politics
Treasury board president on 4 days a week: 'I think we'll have enough space'
Shafqat Ali’s Monday statement comes only days after the treasury board suggested the opposite to Radio-Canada. Source link
OpenAI safety reps called to Ottawa after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting: minister
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company’s ChatGPT platform months before the murders. Source link
Liberals accept Conservative proposals to limit 'immense' cabinet powers in budget bill
The federal Liberals have accepted amendments to the most controversial section of the Carney government’s budget bill, effectively putting guardrails on new proposed powers that would allow the government to grant corporations the ability to bypass existing laws and regulations. Source link
Senate committee recommends removing broad immigration powers from border bill
Senators on the social affairs committee want to see immigration-related sections in the government’s border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee. Source link
Federal government seeking input to develop men's and boys' health strategy
The federal government is launching a “national conversation” to inform a future strategy on men’s and boys’ health. Source link
NDP's lone Quebec MP says he's considering jump to provincial politics
Quebec NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice said Monday that he’s seriously considering running for the Québec Solidaire in this year’s provincial election. Source link
Ford says 'walls closing in' on Trump after SCOTUS strikes down tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday that the decision last week was a “positive message from the [U.S.] Supreme Court,” though tariffs are still in place on sectors important to the province, including auto and steel. Source link
Mexico hopes violence will calm in coming days, says Anand while urging caution
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said her Mexican counterpart believes the violence that’s erupted in parts of Mexico, including the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, will calm in the coming days. Source link
Moroun donated $1M US to Trump-supporting super PAC before Gordie Howe bridge threats
The wealthy owner of a nearly century-old bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario gave $1 million US to a Trump-aligned political action committee less than a month before the U.S. president unleashed an online tirade against a new competing span down the Detroit River, records show. Source link
'We have failed them': Studies overlook sex, gender in veteran pain care
A recent study on chronic pain management for Canadian veterans has uncovered a critical flaw in decades of research: Not a single one examined the impact of sex or gender on treatment effectiveness. Source link