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Poilievre about to lose his 8th MP in a yearThe Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Parry Sound--Muskoka, Scott Aitchison, an MP since 2019, is set to announce he is resigning his seat.PoliticsSep 29
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Ottawa extends the pause on federal fuel excise tax to 2027A planned renewal of the federal excise tax on fuel that was to kick in after Labour Day will be paused, Canada's finance minister is to announce Wednesday afternoon.CanadaSep 2
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ANALYSIS: With four vacant ridings, why did Carney call just three byelections?The Liberals gave themselves a three-to-one financial advantage over the Bloc Québecois by holding off calling a race in the other vacant Québec seat, David Akin writes.PoliticsAug 3
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Conservative Scott Aitchison confirms intention to resign from ParliamentScott Aitchison will be the eighth MP to leave Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative caucus since the 2025 election, as Global News reported on Tuesday.PoliticsSep 30
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‘Europe and Canada are even stronger together,’ Carney vows in speechPrime Minister Mark Carney says deeper cooperation and trade between Canada and the EU can bolster sovereignty and help create the 'next just, stable, and prosperous world order.'CanadaSep 17
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25% of Canadians say StatCan not free of political influence: internal pollJust 62 per cent of Canadians believe Statistics Canada's data to be reliable, while 25 per cent do not believe the agency is free of political influence.CanadaJul 13
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Conservative candidate says he’s heard Poilievre criticism from votersThe comments came during an all-candidates panel for the Aug. 31 byelection in North Vancouver—Capilano, where the Conservatives are hoping to flip a seat from the Liberals.PoliticsAug 14
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Internal PMO polls told Carney Canadians backed pipeline planTwice last November, the Privy Council Office (PCO) included polling questions to see how Canadians felt about a pipeline and other energy and natural resource projects.CanadaJul 4
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Landlords in the House: Advocates see a bias in Parliament against rentersA Global News analysis of the financial disclosures of MPs as well as questions to a select number of politicians has found that every person in Carney's ministry is a homeowner.CanadaJun 28
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Does Canada have leverage in Trump trade war? What premiers, experts sayPrime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that 'everything is on the table' as governments weigh how to respond to the 50 per cent tariff threat from the Trump administration.CanadaJul 24
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ANALYSIS: In skipping so many question periods, Carney dodges accountabilityWhile Stephen Harper showed up to take questions from MPs 65 per cent of the time, Mark Carney has been present for just 26.8 per cent of question periods in the House of Commons.PoliticsJun 1
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Liberal MP and climate activist Steven Guilbeault expected to quit politicsThe Trudeau-era environment minister has been frustrated as Prime Minister Mark Carney undid the climate and energy policies he helped create.CanadaMay 26
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MAID should not be allowed solely for mental illness, committee report saysThe joint committee of MPs and senators studied whether to expand eligibility for assisted dying to people to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.CanadaJun 17
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Cost of bringing a King to read a throne speech likely close to $900,000Hotels for the Royal household, flights and an RCMP ceremonial guard, all added up to a hefty price tag for the two-day visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Ottawa.CanadaMay 23
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Steven Guilbeault to quit as Liberal MP this summerSteven Guilbeault’s political future within the Liberal Party of Canada has been in doubt ever since he quit Mark Carney’s cabinet over a pipeline deal with Alberta.PoliticsMay 27
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Prime Minister Carney set to announce new governor general: sourcesPrime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name the successor Tuesday to Mary Simon as Canada's 31st governor general since Confederation.CanadaMay 4
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ANALYSIS: Liberal control of byelection timing a factor for potential NDP seat stealIf Prime Minister Mark Carney times upcoming byelections right, the Liberals can squeeze an under-resourced NDP and give themselves an advantage over the BQ, David Akin writes.PoliticsApr 25
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Smith hopes pipeline will lead to more Ottawa ‘accommodations’ for AlbertaThe Alberta premier said she hopes an energy agreement that includes a new pipeline to the West Coast is reached soon, and affirmed that the government will not own it.PoliticsMay 10
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Liberals to seek control of House committees after securing majorityHouse leader Steven MacKinnon said the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders of the House of Commons to ensure they have the most votes on committees.PoliticsApr 21
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Carney’s new advisers may turn to issue of Chinese ‘spy machines on wheels’A new trade advisory committee on Canada-US relations may have to confront a Canada-China EV deal that threatens to drive a wedge between Ottawa and Washington.CanadaApr 21