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Do government ridings get more federal cash? Evidence is mixedA Global News database of thousands of government spending announcements suggests opposition MPs bring home about as much federal funding as government MPs do.PoliticsApr 12
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Poilievre set to lose communications director seen as an agent of changeKaty Merrifield, 42, joined Poilievre's office last fall and quickly set about changing the Conservative leader's media strategy and communications approach.PoliticsApr 8
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Keen to seem ‘tough-on-crime,’ Carney government looks to polls for answersFighting crime needs to be a relentless focus, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. 'We are starting to see results. We're not satisfied and we're going to keep at this.'PoliticsApr 7
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‘Completely unacceptable’: Investigations finds DND ignored records requestsParliament's Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard ordered the release of records requested by Global News and urged Defence Minister David McGuinty to make changes at DND.PoliticsApr 6
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As prime minister, Mark Carney makes Question Period a low priorityA Global News analysis of Hansard shows Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended Question Period less than 30 per cent of the time, much less than either of his two predecessors.PoliticsMar 29
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ANALYSIS: Carney promised spending cuts — but not all cuts are equalFinance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government has found ways to cut spending by $60 billion but cautions that published spending cuts require important context.CanadaMar 21
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To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programsWhile 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.PoliticsMar 19
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Canada moves to help Canadians trapped in Kuwait without exit permitsSome Canadians who wanted to leave Kuwait had been denied exit permits by their employers. "The situation is a hostage-like one," one Canadian there said.CanadaMar 12
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In London, Poilievre pitches new UK, Australia, New Zealand partnershipConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in Europe where he's arguing for tighter economic and security relations between Canada, New Zealand, Australia and its European allies.CanadaMar 2
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Poilievre to fly to UK, Germany on first international trip as Opposition leaderAs Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to India, Australia, and Japan, his chief political opponent Pierre Poilievre is bound for the UK and Germany.PoliticsFeb 25
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In his 1st year, Carney doubles Trudeau’s time out of the countryPrime Minister Mark Carney is on track to have spent 20 per cent of his first year abroad, more than both Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper.CanadaFeb 23
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Supreme Court annuls 2025 one-vote Liberal win in Montreal ridingThe Supreme Court of Canada has annulled a Liberal win in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring's federal election.PoliticsFeb 13
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As he unveils his archives, former PM Harper says he was a team playerThe official archive of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's has been opened — and Harper says the archive demonstrates the value of considered, paper-based decision-making.PoliticsFeb 7
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Who isn’t welcome in Mark Carney’s technicolour Liberal caucus?The prime minister has drawn floor crossers that range from an NDP MP that backed Avi Lewis to a conservative that wanted December to be known as 'Christian Heritage Month.'PoliticsApr 9
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Carney’s $35B Arctic military base upgrade plan will please Trump: expertCarney also said four northern projects, including the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, are being referred to the Major Projects Office for expedited review and approval.PoliticsMar 12
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NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to LiberalsHer departure follows the recent defection of three Conservative MPs in recent months.PoliticsMar 10
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New Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux to join Carney on India, Australia, Japan tripThe Prime Minister's Office said Jeneroux will be part of Carney's delegation in his new role as 'special advisor on economic and security partnerships' during the nine-day trip.PoliticsFeb 24
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Carney, federal party leaders to attend Tumbler Ridge shooting vigil Friday'The Prime Minister has invited leaders of all parties to accompany him to British Columbia, should they wish to do so,' Carney's office said.CanadaFeb 12
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Jivani’s trip to Washington has some Conservative MPs scratching their headsJamil Jivani’s office has refused to say who the Conservative MP met with on solo sojourn to D.C., but he told an American reporter he met with both Vance and Rubio.CanadaFeb 6
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B.C. tables implementation legislation after 30-year negotiation with First NationThe province introduced the K'ómoks Treaty Act, 2026, after negotiations began in 1994 with the federal government and the province.PerspectivesApr 14