politics

The results of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s ChatGPT adheres to Canada’s privacy laws will be made public this morning. Source link

Despite the Carney government’s parliamentary majority, Canada’s junior nature minister said she has no plans to back up recent commitments to protect Canada’s waters and lands in legislation. Source link

When the rare and relatively unfettered opportunity arises, it might be tempting for a prime minister to use the appointment of a governor general to do something splashy or exciting or unconventional. But this is perhaps not a moment for indulging in viceregal adventurism. Source link

Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour is perhaps Canada’s most accomplished jurist, having served in a number of highly influential roles both at home and abroad that sometimes earned her criticism for the principled positions she took. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will look into an expense program under which former governors general billed the government for more than half a million dollars last year. The program, which launched in 1979, has been shrouded in secrecy despite calls for greater transparency. Source link

The first stretch of Canada’s proposed high-speed rail network is expected to cross approximately 1,700 properties, including at least 500 agricultural lands, the Crown corporation behind the project has told Radio-Canada. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general, according to sources speaking to CBC’s French-language service, Radio-Canada. Source link

The federal government has finally begun construction on a national Afghanistan war memorial in Ottawa, years after a politically charged design dispute nearly derailed the project. The monument will honour more than 40,000 Canadian veterans and 158 fallen soldiers, with completion now pushed to 2028. Source link

By now, Canadians should have a portal where they can learn their personal flood risk by entering their address. But that portal doesn’t work yet, and when it does, it won’t take climate change into account, says a new report from the Auditor General’s office. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce on Tuesday who he’s appointing to become Canada’s next governor general, CBC News has learned. Source link