politics

The Liberal government’s second attempt at giving police and spies easier access to Canadians’ information includes what’s anticipated to be costly demands on a range of private businesses to to change how they manage their data. Source link

The federal government is not responding directly to a Toronto city council motion opposing the presence of any U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at upcoming FIFA World Cup games. Source link

Representatives from some of the country’s most powerful financial institutions have joined a trade mission to China to promote Canada in one of the world’s largest markets. Source link

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system. Source link

A First Nation’s injunction request, to be heard April 7, claims the independence petition drive threatens treaty rights. Source link

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to temporarily pause federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year. Source link

After hitting NATO’s two per cent GDP spending target in March 2026, Canada now faces a daunting climb to five per cent by 2035, according to the CD Howe Institute, one of the country’s leading economic think-tanks. Source link

The federal government’s new “30 days or free” policy for issuing passports takes effect on Wednesday. Source link

The federal public safety minister’s office says more than 67,000 assault-style firearms have been declared, far short of the 136,000 the government had budgeted for. The uptake combined with hurdles for the next stage are raising questions about whether the program will accomplish the government’s goal of abolishing assault-style firearms in Canada. Source link

Thousands of federal public servants are currently mulling over a pivotal career decision: whether to accept or decline their employer’s offer of an early retirement incentive. Source link