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Opposition MPs, media veterans call for ‘long overdue’ CBC mandate review

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• As promised in the 2025 federal budget, a source familiar with government deliberations expects Ottawa will move forward with a review later this year—but stakeholders are still impatiently waiting for the mandate’s first update in nearly 35 years.

Opposition MPs, media veterans call for ‘long overdue’ CBC mandate review

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

• As promised in the 2025 federal budget, a source familiar with government deliberations expects Ottawa will move forward with a review later this year—but stakeholders are still impatiently waiting for the mandate’s first update in nearly 35 years.

China trip a ‘test’ for Carney, with EV tariffs the ‘elephant in the room,’ say former envoys  

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‘A grain of salt’: unmasking Liberal floor-crossing talks carries potential risk for opposition MPs, say politicos 

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‘If the inconceivable becomes reality, it’s very hard to see how NATO could survive’: politicos say Trump’s global shakeup spells trouble for Canada

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Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

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Carney’s position on Trump’s Venezuela strike ‘a little wimpy’ in tone, but likely to benefit Liberals in short term, say political players

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Health misinformation is hurting patients and undermining trust. Let’s do something about it.

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Canada’s reliance on U.S. health data under spotlight after federal health minister says she ‘cannot trust’ American vaccine policy

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Feds missing out on economic, geopolitical opportunities by not supporting arts sector, say cultural groups

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Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

‘Disgraceful and indefensible’: feds’ failure to release new Defence Industrial Strategy by deadline sparks backlash

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• 'I can’t understand why a government can’t get down to business and operate rigorously,' says Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at National Defence.

‘Disgraceful and indefensible’: feds’ failure to release new Defence Industrial Strategy by deadline sparks backlash

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• 'I can’t understand why a government can’t get down to business and operate rigorously,' says Alan Williams, a former assistant deputy minister of materiel at National Defence.

‘Get the f**k off there’: MPs, Senators call on government to abandon X/Twitter following wave of ‘Grok porn’

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Legislation corner: unpacking the bill bringing Britain into the Pacific trade pact

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It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack

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

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On Jan. 15, Fife, Reid, Nanji, Benzie, and Bricker will forecast the big political stories to shape Canada in the year ahead

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Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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

New GAC report on ‘game-changing’ Canada-Indonesia deal reduces projected export growth by more than half 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Global Affairs Canada's projections for export growth to Indonesia dropped to an expected $216-million after five years, from initial suggestions that exports 'could' increase by $477-million.

New GAC report on ‘game-changing’ Canada-Indonesia deal reduces projected export growth by more than half 

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

• Global Affairs Canada's projections for export growth to Indonesia dropped to an expected $216-million after five years, from initial suggestions that exports 'could' increase by $477-million.

From Stronach to Ma: a pocket guide to the House’s floor crossers

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Feds ‘on track’ to connect every household to high-speed internet by 2030, as critics point to gaps in rural and Northern Canada

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Carney government showing a ‘clear reluctance’ to criticize Trump with lack of direct condemnation over Venezuela raid, says past Liberal foreign minister Axworthy

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

‘Year of sport’: SecState van Koeverden pitches Canada as ‘best host nation in the world’ ahead of 2026 World Cup

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parliamentary Calendar

Decked halls of Parliament on pause until House returns on Jan. 26

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Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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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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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

A ‘laser-focused’ Carney and ‘embattled’ Poilievre share contrasting messages in year-end interviews

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• When asked by the CBC about the floor-crossing Conservatives, Leader Pierre Poilievre framed the issue as 'a problem of [Mark] Carney’s leadership,' accusing the prime minister of 'trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals to get that majority.'

A ‘laser-focused’ Carney and ‘embattled’ Poilievre share contrasting messages in year-end interviews

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• When asked by the CBC about the floor-crossing Conservatives, Leader Pierre Poilievre framed the issue as 'a problem of [Mark] Carney’s leadership,' accusing the prime minister of 'trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals to get that majority.'

Anxiety over Canada-U.S. relations drives eyes to The Hill Times’ 20 most-read stories of 2025

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Public servants under pressure to enact ‘delivery-and-execution agenda’ in 2026 with job cuts on the horizon

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Joly top-lobbied minister in November, universities push to attract research talent driven away from U.S.

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Most dangerous period that we’ve been in’: Carney urged to bolster ‘Team Canada’ approach ahead of CUSMA review

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PSPC failed to meet key economic, environmental, and social procurement targets last fiscal year, departmental data shows

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The department met its 80-per-cent target in two indicators measuring suppliers’ access to procurements and the fairness and transparency of the process, but fell short on goals for Indigenous, women-owned, and green contracts.

PSPC failed to meet key economic, environmental, and social procurement targets last fiscal year, departmental data shows

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The department met its 80-per-cent target in two indicators measuring suppliers’ access to procurements and the fairness and transparency of the process, but fell short on goals for Indigenous, women-owned, and green contracts.

Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

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Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

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‘We are in a good place now’: Sen. Moncion preps to take over as ISG head 

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‘We are in a good place now’: Sen. Moncion preps to take over as ISG head 

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PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

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PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets 

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Politics This Morning

Carney and Hodgson head West

Champagne gathers with G7 peers in Washington

Genuis vs. York

Carney heading to China next week

COVID-19

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

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

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

How to foil Trump’s annexation of Greenland

As Carney engages China, beware the bogeyman tropes

Federal environmental impact assessments are in even more jeopardy   

Catching up with more former cabinet staffers

Foreign Policy

The China-Canada strategic partnership can reach new heights if we follow the guidance of high-level exchanges

How NATO members can take on Trump’s Greenland—and Canadian—obsession

Trading values for access: Canada, China, and the cost of looking away

Trump-era diplomacy: what is gained from poking the bear and what is lost?

Finance and Budget

Trump wants to squeeze us hard enough so we come begging

Holding two elected positions, B.C. Conservative MP Au is the highest paid backbencher in the House

A 2026 financial sector wish list

Canada’s trillion-dollar opportunity depends on data

Lobbying

Renewable energy sector adds concerns about wind-tower costs to steel industry crisis talks: ‘there’s a ton of urgency’

House Ethics Committee to review Lobbying Act in 2026 after AI study, says chair Brassard

Dabrusin top-lobbied cabinet minister, Nature Canada pushes for nature strategy after absence of support in budget

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

Legislation

Off to a bad start: Treasury Board already wants to make access to information worse

We need to go beyond criminal law reform to end gender-based violence

Bill 13 is Alberta’s law—but all Canadians must pay attention

Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie

Public Service

In Canada’s defence: re-establishing a true militia

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

Can Build Canada Homes make a dent in the housing crisis?

After America’s Genesis Mission, where is Canada’s AI North Star?

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