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Canada is getting a foreign-agent registry (at last)
The Editorial Board
canada
As Ottawa replaces watchdog for firms operating abroad, advocates urge full reform
Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of its watchdog who monitors Canadians corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job. Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE), Sheri Meyerhoffer, holds a news conference in Ottawa, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The junk-food economics of corporate subsidies
The Editorial Board
opinion
Could you lose your family doctor because of higher capital gains taxes? That does not compute
Tony Keller
opinion
For the good of the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future
John Ibbitson
opinion
The Trudeau government’s promise of 3.87 million new homes is next to impossible
Tony Keller
opinion
The Liberals’ immigration policies have accomplished the opposite of what was intended
John Ibbitson
road sage
There is an answer to uniting Canadians and fighting illegal parkers - The Barnacle
Andrew Clark
opinion
Higher capital gains taxes won’t work as claimed, but will harm the economy
Alex Whalen and Jake Fuss
politics
Ottawa accused of failing to crack down on unethical immigration consultants
Community members gather in support of over 700 students who were duped by "ghost" immigration consultants in a protest in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday June 14, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Manitoba mulls changes to daily prayer read in legislature to make it more inclusive
The Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on Aug. 30, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
politics
Trudeau casts doubt on CSIS intelligence about Chinese interference in 2019, 2021 elections
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to take part in public hearings for an independent commission probing alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable
world
South Korea opposition wins landslide parliamentary vote in resounding blow to president
South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) leader Lee Jae-myung, third right, and candidates, watch TV broadcasting results of exit polls for the parliamentary election at the National Assembly on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photos via AP)
politics
Liberal Party member warned MP Dong of CSIS surveillance, national security source says
Han Dong appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Former Nova Scotia Liberal Party president files complaint against Auditor-General
Nova Scotia auditor general Kim Adair answers questions at a news conference in Halifax on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
report on business
Preconstruction buyers face hard truths, the Home of the Week and more top real estate stories
Home of the Week, 70A Hillside Dr., Toronto
politics
Montreal MP Anthony Housefather to remain in Liberal caucus despite anger over motion
<p>Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning if he has a future in the Liberal party. Housefather speaks with reporters as he makes his way to Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</p>
report on business
Ottawa pledges $100-million for new homebuilding technology
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second right, tours modular home construction facility before making a housing announcement in Calgary, Alta., Friday, April 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
report on business
Ottawa launches $1.5-billion fund to protect existing rental apartments
Pedestrians walk past apartment rental buildings at 2404 and 2406 Queen St. East in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood on Mar 11, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
politics
Political parties kept in dark about Chinese foreign interference in 2019 and 2021 elections
Walied Soliman is seen on a monitor as he appears virtually as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Morning Update: Israel bombs Iranian embassy in Syria
People gather near a damaged site, hauling a destroyed vehicle away, after what Syrian and Iranian media described as an Israeli air strike on Iran's consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus April 1, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
politics
Han Dong sought support from international students, foreign interference inquiry hears
Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault enters the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions following a break , Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
public service
Anil Arora retires as chief statistician: ‘Pushing the boundaries has been my career’
Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, photographed at Tunney's Pasture in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Canada's national statistics agency will spend $172-million over the next five years improving the way that it captures data on race, gender, and sexual orientation - a move aimed at filling longstanding gaps that have historically left the experiences of millions of Canadians invisible. The funding, which was announced last month as part of the federal budget, is among the largest investment in a new initiative that the agency has seen in recent history, the country's Chief Statistician told the Globe and Mail. Photo by Ashley Fraser/Globe and Mail
basketball
Police, Canada’s sport watchdog not investigating Raptors centre over match fixing
Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter, right, is defended by Orlando Magic centre Moritz Wagner (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. Toronto police say they are not investigating Raptors backup centre Jontay Porter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Phelan M. Ebenhack
alberta
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Rakhi Pancholi quits bid, now backs Naheed Nenshi
Alberta NDP MLA Rakhi Pancholi poses for a photo in Calgary, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Pancholi, one of the leadership candidates in the Alberta NDP leadership race, is dropping out to support fellow candidate Naheed Nenshi. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
The Canadian most able to fix the housing crisis is the minister of immigration
Tony Keller
politics
Mayors concerned Trudeau won’t deliver promised long-term infrastructure deal in 2024 budget
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Trudeau government can balance the budget if it wants to – here’s how
Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
canada
Morning Update: Trudeau Foundation probe can’t rule out possibility Chinese donations part of ‘influence scheme’
Alexandre Trudeau, brother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, studying foreign interference, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Canada’s huge bet on the EV battery industry demands a jolt of reality
Andrew Coyne
opinion
Justin Trudeau rejects ‘austerity’ – but what has his free-spending accomplished?
Grady Munro and Jake Fuss
opinion
Dear Liberals: It’s never too late to start governing
The Editorial Board
opinion
How the Liberals can fix the immigration system that they broke
Tony Keller
opinion
The Liberals’ half-measures won’t fix a broken immigration system
The Editorial Board
opinion
Canada’s $25-billion equalization program needs major fixing. No one in Ottawa wants to talk about it
Konrad Yakabuski
opinion
What if ‘Axe the Tax’ leaves most Canadians worse off?
Tony Keller