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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• 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’

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

• 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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

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’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

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Antimicrobial resistance and the Future of Medicine: Are We Prepared for the Next Health Crisis?

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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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Federal spending jumped 5.7 per cent in 2024-25

Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The government's effort to find savings by scrapping duplication risks undermining the country’s limited analytical capacity, says Stephanie Carvin.

Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• The government's effort to find savings by scrapping duplication risks undermining the country’s limited analytical capacity, says Stephanie Carvin.

Liberals’ ‘quiet confidence’ the best move as budget ‘dominoes’ fall with the Conservative caucus count, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

‘It’s none of their business’: Senators hit the brakes on new staff ethics code after political-disclosure rules make waves

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

At G7, minister touts importance of Canadian leadership on foreign assistance amid billions in budget cuts to international aid  

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Canada needs a new AI backbone that elevates the whole country.

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Health Minister Marjorie Michel to talk about children’s health on Nov. 17 in Ottawa

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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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MPs to vote on $10.8-billion spending boost in new estimates

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The Canadian Dental Care Plan will receive the largest portion of the funds at $1.6-billion, with Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and National Defence each requesting over $1-billion.

MPs to vote on $10.8-billion spending boost in new estimates

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• The Canadian Dental Care Plan will receive the largest portion of the funds at $1.6-billion, with Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and National Defence each requesting over $1-billion.

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

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves’

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Feds focused on ‘streamlining’ programs, says health minister after budget fails to provide new money for mental health or substance use

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

High anxiety: Ekos poll finds Canadians most concerned about ‘growing political and ideological polarization’

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

‘Things are crumbling’: changing caucus landscape, external pressures spell bad news for Poilievre’s leadership review, say Conservatives

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Parliamentary Calendar

Michaëlle Jean and her eponymous foundation to be fêted at the National Gallery on Nov. 12

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Building a highway to the Arctic, with Caroline Wawzonek

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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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No ‘I’ in team: why party discipline has gone too far, with Alex Marland

Budget’s ‘Buy-Canadian’ push signals ‘clear commitment’ in procurement policy direction, but could also complicate the system, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The policy shift will 'provide significant opportunities for Canadian businesses and help to limit the economic harm from United States’ tariffs,' says the Institute for Research on Public Policy's Rachel Samson.

Budget’s ‘Buy-Canadian’ push signals ‘clear commitment’ in procurement policy direction, but could also complicate the system, say observers

NewsBY IREM KOCA

• The policy shift will 'provide significant opportunities for Canadian businesses and help to limit the economic harm from United States’ tariffs,' says the Institute for Research on Public Policy's Rachel Samson.

No ‘serious negotiation’ with Liberals on budget, says Bloc MP Garon: ‘If the result is an election, what can we do?’

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Meeting feds’ ‘ambitious’ RCMP hiring pledge will require ‘imaginative’ ideas, says advisory board chair

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‘A big, big if’: ex-PBO questions Carney’s deficit projections as Liberal spending track keeps being ‘revised upwards’

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Party supporters ‘tapped out’ as post-election donation dip deepens with Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Liberal strategist Dan Arnold says ‘money follows enthusiasm’ as waning donations contradict all parties' election-ready posturing.

Party supporters ‘tapped out’ as post-election donation dip deepens with Grits and Tories deadlocked at $4M range in third quarter

NewsBY STUART BENSON

• Liberal strategist Dan Arnold says ‘money follows enthusiasm’ as waning donations contradict all parties' election-ready posturing.

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI

‘Very disappointing’: PSPC makes new freelance interpretation procurement rules official

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

‘Very disappointing’: PSPC makes new freelance interpretation procurement rules official

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Petition urges House to introduce foreign ownership rules to protect ‘Canadian sovereignty and journalistic integrity’

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Petition urges House to introduce foreign ownership rules to protect ‘Canadian sovereignty and journalistic integrity’

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Politics This Morning

Carney to dine with Sweden’s royals, head to UAE

Judgment day

The PBO dissects the budget

Emergency ministers meet in TO

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

Liberals ‘live another day’ narrowly win budget vote, avoid election

Notable updates to office of Trade Minister Sidhu

Carney walks a timid line on climate instead of full speed ahead

New list of major projects is good, but the hard part will be actually getting them done

Foreign Policy

Canadians are voting with their feet, and America’s not on the ballot

America is getting to be a strange country

Bolton’s right: Canada should slow down negotiations with Trump until U.S. Supreme Court decides on legality of tariffs

Trump, the BBC, and a bad edit

Finance and Budget

Budget signals strong economic focus, but falls short in details like regulatory burden or clarity on defence spending, say experts, economists

Budget 2025 is more of the same

A budget that meets the moment

Canada’s foreign aid budget cuts hurt global health

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

Methane regulation is a climate-competitive home run

It’s time for Canada to take control of stablecoins

Canada’s financial system needs a green upgrade

Bill aimed at protecting telecom infrastructure against cyberattacks strikes at privacy rights, say civil society groups

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

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

An austerity-driven federal budget is a necessary evil

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