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Finance

MPs order release of records from new Defence Investment Agency after it leaves the PBO waiting

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that multiple government departments have yet to comply with his post-budget requests to analyze financial plans.

MPs order release of records from new Defence Investment Agency after it leaves the PBO waiting

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that multiple government departments have yet to comply with his post-budget requests to analyze financial plans.

Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Liberal budget on course for royal assent, election may not be until 2027, say strategists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Alberta MOU still a ‘good deal’ say Liberal MPs, despite loss of ‘star factor’ in Quebec with Guilbeault’s resignation

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON

Canadian AI sovereignty requires more than just servers

OpinionBY DANIEL ESCOTT

Youth mental health is Canada’s economic blind spot

OpinionBY ZAHID SALMAN

In the murky new world order, Canada needs a growth plan

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

Cabinet spending tops $92-million in 2024-25, up 3.7 per cent

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity

OpinionBY REBECCA BAILEY, SARAH HASHEM

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Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• 'I'm here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,' Brookfield COO Justin Beber told the House ethics committee. 'That's what we're required to monitor. That’s what I’m here to confirm.'

Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• 'I'm here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,' Brookfield COO Justin Beber told the House ethics committee. 'That's what we're required to monitor. That’s what I’m here to confirm.'

PBO repeats calls for transparency after he says budget uses ‘made-in-Ottawa’ definition of capital spending

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Most Liberals believe Poilievre’s their ticket to remain in government

OpinionBY SHEILA COPPS

Budget delivers measures to grow the economy, but fails to deliver urgently needed transformation and generational change

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Don’t forget the kids, health advocates tell feds

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

‘Quiet buzz’ on Bay Street about Carney’s ‘nation-building’ major projects, says Tobin

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Bloc Leader Blanchet’s expletive about government’s budget negotiation strategy ‘not suitable for work,’ says Government House Leader MacKinnon

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘I’m not into games’: NDP MP Johns defends decision to abstain from budget vote

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

AGRICULTURE

Scaling climate-resilient farming solutions for global impact

OpinionBY CAROL THIESSEN

The easiest policy win in Ottawa might just be hiding in plain sight

OpinionBY ORVILLE BOVENSCHEN

Thinking clearly about the EV-canola tradeoff

OpinionBY BO CHEN, ISG SENATOR YUEN PAU WOO

Investing in the future of Canadian agriculture: a strategic imperative

OpinionBY TREVOR HECK

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Biotechnology

Canada’s research strength is world-class—now we need to all pull in the same direction

OpinionBY BENOIT-ANTOINE BACON

Canada could have access to more than 10,000 doctors if licensing were less complicated, House Health Committee hears

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Turning innovation into impact: Canada’s biotech advantage

OpinionBY WENDY ZATYLNY

‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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DEFENCE & SECURITY

When Canadians and Americans build together, we build stronger

OpinionBY RICK TACHUK

Liberal border bill returns to the House after Conservative, Bloc enhancements at committee

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Demystifying the detection of fraud and coerced victims

OpinionBY KEN RUBIN

F-35 fighter purchase takes flak

OpinionBY SCOTT TAYLOR

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Environment

Untrodden ground: Carney looks to kickstart post-NAFTA economy

OpinionBY LES WHITTINGTON

Canada’s renewed pipeline fixation threatens more than the environment

OpinionBY ALIENOR ROUGEOT

Pipelines and planes: when does ‘bold’ start, Prime Minister Carney?

OpinionBY SUSAN RILEY

Carney makes climate commitment, but can he keep it?

OpinionBY SHAWN MCCARTHY

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Fisheries and oceans

Coastal communities ‘running out of time’ without fisheries fund renewal, say opposition critics as DFO faces $544M in cuts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Q&A | Cod quota ‘pressure is enormous’ on fisheries minister

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Federal fish science analyses continue to muddy the waters in salmon farm fight

NewsBY STUART BENSON

The markets are hungry for Canadian cod. Will we deliver?

OpinionBY SYLVIE LAPOINTE

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FOREIGN POLICY

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham a repeat contact for Canada’s foreign minister, documents show

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Is Carney’s expense of political capital coming out of Sudan’s bottom line?

