politics

Businesses and labour groups are watching with a mix of anxiety and hope as a key trade moment arrives on Wednesday, as Premier Doug Ford sets off on his third trip in less than a month to meet with U.S. lawmakers. Source link

In a letter to the House ethics committee, Poilievre says a program to possibly help finance the purchase of 2,200 vacant condos amounts to a “condo bailout” for developers, bankers and investors. Source link

Despite having nearly identical parliamentary systems, Canada has avoided the kind of prime ministerial parade that has befallen the U.K. in the past decade. Political watchers point to the Brexit vote as the key moment that led to half a dozen leaders occupying 10 Downing Street in the 10 years since, but there are underlying […]

After years of criminal justice reform that included a lighter touch for some offenders, the federal Liberal government has done an about-face over the last year and enacted stricter policies to tamp down on crime rates that have become a political liability in some vote-rich parts of the country. Source link

The federal government has suspended the Royal Canadian Air Force’s $800-million Griffon helicopter life-extension program amid technical problems and growing concerns over cost and complexity. The pause raises fresh questions about whether all 82 aircraft will be upgraded as Ottawa weighs an $18-billion replacement program and mounting NATO commitments. Source link

As Alberta pushes ahead with a fall referendum to decide whether an actual referendum on separating from Canada is worth the effort, Canada’s former U.S. ambassador says she doesn’t think “serious Americans” will get involved in the debate. Source link

The first Nova Scotian of African descent to be appointed to the province’s judiciary, now retired, is joining the federal government’s newly formed Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion, after scathing criticism directed at Ottawa for its initial omission of a Black representative. Source link

The Department of National Defence has reinstated two leaders of a respected Edmonton battalion days after announcing they had been removed pending an investigation. Source link

Twenty-four Sussex is not Canada’s most important institution. And Canadians might still be expected to look askance at extravagance. But some level of functionality, comfort and upkeep might not be too much to expect, despite the cost. Source link

Following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Friday announcement of a national fundraising campaign for the residence’s renovation, members of the media got a behind-the-scenes tour of the uninhabitable building. Source link