politics
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre showcases MPs with new caucus roles
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced two new roles for members of his caucus, aimed at developing a strategic plan for the Asia Pacific and responding to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that some fear threatens property rights. Source link
4-day office return for Global Affairs Canada workers delayed over lack of space
Global Affairs Canada is postponing the requirement for its unionized employees to be on site four days a week due to a lack of office space, Radio-Canada has learned. Source link
Carney 'disappointed' in Canada's ambassador in Washington for English-only invite to MPs
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is disappointed that Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. issued an English-only invitation to MPs for an upcoming reception in Washington. Source link
Canada's U.S. ambassador wants to set aside the 'bluster' as rhetoric around trade heats up
Canada’s new ambassador in Washington said Thursday that trade talks need to move beyond “bluster” as public rhetoric on both sides of the border has heated up in recent weeks. Source link
CBC president denies broadcaster is biased or poaches journalists from smaller markets
At a parliamentary committee hearing on journalism on Thursday, CBC president Marie-Philippe Bouchard denied the public broadcaster’s news coverage is biased or that it poaches journalists from smaller media outlets in regional markets. Source link
Prime minister should be required to divest assets, says committee
Mark Carney and other Canadian prime ministers should be required to divest their investment portfolios when they assume office, not just put them in a blind trust, the House of Commons ethics committee recommends in a new report. Source link
Carney says lifting U.S. liquor ban depends on Trump ending assault on steel, autos, lumber
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the provincial ban on U.S. liquor could end quickly if the Americans bend on the tariffs that have pummeled key sectors in this country like steel, autos and forest products. Source link
Federal agency boosts number of affordable units it's helping with in Ottawa
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday the federal government is topping up its freshly approved housing partnership with the City of Ottawa to add 100 more units to their work plan. Source link
Square dances and cell signal dead zones: Rangers confront Canada’s Arctic reality
A 52-day, 5,200-kilometre Canadian Ranger patrol along the Northwest Passage revealed the human and technological limits of Arctic operations. From impromptu square dances in remote communities to frozen batteries and fragile communications gear, the Canadian military is finding the North demands adaptation and partnership. Source link
Minister won't commit to national flood insurance program in near future
Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said this week she couldn’t promise the government will deliver a National Flood Insurance Program “in the near future.” Source link