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Politics Briefing: RCMP searched home of ArriveCan contractor
Members of Parliament look on as GC Strategies partner Kristian Firth answers questions after being admonished in the House of Commons, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Scientists fired from Winnipeg lab still under investigation, Public Safety Minister says
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc appears as a witness during the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Trudeau says he doesn’t understand why NDP is pulling back from carbon price support
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tours a modular home construction facility before making a housing announcement in Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 5, 2024. Trudeau says he doesn't understand why the federal New Democrats are pulling back their support on the carbon price. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Liberal’s rural carbon rebate boost likely delayed
The federal government is cutting the amount of money small- and medium-sized businesses will be given from carbon pricing revenues so it can increase the amount of money rebated to rural families. A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Some provinces reject $6-billion housing program announced by Trudeau ahead of federal budget
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, is flanked by Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser, left, and mayor of Halifax Mike Savage while making a housing announcement in Dartmouth, N.S. on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
opinion
The Liberals’ dithering on defence is indefensible
The Editorial Board
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Liberals raced to secure concessions from NDP as Gaza motion threatened to reveal deep party divisions
A Palestinian man retrieves belongings from the site of Israeli strikes on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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MPs to meet to consider hearings on Winnipeg lab revelations
Conservative MP Michael Chong rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. A House of Commons committee has declined to vote on a Conservative request to delve into the activities of two scientists who were fired from a high-security lab over their dealings with China.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Morning Update: House passes motion after NDP removes call to recognize Palestine as a state
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pays tribute to the late prime minister Brian Mulroney in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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MPs split over NDP motion to recognize Palestine
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Politics Briefing: Party leaders pay tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in House
The House of Commons takes part in a moment of silence prior to tributes to the late prime minister Brian Mulroney on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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MPs pay tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney in the House of Commons
A photograph and book of condolences for Members of Parliament to sign are seen in front of the official portrait of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, in the antechamber to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill as Canadians mourn his death on Thursday at the age of 84, in Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Politics Briefing: Health Minister aims to explain pharmacare legislation details to reluctant provinces
Minister of Health Mark Holland rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Liberals look to end all-night vote sessions, set midnight cutoff time
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steve MacKinnon rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Trudeau during House of Commons question period
Pro-Palestine protesters who disrupted question period in the House of Commons are led away by Parliamentary Protective Service officers outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
MPs should take an interest in better ethics rules
The Editorial Board
report on business
Former SDTC CEO says she warned of chair’s potential conflicts of interest
Sustainable Development Technology Canada CEO Leah Lawrence (L) chats with board chair Annette Verschuren before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics November 8, 2023 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
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House of Commons rises after tumultuous fall sitting, begins six-week winter break
The House of Commons has wrapped up work for 2023, ending its fall sitting Friday afternoon. The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Speaker Greg Fergus says he made 'a serious mistake,' apologizes again for video
Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus is seen in the House of Commons, in Ottawa on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Politics Briefing: MPs split on how to punish Speaker Greg Fergus for allegations of partisan conduct
Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus is seen in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
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Politics Briefing: House of Commons should fine Speaker Greg Fergus for appearance in partisan video, NDP says
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus appears as a witness at a standing committee of procedures and house affairs on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. The federal New Democrats won't be calling for Fergus to resign, but he will be disciplined for making a video that was shown at a partisan event. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Liberal bail reforms poised to become law after year of increased crime concerns
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Virani is urging the House of Commons to accept changes the Senate made to the government's bail reform package.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Sustainable Development Technology Canada CEO resigns as scrutiny of federal agency intensifies
Sustainable Development Technology Canada CEO Leah Lawrence appears before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics November 8, 2023 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
politics
New bill would ban replacement workers in federal workplaces during strikes, lockouts
Minister of Labour Seamus O'Regan listens to a question from a reporter in the in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Replacement workers will be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Former environment minister Catherine McKenna urges Trudeau to reverse carbon price exemption
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 28: Catherine McKenna speaks at the Global Citizen NOW Summit at The Glasshouse on April 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
opinion
For the sake of Canada’s cleantech future, SDTC board and management must step down
Israr Ahmad
opinion
Two speakers, one common political failing
The Editorial Board
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Evening Update: Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected new Speaker of the House of Commons
Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus arrives at the Senate Chamber to present himself and receive the Governor General’s acknowledgement, at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
opinion
Parliament’s problem isn’t a lack of decorum. It’s the House’s lack of power
Andrew Coyne
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Greg Fergus gives first speech as new Speaker of the House of Commons
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Liberal MP Greg Fergus elected as new Speaker of the House of Commons
Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus is escorted into the House of Commons by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Liberal member of Parliament Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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House prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election as MPs vie for job
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota leaves Parliament Hill after announcing his resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa on September 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada
The federal government is coping with apparent cyber attacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa. Hands type on a keyboard in Vancouver on Wednesday, December, 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Politics Briefing: Rota’s exit leads to high-end food donation to low-income Ottawa residents
House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota leaves Parliament Hill after announcing his resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Greg Fergus is Canada’s new Speaker of the House. What does his role entail?
Newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus speaks in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. Liberal member of Parliament Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Evening Update: Anthony Rota resigns as Speaker of the House of Commons
Anthony Rota leaves the speakers entrance of West Block after announcing his resignation as Speaker of House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick