To get Trans Mountain built, Andrew Scheer says he would invoke constitutional powers, ban foreign funds
Here is how the Conservative leader described his plan to get the pipeline built in a press conference on Monday. Continue reading
Bill Blair apologizes, corrects remark saying ‘overwhelming majority’ of asylum seekers have left
Border Security Minister Bill Blair has apologized for a statement he made last week claiming most asylum seekers who crossed the border in a surge last year have left the country. Continue reading
‘Go to bed with dogs, you wake up with fleas’: Crack down on Afghan corruption, U.S. watchdog urges
John Sopko sat down for an interview with the West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson while visiting Ottawa for meetings with officials at Global Affairs Canada. Continue reading
Veterans minister likens leaving $372M unspent to getting credit back for prepaid gas
Seamus O’Regan said leaving money unspent differs from the situation the party criticized during the last campaign because they have been making other investments. Continue reading
Asked about migrant surge, Bill Blair says ‘overwhelming majority of those people have left’
Border Security Minister Bill Blair says most of the people who arrived in a surge of migrants last year have left. Continue reading
Here’s what we know about possible cost of the Ottawa-Gatineau tornado
Similar tornadoes have caused damage that ranges significantly in terms of the costs incurred by cities tasked with recovering. Continue reading
Liberals will bow to court ruling, launch review of Trans Mountain oil tanker traffic impact
Liberals will launch a review of the marine impact from increased tanker traffic stemming from Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Continue reading
House of Commons unanimously votes to call Myanmar Rohingya killings a genocide
In a rare show of unanimity, MPs on Thursday agreed to call a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya in Myanmar an act of genocide. Continue reading
Military to reopen 23 ‘unfounded’ sexual assault cases but dozens remain without clear path forward
The decision comes after an internal review of unfounded cases following 2017 investigative report by the Globe and Mail. Continue reading
MPs to debate creating new ambassador for women, peace and security
A Liberal MP will move a motion Thursday to create a new ambassador for women, peace and security. Continue reading
More than half of Quebec asylum seekers had some kind of ‘legal status’ in U.S. before crossing to Canada
It is not clear how many of the asylum seekers may have held U.S. permanent residency status versus a soon-to-expire temporary protected status or even a travel visa. Continue reading
Andrew Scheer tells caucus he has message for Justin Trudeau: ‘bring it on’
The Conservative leader used the first caucus meeting of the sitting to blast the Liberals as not up to facing the challenges in the world. Continue reading
Most dangerous rail tank cars to be off Canadian tracks sooner with new timelines: Garneau
The rail tank cars least likely to survive a crash will be off Canadian railway tracks years sooner than originally planned. Continue reading
With legal cannabis a month away, feds want dual studies on black market sales, online attitudes
The government wants to know whether Canadians are more honest about cannabis use online than in surveys, and exactly how the black market works online. Continue reading
Freeland vows Canada ‘will act appropriately’ in response to poisoning of Canadian Pussy Riot member
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland made the vow while speaking with reporters on Tuesday. Continue reading
