As fourth province signs on, Families Minister Sudds defends school food program
Adding ‘184,000 more kids who didn’t have food at school before we started is great progress, and it’s hardly a bureaucracy,’ says Minister Jenna Sudds.
Grits’ ad-buy boost briefly overtakes Tories, but strategists say ‘spray-and-pray’ tactics will need recalibrating
In the final weeks of November, the Liberals shrunk their Meta ad-spend margin compared to the Conservatives to just over $50,000.
Liberal to independent: Jane Cordy looks back on 24 years in the Senate
‘I think it’ll take a little while to actually slow down,’ says the recently retired senator.
As Trump threatens 25 per cent tariffs, revived Canada-U.S. Cabinet Committee meets weekly
Donald Trump’s threats to slap 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods going into the U.S. present a massive challenge, but could also be an opportunity for the embattled Trudeau government to exceed very low expectations, says pollster Darrell Bricker.
Some Liberal MPs upset with Trudeau for not consulting caucus or cabinet before announcing two-month GST holiday and $250 cheques
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recently announced measures to address affordability are ‘well intentioned misfires,’ as they are going to ‘hurt’ the Liberals more than ‘help’ them, says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.
House Finance Committee receives more than 800 briefs ahead of 2025 budget
As the House Finance Committee considers the 828 briefs on what should be included in the budget, its Senate counterpart is probing the practice of omnibus bills and what should be kept out of fiscal bills.
Climate change, housing needs of Northern Canada require tailored funding model based on more than population, say Idlout and Simpson
‘There are often programs rolled out for Canada, but they don’t take into account the fact that the North is so different,’ said N.W.T Premier R.J. Simpson.
Canadians see improvements to Indigenous, gender rights over time, but cool on welcoming immigrants, asylum seekers: survey
Approximately two-thirds of respondents were hopeful about the future of human rights within Canada in 2024, but only 37 per cent shared that sentiment about the global situation.
Most-lobbied Grit MPs hear push for health accountability measures, most-lobbied Tory MPs hear push for environment, trade issues
Burnout among health workers, an aging population and the COVID-19 pandemic have dramatically increased the strain on the health system in recent years, according to the president of the Canadian Medical Association.
House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it would be ‘shocking’ if opposition parties prevented the feds from presenting bills to provide the RCMP and CBSA with more resources.
