Remaking Canada at warp speed: Nov. 4 will be a budget like no other

The Liberals have been left to draw up a budget package in the midst of the destruction of the trade relationship that is the modern Canadian economy.
Carney fourth most travelled G7 leader since becoming prime minister, prioritizing trips to Europe and the U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking his first trip to the Indo-Pacific region this week after five previous excursions to Europe where he visited 11 countries.
A message to Conservatives: it’s time to cut the cord with Trudeau

The Conservatives’ focus vanishes as quickly as a former prime minister’s shirt on a yacht off the coast of Santa Barbara when they turn their gaze to that same fellow.
Setting the stage for Quebec’s fall election season

On Nov. 2, 1,131 cities, towns, and villages, and 87 regions in Quebec will go to the polls.
Conservative attacks on DEI are nothing new, but fighting past battles risks future growth, say politicos

The Tories’ latest salvo on DEI policies and Trudeau-era grievances appeals to ‘the basest of the base,’ but could alienate potential new voters, says Liberal strategist Greg MacEachern.
‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

While solid cyber security systems were developed to protect government networks and systems, Auditor General Karen Hogan found not all departments, agencies, and Crown corporations use the security systems available to them.
Two-thirds of calls to CRA centres go unanswered as number of call agents drops: AG report

Callers who did reach agents may not have been given accurate information, as a report from Auditor General Karen Hogan found agents were only accurate 17 per cent of the time when asked questions about individual taxes.
Departments grapple with tracking employee attendance after a year of return-to-office rules

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is no issue with compliance.
Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister

At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
Feds need clearer focus on youth as unemployment hits 15-year high, critics say

Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘has silenced the voice of youth at the cabinet table by failing to appoint a minister,’ says NDP critic Leah Gazan, noting Secretary of State for Children and Youth Anna Gainey should be pushing for more.