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Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service. Source link
Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says
Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets that were set under the previous Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Source link
Carney to announce next tranche of major projects on Thursday
The federal government will unveil the next round of major projects that will get fast-tracked approvals later this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, as Canada tries to stimulate economic activity amid the ongoing U.S. tariff fight. Source link
Japanese immigrants fought for Canada during WW I while denied the right to vote
For the first time the faces of Japanese Canadian veterans who fought in the First and Second World War are on display on the streets of Vancouver after a century largely unrecognized and their stories untold. Source link
Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says pushing and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week. Source link
Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week. Source link
NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears
B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns says he’s “very confident” none of the seven New Democrats in the House of Commons will cross the floor to the Liberals — even as he admits he’s regularly approached by the Liberals. Source link
Budget's $2.7B cut to foreign aid leaves international development in limbo, say NGOs
Canada is being accused of retreating from its role as an international development leader after the Liberal government’s budget announced it will cut $2.7 billion in foreign aid over the next four years. Source link
Two Conservative backbenchers steal the show on budget week
It can be easy for long stretches to forget about most of the 343 democratically elected members of the House of Commons. But then, every so often, someone who is not the prime minister, the finance minister or the leader of the Opposition does something to steal the headlines. Source link
How budget week turned into a nightmare for the Conservatives
This is not the week Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wanted to have. Instead of taking a victory lap around the bases, the Conservative ends the week dodging reporters and facing questions about his leadership — after losing one MP to his rivals and another resigning from federal politics altogether. Here’s how it played out, according […]