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL

Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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health

New report recommends making pharmacare permanent with annual funding as progress on bilaterals remains stalled 

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

House Health Committee shines spotlight on foreign-funded medical residencies and feds’ role in attracting health-care workers

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Alberta’s hybrid health-care plan breaks the spirit—and likely the law—of Canadian Medicare

OpinionBY KAREN S. PALMER

Health Canada’s alcohol guidelines are 14 years old, despite new ones issued in 2023

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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Industry and Manufacturing

Canada’s ZEV mandate will leave 450,000 drivers stranded

OpinionBY BRIAN LIVINGSTON

Budget 2025 is more of the same

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

Losing Canada’s last big critical minerals champion: the stakes in the Anglo–Teck deal

OpinionBY ED FAST

Carney’s big promises all hinge on Canadians’ trust

OpinionBY DAVID CRANE

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infrastructure and transport

B.C. offers a warning to Ottawa’s billion-dollar construction fund

OpinionBY RYAN MITTON

Living in Canada’s Arctic North: why federal investment matters

OpinionBY SOLOMON AWA

Why the North needs telecom before it gets nuclear

OpinionBY TYSON MACAULAY

Arctic Infrastructure Fund ‘a good start,’ but clarity needed on projects and dual-use priorities, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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innovation

Canada needs a strong EV market to secure future jobs

OpinionBY ADAM THORN, MEGAN GORDON

Adopting a made-in-Canada policy could result in losing the battle for AI supremacy

OpinionBY MICHAEL CHOLOD

Canada must build on federal budget investments in dual-use innovation

OpinionBY ELYSA DARLING, JAKE HIRSCH-ALLEN, AYAZ SYED

The Canadian government is hallucinating over its AI strategy

OpinionBY RENEE SIEBER, FENWICK MCKELVEY, JONATHAN ROBERGE, JOANNA REDDEN

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intergovernmental

Liberals hold steady post budget, but pipeline talks may test progressive coalition, pollsters say

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Quebec nationalists are still fighting the 1995 referendum

OpinionBY ANDREW CADDELL

Women entrepreneurs in the North face distinct social, cultural, and geographic obstacles

OpinionBY ROSALIND LOCKYER

Serving the whole North is of national importance

OpinionBY KEN COATES

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justice

How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

OpinionBY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE

A debt of gratitude for Ivan Zinger, correctional investigator

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

OGGO hearing confirms: our government continues to persecute whistleblowers rather than protect them

OpinionBY DAVID HUTTON

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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Labour & employment

The missing 27 per cent: why disability is DEI’s greatest opportunity

OpinionBY LORIN MACDONALD

Striking a balance

OpinionBY CSG SENATOR TODD LEWIS

Canada’s local infrastructure fund must be fair to workers

OpinionBY RENZE NAUTA

Canada at a crossroads as history repeats itself

OpinionBY JOSEPHINE GREY, SHEILA REGEHR

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Lobbying

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

OpinionBY JACQUES J.M. SHORE, SUZANNE SABOURIN

Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists

NewsBY SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

‘Cut through the table talk’: tech firms launch new group to help feds fix procurement woes 

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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natural resources and energy

Federal-Alberta MOU leaves questions to be answered

OpinionBY KATE KOPLOVICH

Supply chain reliability is the foundation of Canada’s trade future

OpinionBY GORDON MCKENZIE

Ottawa plans to modernize the Energy Efficiency Act. Here’s how to do it right

OpinionBY SARAH RIDDELL

There is no bargain in a north coast oil pipeline, only snake oil

OpinionBY JESSICA CLOGG

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Women, Gender and Diversity

Stepping back from feminism in foreign policy exposes a deeper crisis of commitment at home

OpinionBY YUSRA QADIR

Lessons from history: Art Miki’s journey toward justice

OpinionBY KANJI YAMANOUCHI

What we do between elections matters most

OpinionBY LINDSAY BRUMWELL

Unspinning the Trumpian disinformation on DEI: why it matters for all Canadians

OpinionBY KAIT LAFORCE, WILL SHELLING

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Indigenous Relations

The responsibility to avoid fraud

OpinionBY ROSE LEMAY

Deloitte’s certification as partner to Indigenous firms raises questions about access to feds’ contract regime, says Indigenous business owner

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

OpinionBY MEGAN BUTTLE

Arctic security cannot exist without Inuit sovereignty

OpinionBY NDP MP LORI IDLOUT

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Carney government bills: tracking their progress into law

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MPs’ annual office budgets for 2025-26

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