpret a million and one ways.
Return of Parliament: MPs should buckle up
As the sitting kicks off, there is no shortage of domestic or global events that parliamentarians will have to deal with.
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
