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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

With the ‘slight uptick’ in the favourability numbers for both the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s after the budget and the Ottawa-Alberta MOU, ‘the last thing the Conservatives should be doing is attacking the NDP,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

With the ‘slight uptick’ in the favourability numbers for both the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s after the budget and the Ottawa-Alberta MOU, ‘the last thing the Conservatives should be doing is attacking the NDP,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.

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

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

Centre Block reno tour highlights excavations, reconstruction, and a ‘Buy Canadian’ shift

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Biologics: Investing in the Future of Canadian Healthcare

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

BY IREM KOCA

‘The only thing we want to see is transparency’: MPs call to view results of feds’ internal review of high-value contracts

BY ELEANOR WAND, STUART BENSON

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

Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.

Energy deal fallout: B.C. First Nations won’t rule out fighting pipeline proposal in court

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Economic benefits are no substitute for free, prior, and informed consent, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Women hold powerful roles in Carney’s cabinet and PMO, but none are in prime minister’s inner circle, say some Liberals

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Shortening the Rare Disease Odyssey through AI: An Innovation-Driven Call for Health Equity in Canada

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Mark to Mark: PM Carney sits down for breakfast chat with Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe on Dec. 8

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT AND SERGIY SLIPCHENKO

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

ListBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

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

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MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The idea of more than half of the Senate’s share of future Block 2 offices being used by MPs while the Confederation Building is renovated is going over like a lead balloon with Senators.

MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The idea of more than half of the Senate’s share of future Block 2 offices being used by MPs while the Confederation Building is renovated is going over like a lead balloon with Senators.

‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

‘Disappointing but not surprising’: PBO forecasts Canada to fall short of 2030 emissions target

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND | UPDATED November 27, 2025

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Parliamentary Calendar

NDP leadership candidates face off for first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27

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

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

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

Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Unsurprisingly, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office was the highest spender, with a total of $13.1-million in expenses reported.

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

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Unsurprisingly, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau’s office was the highest spender, with a total of $13.1-million in expenses reported.

Feds risk derailing major projects unless they chart a clearer course for defence procurement, experts say

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Gripen fighter jet purchase would allow Canada to assert sovereignty, says past chair of House Defence Committee McKay

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Budget investments in transportation, trade require long-term strategy and private sector support, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

'Billions of dollars are at stake, and corporations understand that Indigenous participation is now a central factor in how those dollars will move,' says Indigenous business owner Steven Vanloffeld.

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

'Billions of dollars are at stake, and corporations understand that Indigenous participation is now a central factor in how those dollars will move,' says Indigenous business owner Steven Vanloffeld.

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

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Politics This Morning

AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak

AFN chiefs dig into S-2 dispute

Anand huddles with EU officials in Brussels

Dabrusin faces the House Environment Committee

Terry Teegee

B.C. First Nations will not rule out opposing new pipeline proposal in court, says regional chief

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

Theresa Tam

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

Mark Holland

Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy

Election

Marilou McPhedran

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

Pierre Poilievre

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

Can Carney hold the line in a 2026 CUSMA showdown?

You can’t build a resilient nation on a broken food system

Quebec nationalists are still fighting the 1995 referendum

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

Foreign Policy

When Canadians and Americans build together, we build stronger

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

Mark Carney

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

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

Finance and Budget

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

Canadian AI sovereignty requires more than just servers

Youth mental health is Canada’s economic blind spot

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

Lobbying

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

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

Legislation

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

Don’t forget the kids, health advocates tell feds

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

Public Service

Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly

Seeing beyond the cave: bridging culture in defence and procurement

Evan Solomon

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

It’s time to fix how Canada delivers citizen services

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