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The federal government is seeking the power to cancel applications for groups of visa holders at least in part due to concerns of fraud from India and Bangladesh, according to internal documents obtained by CBC News. Source link

The Liberal government is dropping its goal to plant two billion trees by 2031 as part of Tuesday’s budget, according to sources familiar with the matter. Source link

The federal government has rejected judicial salary recommendations from an independent body seeking a $28,000 raise for federal judges. Source link

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Prime Minister Mark Carney called him “a couple of times” from Asia to ask him to pull an ad campaign that’s being blamed for ending trade talks with the United States. Source link

A Bloc Québécois candidate said Monday she is appealing to the Supreme Court to request a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne, won by the federal Liberals in April by a single vote. Source link

Industry Minister Melanie Joly told a parliamentary committee Monday that Ottawa wants to recover some of the billions it has committed to auto manufacturer Stellantis. Source link

On the eve of presenting his first budget, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested the hotly anticipated document will have something for every Canadian — even the opposition parties. Source link

Politicians from B.C. and Ottawa will meet in Vancouver Monday for a forestry summit on how to prop up the industry in the face of American fees and tariffs topping 50 per cent.  Source link

Canada had collected more than $3 billion through U.S. counter-tariffs before removing a swath of levies in September, according to the Finance Department — far less than what the Liberals had promised to rake in during the current fiscal year. Source link

After weeks of federal government spending announcements leading up to budget day, the biggest unknown remains how large the deficit will be and where and how deep the expected cuts will land. Source link