Parti Québécois leader promises referendum, claiming Ottawa poses ‘existential threat’
PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon told some 500 party members that Quebecers have one 'ultimate' chance to secure their language and culture.
Politics
Apr 15
Parti Québécois is topping provincial polls, but support for independence staying flat
Observers attribute the PQ rebound largely to the growing unpopularity of Premier François Legault and his Coalition Avenir Québec government.
Politics
Feb 14
Quebec party to refund $200 to grieving parents pressured to pay for access to minister
The CAQ will refund the grieving parents of a woman killed in a car crash after the couple said they felt pressured to pay to have access to the province's transport minister.
Canada
Feb 9
ArriveCan contractor grilled in House of Commons in rare reprimand
The House of Commons is reprimanding a private citizen for the first time in more than 100 years over the handling of the controversial ArriveCan app
Canada
Apr 17
Trudeau should meet with premiers on carbon price, MPs say as motion passes
With the support of the NDP and Bloc, the non-binding Conservative motion calling on the prime minister to have a carbon price meeting with the premiers has been adopted.
Canada
Apr 10
Budget 2024 failed to spark ‘political reboot’ for Liberals, polling suggests
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is facing a steep hill to climb in the polls after the 2024 budget failed the sway voters back to Liberal Party, new polling shows.
Politics
Apr 23
No emergency debate on carbon price hike, Speaker tells Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's call for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the April 1 carbon price increase will not move forward.
Canada
Mar 18
A closer look at the growing diversity of Conservatives under Poilievre
Though the Conservatives have sometimes struggled to build support in cultural communities, Pierre Poilievre has led an effort to diversify his team's gender and ethnic mix.
Canada
Mar 8
Conservative leader says eliminating trade barriers one way to help Okanagan wine industry
“We need to knock down interprovincial trade barriers so that we can sell Okanagan wines seamlessly across the country in the years ahead.”
Politics
Mar 8
Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister, dead at 84
Mulroney's term as prime minister from 1984 to 1993 saw him lead a fractious Conservative coalition while netting a slew of domestic and international achievements.
Canada
Feb 29
Winnipeg lab records fight about avoiding ’embarrassment,’ not security: docs
Two scientists fired from Canada's National Microbiology Lab in 2019 had an "extensive relationship" with China that they did not properly disclose to Canadian officials.
Politics
Feb 28
Conservatives eye subpoena threat for firm in ArriveCan controversy
The ArriveCan app is under scrutiny following the auditor general's report, and Conservatives are pushing to compel the owners of the app company to appear before Parliament.
Canada
Feb 20
Affordability is top concern for Canadians as Parliament resumes: poll
Affordability issues are front of mind for Canadians as Parliament resumes for the winter sitting, and immigration has joined the top issues, according to Ipsos.
Canada
Jan 29
Canadian MPs take Christmas-themed jabs ahead of the holidays
Over the last several weeks, self-styled political poets poked partisan fun in the House of Commons with their riffs on the classic 1823 poem 'The Night Before Christmas.'
Canada
Dec 19, 2023
House Speaker Fergus vows to regain MPs trust in apology for video tribute
Greg Fergus apologized once again on Friday for filming a video played at a partisan event, after a parliamentary committee called on him to show more contrition.
Politics
Dec 15, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus set to keep his job despite video controversy
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus must apologize once again for his controversial video tribute to an Ontario Liberal MPP, a committee probing the matter recommends.
Politics
Dec 14, 2023
House of Commons rises until end of January after tumultuous year
The House will sit again on Jan. 29, but major issues from 2023 will remain on the agenda, including Canada's affordability and housing crisis.
Canada
Dec 15, 2023
Carolyn Bennett, longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister, stepping down
Bennett served under three prime ministers and spent a little over 10 years in cabinet, more than half that as the Crown-Indigenous relations minister between 2015 and 2021.
Canada
Dec 12, 2023
Liberal bill to enshrine handgun freeze, target ghost guns passed by Senate
Federal regulations aimed at capping the number of handguns in Canada are now in effect, and the bill contains provisions that would reinforce the freeze.
Canada
Dec 14, 2023
‘Very clear in hindsight how wrong’ Fraser tribute video was, Fergus tells MPs
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is in the hot seat over a video tribute he made to John Fraser, former interim leader of the Ontario Liberals.
Politics
Dec 11, 2023