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Minutes into meetings at the health and ethics committees this week, Liberal members used their majorities to send debates into closed-door sessions.

The federal Liberals say they're getting a windfall from better-than-expected fiscal revenues and are largely putting that money back into circulation.

The Ford government has tabled legislation which would give the province the power to take control of land in and around Billy Bishop Airport.

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon stressed Wednesday that no new money was being used for the funding, which he said comes from a 'reallocation' of the existing budget.

While the election of Avi Lewis as the new federal NDP leader has received mixed response, Lewis says he'll focus on strengthening the grassroots before seeking elected office. 

Polling aggregator Qc125 predicts the CAQ, which Legault had positioned as a right-leaning nationalist but federalist party, is on track to win zero seats on Oct. 5.

The spring economic statement comes one year to the day after the party secured a minority mandate in the federal election, a fourth win for the Liberals in a row.

Avi Lewis begins his term with the task of rebuilding the NDP in his unapologetically progressive vision, but there is already resistance from Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Danielle Smith and her United Conservative government spoke of their unwavering love for Canada on Monday as the Opposition NDP accused them of harbouring a separatist.

Lewis was also Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations and is the father of Avi Lewis, who was elected leader of the federal NDP on Sunday.

While crossing the majority threshold could make Carney's political life easier, there will still be ways for the opposition, the public and even Liberals MPs to have influence.

The Canada Strong Fund will 'invest alongside the private sector in nation-building projects,' Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.

Four NDP leadership candidates say entering the House isn’t their top priority, as they focus on rebuilding the party ahead of the next election.

The NDP is accusing Danielle Smith's UCP government of gerrymandering — a process of designing boundaries around voting patterns to benefit one party over another.

Federico Sanchez initiated an electronic petition to propose legislation that would help correct the record when MPs stray from the truth intentionally or are ill-informed.

Around 878,000 American households were either late on their home loan payments for more than 90 days or were in foreclosure at the end of January, a new report has warned.

Finance 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.

The update includes a new 'Team Canada Strong' program that seeks to recruit, train and hire tens of thousands of skilled trades workers to counter persistent youth unemployment.

While the Ford government shares the development industry's enthusiasm about housing construction, the province remains skittish about defining the outcome.

Trump has said he won’t sign other bills until the SAVE America Act is passed, but the days-long Senate floor debate is expected to eventually end with a failed vote.