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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

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• '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

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• '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

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

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Plans to boost defence industry must leverage aerospace, strong civil sector, say sector experts

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True representation of constituents requires MPs to take principled positions even if it risks caucus expulsion or floor crossing, says Bill Casey

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

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Don’t forget the kids, health advocates tell feds

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Bill C-15: the hits and misses in the big beautiful budget implementation bill

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

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

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• Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the considerable press coverage of his previous appearances at OGGO.

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

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• Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the considerable press coverage of his previous appearances at OGGO.

NDP environment critic pans Carney’s commitment to Paris targets, but May says she has ‘confidence’ feds will soon release climate policy

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‘It’s a big concern’: MPs scrutinize head of Major Projects Office for past role in Trans Mountain contract

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‘Period of fluidity’: feds signal procurement transition as Defence Investment Agency ramps up

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Bricker, Ibbitson to talk about their provocative new book, Breaking Point: The New Big Shifts Putting Canada at Risk on Nov. 25 in Waterloo, Ont.

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Cut, not cap? The latest on public service downsizing, with Marlo Glass

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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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First-quarter expenses: MPs spent nearly $28-million

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Defence focus in budget signals turning point, but some defence experts wary about lack of detail

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• Defence spending promises in the 2025 budget are 'seizing the moment,' but lack previous specificity, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director of research Kevin Budning.

Defence focus in budget signals turning point, but some defence experts wary about lack of detail

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• Defence spending promises in the 2025 budget are 'seizing the moment,' but lack previous specificity, says Conference of Defence Associations Institute director of research Kevin Budning.

Did Canada’s G7 presidency ever emerge from the Trump shadow? 

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Pivot to ‘economic reconciliation’ risks ‘squandering’ political goodwill as Indigenous social programs face funding gaps: observers

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Anand urged to reverse ‘wrong’ course of letting U.S. decide if it breached international law with boat strikes

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PSPC scales back sustainability measures for Centre Block project  

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

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Trade tribunal urges feds to redo multimillion-dollar defence bid after ‘valid’ complaint it favoured U.S. supplier

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Parliamentary Calendar

Public Safety Minister Anandasangaree welcomes G7 counterparts to Ottawa for three-day meeting on Nov. 21

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Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics

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This Parliament’s ethics roundup: blind trusts, recusals, gifts, and more

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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

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• Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

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• Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system for some observers.

Losing measles elimination status makes Canada a ‘pariah,’ says Liberal MP

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Poilievre should take a page out of Brian Mulroney’s playbook on caucus management, say political players: ‘an absolute master,’ it was his ‘secret sauce’

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Avoiding ‘expensive failures’: feds risk losing millions in taxpayer dollars if ball dropped on AI procurement, says new report

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

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Campaigns ‘grounded in people’s lived realities’ key to NDP success, say strategists after Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral race

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• As progressives celebrate New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win across the border, strategists say the lesson for the NDP is not to lean further left, but to speak to voters’ everyday concerns.

Campaigns ‘grounded in people’s lived realities’ key to NDP success, say strategists after Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral race

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• As progressives celebrate New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win across the border, strategists say the lesson for the NDP is not to lean further left, but to speak to voters’ everyday concerns.

Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

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Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand 

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G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

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G7 top diplomats find little new ground on support for Ukraine 

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Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

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Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

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Politics This Morning

Joly heads to Korea and Japan

Anandasangaree and Pam Bondi huddle in Ottawa

PM’s chief of staff to testify at ethics study

Swedes press their case

COVID-19

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

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

Election

‘A platform to raise my voice’: youth activism at the centre of Sen. McPhedran’s Vote16 bill

Conservatives float electoral reform to combat ‘political prank’ protest group from flooding ballots with names

Advance voting in Canada continues to rise—and it’s changing campaigning

At least three safe Liberal seats poised to open as high-profile contenders line up

Politics

Minister Guilbeault’s current seven-member Quebec lieutenant shop

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

Liberals should build a better working relationship with opposition parties, they need their support

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

Foreign Policy

Now is the time for Canadian businesses to invest in Ukraine

Canada’s G7 leadership: the ambition is there, but is the budget?

Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States

Fentanyl tariffs, U.S. air strikes avoided at G7 ministers’ discussion on drug trafficking 

Finance and Budget

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

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

Canada’s AI imperative: go big and bold

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

Lobbying

The unintended consequences of stricter rules on public policy engagement

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

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

CMA leads health lobbying in lead up to budget

Legislation

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

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

Public Service

It’s time to fix how Canada delivers citizen services

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

Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

‘Canadians deserve full confidence that public funds are protected,’ says Liberal MP after PSPC report reveals nearly a dozen employees fired for misconduct

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