Sergio Marchi confirms ‘Operation Citizenship’ happened in lead-up to Quebec referendum
While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
House Health Committee shines spotlight on foreign-funded medical residencies and feds’ role in attracting health-care workers
The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.
Problem with our feminist foreign policy was that we never really had a feminist foreign policy, we just called it that
Mark Carney might be a little more willing than Justin Trudeau to be judged by what he does, and not what he tells you he’s doing. We’ll see how it goes. But I find the shift refreshing.
Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists
The implementation bill for the 2025 budget is making its way through the House and Senate, and at least one more opposition day will be held before the fall supply period ends on Dec. 10.
Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation
Green Leader Elizabeth May says the Liberals’ situation in Quebec ‘is very much changed’ by the departure of longtime environmentalist and cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault.
Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court
Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.
MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans
The idea of more than half of the Senate’s share of future Block 2 offices being used by MPs while the Confederation Building is renovated is going over like a lead balloon with Senators.
‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate
Ottawa and Alberta’s memorandum of understanding paving the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to B.C.’s coastline became a topic of discussion as NDP leadership hopefuls faced off in their first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27.
Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly
The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been ‘unfair’ to provide it to the PBO ahead of public servants.
A peace plan that amounts to capitulation threatens us all
A just peace preserves Ukraine’s sovereignty, deters future aggression, ensures accountability for war crimes, and provides the economic means for reconstruction. It recognizes that Russia’s invasion was a violation of the most fundamental principles of international law.
