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‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns

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• The Musqueam Nation and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty have both issued statements following the agreements’ signing that the documents do not impact private property rights.

‘It’s reconciliation’: Green Leader May endorses feds’ agreement with Musqueam Nation as minister clarifies private property concerns

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The Musqueam Nation and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty have both issued statements following the agreements’ signing that the documents do not impact private property rights.

‘Take that risk’: Poilievre’s new communications strategy could alienate MAGA-style Conservatives, but necessary to appeal to broader voter base, say political players

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Carney should have consulted Grit caucus before supporting U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, say some Liberal MPs: ‘what the hell’

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Protect supply management in CUSMA review, agriculture sector reps tell feds

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‘What’s going on?’: Canadians wonder why Conservatives losing MPs, says Nanos of Carney’s growing popularity

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LeBlanc, Michel meet with pharma sector as U.S. buckles down on cutting drug prices

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Medicine Security Is National Security: The Case for Canadian Pharmaceutical Sovereignty

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Feds mum on wilting conservation program funding as nature spending dips 62 per cent

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Carney’s deputy minister shuffle raises national security questions

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Feds offering ‘white glove’ treatment for laid off public servants receiving severance, says PSPC official

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Despite new reports Ottawa is considering splitting the contract for 12 new submarines, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says it's more efficient to have one supplier, but notes that the Navy does and can operate mixed fleets and would follow whatever decision the government makes.

Navy commander, SecState kibosh mixed submarine fleet that experts say would be ‘more complicated’ and ‘inefficient’ to operate

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• Despite new reports Ottawa is considering splitting the contract for 12 new submarines, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says it's more efficient to have one supplier, but notes that the Navy does and can operate mixed fleets and would follow whatever decision the government makes.

Veteran rehab contract under scrutiny as observers call on government to return the work in-house

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Feds are ‘silencing’ an agent of Parliament by leaving post vacant, says ex-budget watchdog Giroux

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Main estimates set out $502.8-billion for 2026-27 as National Defence tops voted spending

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Canada’s Defence Industrial Strategy – Time to Build.

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Hodgson to talk about Canada’s energy sector on March 9 at the Rideau Club in Ottawa

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‘Pace yourself for the long haul’: Jocelyne Bourgon joins The Hot Room

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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‘We knew there was something coming’: how a Canadian charity has been sending aid into Ukraine

Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

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• This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27

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• This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

‘We need guardrails’: Senators look to get ‘ahead of the curve’ on AI regulation as feds eye legislative gaps

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Most Albertans don’t support separation, but referendum poses unintended, temporary consequences for Poilievre’s federal Conservatives in the province, says pollster

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Third parties once again main source of House workplace harassment, violence complaints in 2025

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Japan not expecting ‘major shift’ in Canada’s posture in the Indo-Pacific: official 

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Urban Indigenous funding cutbacks threaten ‘backbone’ of Friendship Centre services, says Ontario federation head

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Some NDP leadership candidates’ policies ‘not terribly viable,’ says McPherson, who denies she’s running a centrist campaign

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NDP MPs Gazan, Idlout taking part in Broadbent Institute Progress Summit in Ottawa March 4-6

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The ‘ambitious’ Defence Industrial Strategy, with Mark Norman

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

Canada ‘abandoning’ international law with support for U.S. strikes on Iran, say former diplomats

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Though Canada's approach to Iran has been 'well-aligned' with the United States for many years, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has been reluctant to condemn any suspected violations of international law by President Donald Trump, note foreign policy experts.

Canada ‘abandoning’ international law with support for U.S. strikes on Iran, say former diplomats

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• Though Canada's approach to Iran has been 'well-aligned' with the United States for many years, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has been reluctant to condemn any suspected violations of international law by President Donald Trump, note foreign policy experts.

Failed asylum-seeker motion shows Conservatives ‘smelled blood in the water’ with minister, immigration as wedge issue, say politicos

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New policy adding nurse practitioners to public health-care plans will go ahead April 1

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Prime Minister Carney and his cabinet should rely on deputy ministers—not political staff—for fearless policy advice, say leading governance experts

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‘A fundamental shift’: new strategy an opportunity to grow domestic industrial base, say lobbyists

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‘We’re getting closer’: religious groups lobbying feds say they’re hopeful of progress on stalled Liberal anti-hate bill

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• Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has faced delays since it was introduced in the House back in September.

‘We’re getting closer’: religious groups lobbying feds say they’re hopeful of progress on stalled Liberal anti-hate bill

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• Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has faced delays since it was introduced in the House back in September.

‘Once you get a carveout from one province, it’s game over’: Ottawa-Alberta MOU draws advocates with economic and environment concerns

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‘Once you get a carveout from one province, it’s game over’: Ottawa-Alberta MOU draws advocates with economic and environment concerns

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Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

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Ottawa unsure how to regulate AI chatbots after Tumbler Ridge report, as Solomon says ‘all options are on the table’

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Ongoing grievance over public service health-plan switch an ‘interesting’ case, says labour lawyer

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Ongoing grievance over public service health-plan switch an ‘interesting’ case, says labour lawyer

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Politics This Morning

Energy talks heat up

Down with the filibuster

LeBlanc returns to Washington

Carney shuffles top public servants

COVID-19

Outspoken health advocate Joss Reimer talks about finding ‘common ground’ with government as she becomes Canada’s top doctor

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

Election

‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

The road ahead on foreign interference

A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

Influence registry will deter few foreign agents without independent enforcement, say national security experts

Politics

Director, deputy director promotions among Minister Joly’s team

Senate must reject U.S.-style asylum rules and power grabs with Bill C-12 vote

Projects of national interest should include modernizing Highways 17 and 11

Why, prime minister, did Canada support an increasingly belligerent U.S. president in unleashing the dogs of war?

Foreign Policy

The art of the deal in Iran

Carney takes first critical steps with India and China

Carney has a hard time explaining Canada’s position towards India

Carney threads the needle of support for American-Israeli attacks on Iran

Finance and Budget

Unlocking women’s potential is Canada’s economic advantage

Feeding the world is an economic opportunity

Next parliamentary budget officer needs to be top-notch, unfettered, fearless, without bluster

How to fix Canada’s sputtering productivity

Lobbying

Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

Legislation

Revive the Jane Goodall Act and end elephant captivity in Canada

It’s time to prioritize Canada’s media sovereignty and democratic resilience

Senator’s anti-non-disclosure agreement bill faces roadblocks      

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

Public Service

We need far more political staffers, not fewer

Canada’s trade ambitions rest on a food system we’re dismantling

Major public service shakeup taps David Morrison to ‘elevated’ key foreign policy role in the centre

Bringing investment banking rigour to Ottawa

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