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

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• Public Services and Procurement Canada says the 45-day review into finding savings through federal contracting 'was completed on schedule' and that results will be 'communicated in due course.'

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

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• Public Services and Procurement Canada says the 45-day review into finding savings through federal contracting 'was completed on schedule' and that results will be 'communicated in due course.'

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

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

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

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

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

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Biologics: Investing in the Future of Canadian Healthcare

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MPs, Senators at odds over future Confederation Building reno plans

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

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

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

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• The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.

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

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• The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• 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

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• 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

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

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

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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

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

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Parliamentary Calendar

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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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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Who wants an election? With David Coletto

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

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• A Defence Industrial Strategy, proposed with an initial investment of $6.6-billion in the budget, is intended to develop Canada's defence industrial base with more procurement from domestic supply chains.

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

• A Defence Industrial Strategy, proposed with an initial investment of $6.6-billion in the budget, is intended to develop Canada's defence industrial base with more procurement from domestic supply chains.

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’

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• ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’ Conservative MP Michael Barrett told the committee.

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

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• ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’ Conservative MP Michael Barrett told the committee.

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

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Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

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

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Politics This Morning

Anand huddles with EU officials in Brussels

Dabrusin faces the House Environment Committee

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

The return of pipeline politics

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

Demystifying the detection of fraud and coerced victims

Jobs and Families Minister Hajdu down a chief of staff

The controversy of hiring foreign help

Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women

Foreign Policy

Bibi awaits the next Trump distraction to dodge legal troubles

F-35 fighter purchase takes flak

Problem with our feminist foreign policy was that we never really had a feminist foreign policy, we just called it that

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

Finance and Budget

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

The federal budget misses Canada’s biggest AI opportunity

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

Bridging Canada’s divide on consent

Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography

The one where the minister called the Senate racist

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

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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