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Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

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• The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

• The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.

New in-office mandate could send more public servants out the door, union says

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Opposition MPs press Liberals to intervene with Canadian companies’ business with ICE

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Canadian expats in the U.S. dominate international voting stats: data

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Indian envoy calls on Canada to revive Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group ahead of Carney’s visit

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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• BY IREM KOCA

Feds looking for Canadian steel supplier to keep high-speed rail project on track

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• BY ELEANOR WAND

‘Premature’ to call NDP leadership race for top fundraiser Lewis, say politicos, with ranked ballot giving McPherson the edge

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• BY DAVIS LEGREE

Canadians concerned about AI’s impact on environment, children: federal consultation

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• Treasury Board Secretariat official Jenelle Power said the bill would not allow ministers to exempt people or businesses from law for 'broad policy purposes,' and there are 'strict limitations' to such legal exceptions, including time limits.

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• Treasury Board Secretariat official Jenelle Power said the bill would not allow ministers to exempt people or businesses from law for 'broad policy purposes,' and there are 'strict limitations' to such legal exceptions, including time limits.

NDP calls for feds to pull the plug on American F-35 order, and buy Swedish Gripen planes instead

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Job cuts could hit CBSA and DND amid hiring blitz, union says

NewsBY MARLO GLASS | UPDATED February 4, 2026

‘Where’s the plan B?’: media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

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Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

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FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

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‘Hang tight’: Why Quebec sovereignty and separatism are in the headlines again

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

Podcast

Rob Batherson debriefs on Poilievre’s leadership win and what’s next for Conservatives

DND spurns House committee request for roadmap to comply with info czar’s orders

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The feds say the Department of National Defence treats orders from the information commissioner as a 'priority,' but won't commit to a timeline.

DND spurns House committee request for roadmap to comply with info czar’s orders

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• The feds say the Department of National Defence treats orders from the information commissioner as a 'priority,' but won't commit to a timeline.

Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Despite early ‘spirit of co-operation’ on some bills, Liberal agenda still failing to launch in Parliament, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Feds prioritize speed in trade agenda as MPs raise alarm over transparency  

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Public servant says spending review is ‘gutting the wrong people’ as notices continue to hit desks

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Top takeaways from the Conservative Party convention

NewsBY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW

With Liberals trying to ‘manufacture’ a reason for a snap spring election, election readiness top of mind for Conservatives, says campaign director Outhouse

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Parliamentary Calendar

Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

Podcast

Sheila Copps on Greenland, a 2026 election, and the return of Parliament

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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

Podcast

Re-engaging with China, with Senator Yuen Pau Woo

Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

• Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has 'decided to weaponize the interdependence' between Canada and the U.S. 'as a means of compromising our sovereignty,' John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.

Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

• Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has 'decided to weaponize the interdependence' between Canada and the U.S. 'as a means of compromising our sovereignty,' John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.

Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘A Davos bump’: surge in Carney’s popularity eclipses Liberal support in polls

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Lack of flexibility, questions about long-term funding have been stumbling blocks in signing pharmacare deals, say some premiers

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Conservatives to elect members of powerful national council today: Canada needs ‘Pierre Poilievre as the next prime minister, we’re united’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘The best is yet to come’: Poilievre takes Conservative leadership vote with 87 per cent support after final pitch

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Conservative leader promised that 'the best is yet to come' in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary ahead of the results.

‘The best is yet to come’: Poilievre takes Conservative leadership vote with 87 per cent support after final pitch

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

• The Conservative leader promised that 'the best is yet to come' in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary ahead of the results.

Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

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Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

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Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

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Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Treasury Board outlines more than 8,000 job cuts in first phases of public service revamp

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Treasury Board outlines more than 8,000 job cuts in first phases of public service revamp

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Politics This Morning

Canada’s Nuuk consulate opens for business 

Ministers blitz the committees

Anand attends Rubio’s critical minerals gathering in Washington

The Senate reconvenes

COVID-19

‘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

Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert

Election

MPs eye support for expat voters as PROC study on special ballot challenges wraps

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

Politics

Jamil Jivani went to Washington

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

Immigration Minister Diab hires former P.E.I. Liberal Party executive director

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

Foreign Policy

The last arms control treaty expires

Massive military spending needs protection from abuse and fraud

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

Carney ’s embrace of middle power status sends us ‘back to the future’

Finance and Budget

Canada’s largest pension manager ‘backsliding’ on climate, risks being unable to pay out pensions: report

Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

‘Not a chance’: Green Leader May says she can’t support budget omnibus bill without major changes, but NDP skeptical

MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

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

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

Legislation

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions 

The independent Senate in 2026: an anchor of stability

Return of Parliament: MPs should buckle up

After a year of inaction, the Carney Liberals must show up for work in 2026

Public Service

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

‘I will always be an advocate,’ says retiring Indigenous senior civil servant Gina Wilson after decades working to ‘bridge worlds’

Public service watchdog sounds alarm over funding shortfall to investigate whistleblower complaints

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