Unions warn non-permanent public servants will be first on chopping block as feds look to cut costs
Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’
Trudeau should be specific on government’s plans to address challenges posed by Trump administration, say political insiders
The Canada-U.S. Relations Cabinet committee has met twice so far, but has yet to publicly share concrete plans for addressing upcoming challenges in the cross-border relationship.
Poilievre takes aim at Housing Accelerator Fund despite representing a city that’s already received $44-million from it
A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
‘This is an emergency’: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s election, upcoming cabinet appointments
News of cabinet and ambassador positions have trickled out of the Trump transition team since his Nov. 5 election victory, ranging from the expected to the eyebrow-raising.
Review of solitary confinement law a year late as report finds prisoners’ rights still violated
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.
Many provinces say no details from feds on striking pharmacare deals over a month after law passes
Legislation was only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ because it was ‘really light on details,’ says former Ontario PC staffer Carly Bergamini. ‘Now all of the hard work begins.’
Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets
Unions were told last week that job cuts may go beyond attrition after a decade-long hiring spree.
Conservative MPs bailed on France visit early, won’t say why
New Democrat Don Davies says the Tories wasted taxpayer dollars by crossing the Atlantic twice for a conference in which they did not fully participate.
Ratna Omidvar on immigration, and eight years of legislating in the Senate
Reflecting on the federal government’s recently reduced immigration-levels plan, Omidvar says she’s ‘particularly concerned about the drop in refugee numbers.’
Relaunch advisory group to prepare for Trump’s return, says original NAFTA Council member
The original 2017 group included influential voices from the business, labour, Indigenous, and diplomatic communities, as well as former Conservative cabinet ministers.
