politics
Deputy minister found breaching ethics rules says she was following diversity mandate
Deputy minister of national defence Christiane Fox says she was trying to bring in outside perspectives when she influenced her former department to hire an acquaintance. Source link
NDP's Leah Gazan calls MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ critics 'bigots'
NDP MP Leah Gazan is standing by her use of the initialism MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ and denouncing those who are mocking her online for using the term. Source link
Poilievre calls foul, but celebrating Liberals don't seem to care how they reach a majority
High-spirited Liberals gathering at their national convention in downtown Montreal don’t seem bothered by how they cobble together a majority government, as long as they find stability. Source link
Avi Lewis names former opponent Heather McPherson as NDP House leader
The new NDP leader has announced critic roles for his six-person caucus, saying he’s looked Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice ‘in the eye’ and asked him to stay with the party. Source link
Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract
Saab is pitching a Montreal-based, sovereign data hub to secure Canada’s fighter jet contract, arguing it would keep mission-critical data out of U.S. hands. The move challenges Lockheed Martin’s F-35 model and amplifies Ottawa’s growing unease over data control, AI and strategic dependence. Source link
Immigration Department informing some 30,000 applicants they may be ineligible for refugee hearings
Canada’s Immigration Department is sending tens of thousands of refugee claimants letters that they may not be eligible for asylum — and is telling some of them that they should leave immediately. Source link
Poilievre challenges PM Carney to defend private property rights in B.C. in wake of Cowichan decision
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government to defend private property rights in face of what he claims is a threat posed by a landmark B.C. Supreme Court decision establishing Aboriginal title on private property. Source link
Trump rages, NATO endures: Why the alliance is harder to kill than it looks
Despite threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, an American break with NATO remains unlikely. Political constraints, military dependence and mutual interests bind both sides. The real danger involves eroding trust, emboldening Russia and a slow-motion fracture that weakens deterrence without ever triggering a formal divorce. Source link
'Throw them out' of Parliament: Poilievre in favour of recall petition for floor-crossers
After losing another of his MPs to the Liberals, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he personally supports recall petitions — a way for constituents to remove a representative if they garner enough local support. Source link
Floor-crossers support core Liberal values, Carney says
MPs who defect to the Liberal caucus support the party’s platform, Prime Minister Mark Carney said when asked about the positions of opposition parliamentarians from across the political spectrum who have joined the red tent in recent months. Source link