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Billions from public-service pension plan surplus gives Liberals many options

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to public servants, too.

Billions from public-service pension plan surplus gives Liberals many options

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

The government could use the extra dollars to cut the deficit, sweeten departures, improve pensions, or take a contribution holiday and give one to public servants, too.

New government spending request will be snared in parliamentary gridlock while privilege debate persists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

NDP won’t be ‘baited’ as Tories attack Singh amid Liberal labour moves, says MP Green

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Not if, but when: Foreign Affairs Committee keys in on question of Palestinian statehood

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

New AI safety institute limited by legislative vacuum: NDP innovation critic Brian Masse

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Trump adds pressure to increase defence spending, but MPs and others consider U.S. NATO withdrawal unlikely

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada’s aging crisis and a call for reform in eldercare

Rebuild underway: fresh peek inside Centre Block offers up new details

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

Many provinces say no details from feds on striking pharmacare deals over a month after law passes

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

‘This is an emergency’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s election, upcoming cabinet appointments

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government accountability has resulted in ‘non-answers,’ says Senator Salma Ataullahjan.

Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

The 2019 law creating Structured Intervention Units said a review must begin in June 2023, but efforts by Senators and advocates to get government accountability has resulted in ‘non-answers,’ says Senator Salma Ataullahjan.

‘Unpredictable’ second Trump term requires smoothing out trade irritants with U.S., say lobbyists and advocates

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Trudeau should be specific on government’s plans to address challenges posed by Trump administration, say political insiders

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Poilievre takes aim at Housing Accelerator Fund despite representing a city that’s already received $44-million from it

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Unions warn non-permanent public servants will be first on chopping block as feds look to cut costs

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Ex-Grit minister Lloyd Axworthy launches new memoir in Ottawa on Nov. 21

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How to lower housing prices, with Carolyn Whitzman

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Poilievre voted best public speaker, most quotable, hardest-working, and biggest self-promoter in The Hill Times’ 29th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

ListBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

How would Canadians vote in the U.S. election? Survey shows a bent towards blue

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How dirty money gets into Canadian politics, with Jessica Davis

After losing B.C. election, former Liberal MP Aldag eyes comeback in next federal race

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Voters in the swing riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., will elect their new MP in the Dec. 16 byelection, which was triggered by John Aldag’s resignation in May.

After losing B.C. election, former Liberal MP Aldag eyes comeback in next federal race

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Voters in the swing riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C., will elect their new MP in the Dec. 16 byelection, which was triggered by John Aldag’s resignation in May.

Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets

NewsBY KATHRYN MAY

Conservative MPs bailed on France visit early, won’t say why

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Liberal strategists say Trump’s victory will cement Trudeau’s decision to stay

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Ratna Omidvar on immigration, and eight years of legislating in the Senate

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Feds recommit to Africa strategy as observers anxious to see long-awaited plan

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

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Hillman to talk about Netflix’s The Diplomat at British High Commission on Nov. 19

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Lots of cash, no strings attached: Jerry DeMarco on the Net Zero Accelerator program

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The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

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Liberal MPs who spoke at the closed-door caucus showdown on Oct. 23

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The immigration cutback, with Elizabeth Long

Painting Conservatives as ‘Trump-lite’ not a winning strategy for Liberals post-U.S. election, say strategists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Liberals have accused the opposition for bringing ‘American-style’ politics to Canada as ‘wannabe MAGA, maple syrup Conservatives.’ They need to put a pin in that approach, say strategists.

Painting Conservatives as ‘Trump-lite’ not a winning strategy for Liberals post-U.S. election, say strategists

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Liberals have accused the opposition for bringing ‘American-style’ politics to Canada as ‘wannabe MAGA, maple syrup Conservatives.’ They need to put a pin in that approach, say strategists.

‘A lot of work that has to be done’: how the government has been preparing for Trump 2.0

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Polls apart: concern for Quebec municipal election clash if federal date moved back

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House to cover travel costs of people called to the bar

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in public service at court for class-action certification hearings

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Liberals back away from MAID debate with Quebec, not wanting to ‘butt heads’

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Quebec is allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying, violating the Canadian Criminal Code. Unchallenged, the precedent could ‘influence other provinces’ to do the same, says UBC law prof Brian Bird.

Liberals back away from MAID debate with Quebec, not wanting to ‘butt heads’

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Quebec is allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying, violating the Canadian Criminal Code. Unchallenged, the precedent could ‘influence other provinces’ to do the same, says UBC law prof Brian Bird.