politics
If question period is 'broken,' is anyone going to fix it?
“Question period is broken,” Liberal MP Corey Hogan told the House of Commons last week. But if question period — and other elements of Parliament — doesn’t need to be the way it is, change still requires someone to actually do something. Source link
Conservative MP says he's refusing annual pay raise set for April
A Conservative MP says he is asking the House of Commons to freeze his salary before parliamentarians get their annual pay bump in April. Source link
Ford salutes Poilievre's leadership result, but says 'you don't win elections at conventions'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre may have secured the overwhelming support of his party in a recent leadership vote, but cautioned that elections are not won on the convention room floor. Source link
Premier wants Canada to 'not buckle' to Trump's Windsor-Detroit bridge threat
The U.S. president said on Monday he’s prepared to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening if the his country isn’t “fully compensated” for everything it has done for the span. Source link
Carney speaks to Trump after president erupts over Gordie Howe Bridge
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke to his U.S. counterpart early Tuesday morning about the Gordie Howe Bridge, which Donald Trump has threatened to block. Carney reportedly explained to him that Canadians paid for the bridge in full and that the Americans already have an ownership stake. Source link
Carney heading to Munich for world's top security conference
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Germany later this week for the world’s top security conference, as Canada works to update its own defence policy. Source link
Canada’s military ombudsman flags decade-long failure to fix reservist compensation system
Canada’s military ombudsman has released a new report that provides a reality check on the defence department’s plans increase the size of the reserve force. Mario Baril ‘s report takes the federal government to task for ignoring major problems with the primary reserve, where soldiers lack adequate health care and are often left out of […]
Canada discreetly puts money down on 14 additional F-35s
Ottawa has started to make payments for key components for 14 additional U.S.-built F-35s, even as the Carney government has been reviewing future fighter-jet purchases in the context of trade tensions with Washington, sources have told CBC News. Source link
Ottawa commits $84M to install more than 8,000 EV chargers
In an effort to address range anxiety and get more drivers into electric vehicles, the federal government is committing to fund and further expand the country’s EV charging infrastructure. Source link
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy criticizes government's latest return-to-office order
Bruce Fanjoy, the Liberal MP for Carleton, has broken ranks with his party to criticize the federal government’s latest return-to-office (RTO) mandate. Source link