politics
Can Carney still put together a credible climate plan? Does it matter?
If Mark Carney’s first nine months as prime minister have revealed a difference of opinion over how the federal government should go about fighting climate change, he now has to prove that his approach can put Canada on a credible path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Source link
Minister signals go-slow approach to removing 2nd-generation cut-off from Indian Act
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says the Assembly of First Nations sent a strong signal to her government to end the second-generation cut-off in the Indian Act, but her government won’t make that change without broad consultations with leaders. Source link
Government to soon have 'sharper view' on public servants' return to office, says Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will be speaking with public sector unions in the coming weeks to hash out the details of the updated return-to-office rules for federal public servants. Source link
Carney delivers more details on $400M housing plan for Ottawa
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived Monday morning at a breakfast event hosted by Ottawa’s mayor with a menu of announcements including more details on what the federal housing plan will mean for Ottawa. Source link
Anti-hate bill stalled after Fraser’s office brokered deal without PMO approval: sources
The future of the federal government’s anti-hate Bill C-9 is unclear, after Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s office brokered a deal with the Bloc Québécois without getting it approved by the Prime Minister’s Office, sources tell CBC News. Source link
Liberals to open new fast track to permanent residency for 5,000 foreign doctors
The federal government is promising to open up permanent residency for foreign doctors currently working in Canada as temporary foreign residents in order to tackle the doctor shortage across the country. Source link
Conservative motion will force Liberals to 'put up or shut up' on oil pipeline support: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre says his party’s upcoming motion — which borrows language from the new Canada-Alberta energy agreement — is meant to force the Liberals to “put up or shut up” on whether they support a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast. Source link
American F-35s could be serviced in Quebec starting in 2028-29, says L3Harris
Companies involved in the F-35 program are actively lobbying the governments of Canada and Quebec to promote potential economic benefits for the country, including a maintenance facility in Mirabel, Que., that could service both Canadian and American fighter fleets. Source link
Indigenous cultural belongings return to Canada from Vatican after long journey
A delegation from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and four First Nations youth accompanied 62 the cultural items on a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Montreal. Source link
Ottawa, First Nations prepare competing child welfare reform plans
The federal government is staring down a court-ordered deadline to submit a new plan to reform the on-reserve child welfare system, as a group of First Nations leaders and children’s advocates prepare a competing proposal. Source link