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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s slim majority government could soon lose its first MP, with Steven Guilbeault being expected to quit politics. David Akin explains what’s likely motivating the former environment minister, and how his resignation could be a problem for Carney.

We check in Lunenburg West MLA Becky Druhan who announced this week she is joining the NS Liberal party and considering a run at party leadership.

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault will leave politics this summer after being an MP for nearly seven years. David Akin explains what Guilbeault’s departure means for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s razor thin majority government, and how it signals a further shift in the Liberals’ environmental policies compared to those of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Google and Apple are among the companies voicing their opposition to Bill C-22, the federal government’s proposed legislation aimed at making it easier for authorities to require firms to hand over private user data for investigations. Mackenzie Gray explains why there’s opposition to the bill, and what tech giants are threatening to do.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre called for the federal Liberal government to abolish what he called the “Netflix tax” in the House of Commons on Thursday. The opposition leader’s demand comes as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are being asked to increase the portion of revenue they contribute to create Canadian content to 15 per cent –...

Toronto officials have been pushing residents to speak to their local Liberal MP’s for support in stopping the island airport expansion, pointing out that Ottawa holds the cards. But when Toronto’s Liberal Caucus Chair was asked about whether she supports the controversial plan, she appeared to contradict testimony from the airport’s owner. Matthew Bingley reports.

In the House of Commons Wednesday, Liberal MP Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil) took some inspiration from Dr. Seuss to deliver a minute-long statement ahead of Question Period, providing some partisan advice to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

After a two-week break, Canada’s Parliament resumed this week. And on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney faced pressing questions from Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative shadow cabinet. The focus from Poilievre? Escalated calls for the Liberals to scrap all additional federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year, including...

A former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister turned Independent MLA is joining the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Becky Druhan is attributing the decision to her shared values with Liberal MLAs and her excitement to help the party re-build. As Ella Macdonald reports, the open party leader position for the Liberals is also a factor.

New Brunswick’s legislative assembly is back in session with a slate of new bills from the majority Liberal government, but the leader of the Opposition says it’s all underwhelming. Anna Mandin reports.

Quebec’s election campaign is still months away but a language law battle between the CAQ and the liberals is already heating up. The Fréchette government presented its very first law on renewing the notwithstanding clause on Bill 96. The French language minister also launched direct attacks on what he called “the West Island Liberal Party.”...

The federal government will present its first spring economic update on April 28, following a shift to a fall budget cycle. Don Drummond, fellow-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute and Stauffer-Dunning Fellow at Queen’s University, joins Global’s Nivrita Ganguly to discuss what to expect.

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon held a press conference on Wednesday morning to address the Liberal plan to update House of Commons rules so that they hold a majority of seats on House Committees. MacKinnon announced the move in a social media post on Tuesday. 

The federal government is seeking to establish a new agency to investigate financial crimes, such as fraud, money laundering, and corruption. Jillian Piper explains how much it could cost, and what this means for the RCMP, which already handles investigating these kinds of cases.

Asked about proposed legislation on bail reform not having been passed in parliament as of yet, Doug Ford remarked on Monday that he was “extremely frustrated.” The legislation would make it tougher for repeat offenders to get bail and has been supported by both the Liberals and the Conservatives, but is still undergoing Senate review....

The federal Liberals have adopted a plan for a Maritime Railway Corridor into their official party policy. Anna Mandin reports on what this means and why it was brought forward.

During a press conference in Toronto on Sunday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was asked about the Liberals releasing their deficit numbers, which came in well below their projected estimates. “I think your numbers go up to February… Wait for March madness, that’s when the Liberals like to push out all the money to their friends,”...

Interim Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Iain Rankin sits down with Skye Bryden-Bloom to share his takeaways from the recent legislative session. He also talks about work to rebuild the provincial party as the federal Liberals gain momentum.

Secretary of State (Sport) Adam van Koeverden took aim at former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, calling him a “failed” leader in the House of Commons during Question Period on Wednesday. Koeverden said Scheer was not very credible given his past political record.

Ontario Liberal Hospitals Critic Lee Fairclough speaks out about the conditions inside the province’s hospitals and what she’d like to see from the government.