politics

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s “absolutely not” considering proroguing Parliament should he win a majority in the House following three upcoming byelections. Source link

Former politician, diplomat and activist Stephen Lewis has died at age 88. Source link

As Canada opens the door to Chinese electric vehicles following a trade deal earlier this year, it’s leaving space for China’s EV innovation to enter, too. While some say this comes with big rewards in terms of boosting EV uptake and infrastructure in Canada, others are raising concerns over the threat to North American automakers […]

A longtime federal public servant says she’s become “collateral damage” as her department clears its backlog of Phoenix payroll issues so it can test replacement software — and in doing so introduced an error to her file, refused to fix it and is now clawing back hundreds of dollars per paycheque. Source link

Avi Lewis, a former television host, journalist and documentarian, promises to make the federal NDP relevant again. But the first question for his leadership is whether he’ll do so at the expense of the NDP’s provincial wings. Source link

Avi Lewis spent much of his first news conference as federal NDP leader downplaying divisions with provincial wings of the party, as disagreements over energy policy threaten to overshadow his task of rebuilding from a disastrous election. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney defended Canada’s approach to forced labour as one of his newest MPs continues to face backlash for appearing to cast doubt on the practice in China. Source link

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is visiting China later this week, a spokesperson in his office confirmed Monday. Source link

The federal and provincial governments will each spend $4.4 billion on housing-related infrastructure over the next 10 years. The majority of the funding is intended to help cover those infrastructure costs for municipalities that lower development charges. Source link

After a week that saw a scathing auditor general’s report find the federal Immigration Department has failed to act on fraud in its international student program, a major bill reforming immigration powers is now law in Canada. Source link