Federal Politics

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the bombing of a hospital in Gaza is illegal, calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable.” Trudeau speaks with reporters as he makes his way to Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Not acceptable’: Trudeau reacts after bombs hit hospital in Gaza

Israeli with ties to Canada who had been missing is now confirmed dead as conflict continues

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the bombing of a hospital in Gaza is illegal, calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable.” Trudeau speaks with reporters as he makes his way to Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced several steps the federal government is taking to make banking more affordable, which in part follow up to pledges made in the spring budget. Freeland, right and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne take part in a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds want more no-fee and low-cost banking in reform push

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada told to make banking more affordable for Canadians

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced several steps the federal government is taking to make banking more affordable, which in part follow up to pledges made in the spring budget. Freeland, right and Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne take part in a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public on their plans to stabilize prices, as questions linger on what action will be taken by these grocery giants in the face of high food inflation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Grocery discounts, price freezes and price-matching info slow to come

Champagne says he wishes grocers were more ‘forthcoming’ on plans to stabilize prices

Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public on their plans to stabilize prices, as questions linger on what action will be taken by these grocery giants in the face of high food inflation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during his Leadership Showcase at the NDP Convention in Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, October 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during his Leadership Showcase at the NDP Convention in Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, October 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: director

NDP will take up issue itself if Liberals don’t agree to universal, comprehensive coverage

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during his Leadership Showcase at the NDP Convention in Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, October 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during his Leadership Showcase at the NDP Convention in Hamilton, Ont. Saturday, October 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen on Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. Canada’s top court is expected to rule today on the validity of the federal government’s environmental assessment legislation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Supreme Court says feds went ‘overboard’ on climate change law

Court rules in split decision that major development legislation intrudes into provincial business

The Supreme Court of Canada is seen on Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. Canada’s top court is expected to rule today on the validity of the federal government’s environmental assessment legislation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Children’s backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare facility in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. An analysis by a public-policy think-tank has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a “slow start” and “underwhelming results” in three provinces where data is available. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

$30B federal childcare plan stumbles early in B.C.

Report says Ottawa’s effort to boost childcare off to ‘slow start’ in 3 provinces

Children’s backpacks and shoes are seen at a daycare facility in Langley, B.C., on May 29, 2018. An analysis by a public-policy think-tank has found that federal funding meant to bring $10-a-day child care across Canada has stumbled with a “slow start” and “underwhelming results” in three provinces where data is available. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh makes his way to the podium for a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Singh faces a mandatory leadership review at a party convention this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal NDP looking for fresh path into Canadian voter hearts

Party faithful meeting in Hamilton to plot course as national alternative to the Conservatives

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh makes his way to the podium for a news conference on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Singh faces a mandatory leadership review at a party convention this weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. A lobby group for Canada’s newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those very publishers for use of their work.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadian media supports Google in Online News Act debate

Industry lobby group agrees with tech giant that there should be a cap on how much it should pay

The Google News homepage is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. A lobby group for Canada’s newspapers and magazines says it agrees with many of the issues raised by Google about a law that will force the tech giant to compensate those very publishers for use of their work.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Police officers patrol on foot along Albert Street as a protest against COVID-19 restrictions marked by gridlock and the sound of truck horns reached its 14th day, in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The court is expected to hear from Ottawa locals who lived in the midst of the “Freedom Convoy” trial as part of the criminal trial of two of the protest organizers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ottawa resident testifies to Freedom Convoy ‘fouling’

Residents start testifying in the criminal trial of protest organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber

Police officers patrol on foot along Albert Street as a protest against COVID-19 restrictions marked by gridlock and the sound of truck horns reached its 14th day, in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The court is expected to hear from Ottawa locals who lived in the midst of the “Freedom Convoy” trial as part of the criminal trial of two of the protest organizers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before appearing at the Senate Committee on National Finance, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Ottawa. The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost the federal and provincial governments an additional $11.2 billion in the first year, and $13.4 billion in five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Pharmacare would cost public sector billions more, but save economy money

Parliamentary budget officer says governments will pay an additional $11.2 billion in the first year

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear before appearing at the Senate Committee on National Finance, Tuesday, October 25, 2022 in Ottawa. The parliamentary budget officer says a single-payer universal drug plan would cost the federal and provincial governments an additional $11.2 billion in the first year, and $13.4 billion in five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way through the aisles of a grocery store, in Val d'Or, Que., Monday, April 3, 2023. Major grocers in Canada won't confirm that they have committed to special promotions to stabilize grocery prices, as was promised by the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Grocery discounts and freezes confirmation slow to come from Canadian stores

Details on federal government promised savings not being released at this point

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way through the aisles of a grocery store, in Val d'Or, Que., Monday, April 3, 2023. Major grocers in Canada won't confirm that they have committed to special promotions to stabilize grocery prices, as was promised by the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Uzelman: The true source of inflation and the redemption of Milton Friedman

A column by Bruce Uzelman

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Archival research and case analysis of suspected Nazis and their collaborators who immigrated to Canada in the years following the Second World War are finding new relevance amid a push for greater transparency about how Canada has dealt with suspected Nazi war criminals and collaborators. Yaroslav Hunka, right, waits for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

War crimes research spotlight intensifies in wake of Hunka scandal

Presence of Nazi-sponsored unit soldier in Parliament during Zelenskyy visit raising questions

Archival research and case analysis of suspected Nazis and their collaborators who immigrated to Canada in the years following the Second World War are finding new relevance amid a push for greater transparency about how Canada has dealt with suspected Nazi war criminals and collaborators. Yaroslav Hunka, right, waits for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
<div>The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said associate criminology professor Michael Kempa. Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>

‘Rorschach test’: Freedom Convoy trial hinging more on attitude than evidence

Analyst weighs in as high-profile trial set to reconvene this week after a lengthy break

<div>The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said associate criminology professor Michael Kempa. Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
Liberal MP Greg Fergus stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

House of Commons elects Liberal MP Greg Fergus as 1st Black Canadian Speaker

Anthony Rota stepped down last week after honouring man who fought for Nazis

Liberal MP Greg Fergus stands during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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

House prepares to vote on new Speaker in rare mid-session election

Anthony Rota resigned from position after inviting MPs to applaud veteran who served in Nazi unit

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
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on January 31, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Last Thursday, Defence Minister Bill Blair said he hadn’t received a new mandate letter and is acting on commitments assigned to his predecessor in December 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Federal ministers still lack mandate letters, 2 months after major shuffle

30 ministers in updated roles or brand-new postings since end of July

The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on January 31, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has yet to issue mandate letters for his cabinet ministers, two months after announcing an overhaul to his front bench. Last Thursday, Defence Minister Bill Blair said he hadn’t received a new mandate letter and is acting on commitments assigned to his predecessor in December 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are 1 points ahead of the Liberals in a new Leger survey. (Canadian Press)

Poilievre, Tories maintaining lead according to Leger survey

26% think Poilievre would be the best prime minister, 20% preferred Trudeau, 14% Singh

Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are 1 points ahead of the Liberals in a new Leger survey. (Canadian Press)
The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada slowly creating wreck inventory as it tackles derelict vessel issue

Coast guard’s list of wrecks has nearly 1,500 entries, roughly two thirds of which are in B.C.

The retired BC Ferries vessel Queen of Sidney, top, that was in operation from 1960 to 2000, and another derelict vessel are seen moored on the Fraser River, in Mission, B.C., on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on September 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. will get info it needs to protect people after Sikh killing: Eby

Premier says Ottawa has offered no new information, but commitments made

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Kamloops, B.C., on September 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck