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There’s ‘potential’ for progress on gig worker supports after an involved election season, experts, politicians say

In many ways, the precarity that most people saw with their jobs during COVID-19 is something that gig workers struggle with near constantly, says the NDP's Daniel Blaikie.

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BY ALICE CHEN
October 20, 2021

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Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

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Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

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Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

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House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The RCMP has corrected the status of two firms as non-Indigenous at Indigenous Services Canada's direction. But one of those companies remains on the government's controversial Indigenous Business Directory.

Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The RCMP has corrected the status of two firms as non-Indigenous at Indigenous Services Canada's direction. But one of those companies remains on the government's controversial Indigenous Business Directory.

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

OpinionBY GINGER GRANT

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Faced with deluge of misinformation, MPs, Senators say they’re doing what they can to fight the spread

NewsBY ALICE CHEN

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national citizen’s assembly for electoral reform.

Former CBC editor Chris Hall joins Navigator, four new MPs headed to the Hill following byelection wins

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Plus, Canadian Association of Professional Employees bargaining units vote to ratify new collective agreements, and a motion has been tabled to establish a national citizen’s assembly for electoral reform.

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

OpinionBY GINGER GRANT

Advancements in technology and globalization, combined with shifting demographic and socio-economic trends, are rapidly evolving the working environment.

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19

OpinionBY GINGER GRANT

Advancements in technology and globalization, combined with shifting demographic and socio-economic trends, are rapidly evolving the working environment.

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

‘Hold the line!’: thousands descend on Parliament Hill as largest federal public service union begins strike over wages, return-to-workplace policies

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward says the union 'truly hoped we wouldn’t be forced to take strike action, but we’ve exhausted every other avenue to reach a fair contract for Canada’s federal public service workers.'

Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Some Senators chafed against the pressure to fast-track COVID-era bills that they believed warranted deeper study, and say the circumstances that called for such haste have receded.

Senators say they’re planning to return to a more deliberate approach to vetting legislation

NewsBY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

Some Senators chafed against the pressure to fast-track COVID-era bills that they believed warranted deeper study, and say the circumstances that called for such haste have receded.