Federal Politics

Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, April 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

3-days-in-the-office mandate blindsides federal government workers

Public Service Alliance of Canada outraged about new policies regarding work from home

Federal public servants will have to work from their offices at least three days a week as of Sept. 9. President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Thursday, April 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises in response to the Speaker asking him to withdraw language during Question Period, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Conservatives say Trudeau stepped over the line, speaker should resign

Opposition wants Greg Fergus to step aside after he allowed comments by PM, booted Poilievre

Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre rises in response to the Speaker asking him to withdraw language during Question Period, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland waits for the start of a TV interview after tabling the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Freeland tabled a motion to introduce the federal budget in the House of Commons today, but the document does not include the government’s proposed capital gains tax changes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Capital gains changes not included in Freeland’s proposed budget legislation

Changes expected to come in separate legislation, forcing to opposition to address them directly

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland waits for the start of a TV interview after tabling the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Freeland tabled a motion to introduce the federal budget in the House of Commons today, but the document does not include the government’s proposed capital gains tax changes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Poilievre tossed from the house after calling Trudeau a ‘wacko’

Speaker ejected opposition leader after giving him multiple chances to withdraw comment

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Construction of the Dewdney Trail near Rossland c. 1865
Construction of the Dewdney Trail near Rossland c. 1865
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa. The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public places after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its pilot on decriminalization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Push mounts for Ottawa to support B.C. drug decriminalization reversal

Feds evaluating B.C. request for an ‘urgent’ change to a Health Canada exemption

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in Ottawa. The federal Conservatives are pushing the Liberals to end allowing drug use in public places after British Columbia announced it wants to scale back its pilot on decriminalization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Oakville, Ontario, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Trudeau turns to podcasts in bid to get his message to take hold

PM recently appeared on four podcasts as he travels the country

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Oakville, Ontario, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Minister of Housing Sean Fraser, right, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, during a press conference in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Trudeau is ramping up his attacks on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he promotes the government’s federal budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Trudeau pokes Poilievre over Alex Jones endorsement

Far-right U.S. commentator known for calling Sandy Hook shootings a hoax

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Minister of Housing Sean Fraser, right, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, during a press conference in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Trudeau is ramping up his attacks on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as he promotes the government’s federal budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
A basket of needles containing COVID-19 vaccines waits to be administered to patients at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada injects $36M into federal vaccine injury compensation fund

As of December, fund has paid $11.2 million to Canadian hurt by government-approved vaccines

A basket of needles containing COVID-19 vaccines waits to be administered to patients at a COVID-19 clinic in Ottawa on March 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault leaves caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Canada is seeking to get a better handle on how much plastic is being produced in this country by forcing the companies that make it to report annually on what they produce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Plastic registry coming to help Canada track production and pollution

Country gathering information in anticipation of new global accord to address plastic waste issues

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault leaves caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Canada is seeking to get a better handle on how much plastic is being produced in this country by forcing the companies that make it to report annually on what they produce. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says he’s appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.’s port strike last summer. Striking International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers march to a rally as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle at port, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Inquiry launched into B.C.’s costly 2023 port strike

Federal Labour Minister appoints Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig into the underlying causes

Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says he’s appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.’s port strike last summer. Striking International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada workers march to a rally as gantry cranes used to load and unload cargo containers from ships sit idle at port, in Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Liberal government invited seven content creators and influencers to attend the latest federal budget lockup in an effort to connect with younger Canadians, a demographic increasingly consuming information through social media. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a TV interview after tabling the budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Liberal government turning to influencers to get message to young Canadians

Social media stars were invited to budget lockup last week in bid to reach voters online

The Liberal government invited seven content creators and influencers to attend the latest federal budget lockup in an effort to connect with younger Canadians, a demographic increasingly consuming information through social media. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland takes part in a TV interview after tabling the budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government — enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on innovation for economic growth in advance of the 2024 federal budget in Montreal, Sunday, April 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI

Money will go to training workers impacted by AI with new skills

Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government — enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement on innovation for economic growth in advance of the 2024 federal budget in Montreal, Sunday, April 7, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Plastic trash is compacted into bales for further processing at the waste processing dump on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus on March 12, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sergei Grits

Cap on plastic production remains contentious as feds set to host treaty talks

176 countries working to eliminate plastic waste by 2040

Plastic trash is compacted into bales for further processing at the waste processing dump on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus on March 12, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sergei Grits
Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong (shown here on provincial election night in October 2020) has announced he is seeking the federal Conservative Party nomination for Abbotsford-South Langley. (Abbotsford News file photo)

Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong to seek nomination for federal Conservatives

De Jong previously announced retirement from provincial politics

Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong (shown here on provincial election night in October 2020) has announced he is seeking the federal Conservative Party nomination for Abbotsford-South Langley. (Abbotsford News file photo)
The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C. on Thursday June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada wants to turn post office properties into housing, here’s how

Military defence properties are another asset the feds are looking to leverage

The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company’s Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C. on Thursday June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland listens to a speaker during a news conference in Vancouver on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Freeland says Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Liberals say don’t expect deficit to rise as Canada awaits federal budget

After countrywide pre-budget tour, Liberals reveal Tuesday how they’ll pay for it all

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland listens to a speaker during a news conference in Vancouver on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Freeland says Ottawa is setting up a $500-million fund to help community health organizations provide more mental health care to young people. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
BCE chief executive Mirko Bibic is to give a speech to the Canadian Club Toronto Monday. Bibic speaks during a CRTC hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Bell CEO blames ‘shifting viewing habits’ for thousands of job cuts

Bibic called before Parliament after the company announced 4,800 job cuts in February

BCE chief executive Mirko Bibic is to give a speech to the Canadian Club Toronto Monday. Bibic speaks during a CRTC hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
An employee works on a modular home component at NRB Modular Solutions in Calgary, Friday, April 5, 2024. The Canadian government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

First-time buyers can soon get 30-year mortage amortizations: Freeland

Liberals say change will be announced in next week’s budget, come into effect later this summer

An employee works on a modular home component at NRB Modular Solutions in Calgary, Friday, April 5, 2024. The Canadian government will allow 30-year amortization periods on insured mortgages for first-time homebuyers purchasing newly built homes. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh