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Scheer to assign key roles in Tory caucus as questions mount over leadershipTwo people from Scheer's innermost circle — Hamish Marshall and Marc-Andre Leclerc — no longer have formal roles in guiding his political future.CanadaNov 27, 2019
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Alberta NDP calls on Kenney to fire speechwriter over 2013 essay calling residential schools a ‘bogus genocide story’The Alberta NDP called on Premier Jason Kenney to apologize Thursday and to fire his speechwriter over a 2013 essay critical of how Indigenous issues are framed in Canada, and which argues the narrative around residential schools amounts to a "bogus genocide story."PoliticsJun 25, 2020
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The International Day of the Girl is an opportunity to inspireInternational Day of the Girl is this Sunday. In a new book, Rona Ambrose and Jessica Dee Humphreys celebrate the powerful change that even the smallest and youngest can effect.CommentaryOct 11, 2020
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O’Toole begins building team to guide federal Conservative PartyO'Toole's first order of business was setting in motion staffing changes. That is likely to involve bringing in some of his campaign team to oversee operations and strategy on Parliament Hill, while others take up senior roles within the party.CanadaAug 24, 2020
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British defence giant wants to collaborate in Canadian shipbuilding<p> British defence giant wants to collaborate in Canadian shipbuilding <p>OTTAWA - One of Britain's leading defence companies says it could still work with Canada on building new warships, even though the Harper government has slammed the door shut on collaboration with its NATO ally.</p> <p>A</p>CanadaJun 17, 2011
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Don’t lobby over new warships, minister warns<p> Don't lobby over new warships, minister warns <p>OTTAWA - The Conservative government wants lobbyists to butt out of Canada's new shipbuilding industry.</p> <p>Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose managed to raise more than a few eyebrows at a large defence industry trade show in Ottawa on We</p>CanadaJun 17, 2011
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Guergis resigns from Harper cabinet, may face RCMP probeEmbattled politician Helena Guergis has resigned her junior cabinet job.Apr 9, 2010
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Shipbuilding strategy will leave yards ‘humming’: MacKayCanada's ship yards will be "humming like they haven't hummed since the Second World War" under a $35 billion, 30-year federal shipbuilding strategy announced Thursday, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay.Jun 3, 2010
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Edmonton Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman alleges problems with voter list<p> Edmonton Conservative candidate Ryan Hastman alleges problems with voter list <p>EDMONTON - The Tory candidate trying to wrest away the only Alberta riding his party did not win in the last election has filed an official complaint with Elections Canada alleging problems with the voter's list.</p></p>May 1, 2011
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Flawed information laws make it difficult to ensure accountability: commissionerCanada's current information laws make it difficult to ensure that political staff members are held responsible for their actions, the nation's information watchdog said in a report released Monday on an incident that led to the RCMP being called in to investigate a former Conservative staffer.Mar 22, 2011
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Footwear optional as Tories methodically vote down efforts to alter budget billOTTAWA - The two sleep-deprived sides of the House of Commons kept vigilant watch on each other Thursday as bleary-eyed MPs stood up and sat down, over and over again, their 24-hour marathon voting session pushing past the halfway mark.MoneyJun 13, 2012
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Letter exchange shows deep disagreement between auditor and DND over F-35OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper may have accepted the auditor general's scathing criticism of the troubled F-35 program, but newly released documents show National Defence and Public Works had deep disagreements with Michael Ferguson's findings.PoliticsSep 4, 2012
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Ralph Klein appointed an Officer of the Order of CanadaCALGARY - Former Alberta premier Ralph Klein was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on Tuesday, in a heartfelt ceremony at Calgary’s City Hall.Nov 13, 2012
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Public Works pleads guilty in death of worker killed by boiler explosionOTTAWA - The federal department of Public Works has pleaded guilty to three charges in the death of a worker killed when an Ottawa boiler plant exploded.PoliticsNov 20, 2012
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Public Works pleads guilty in death of worker killed by boiler explosionOTTAWA - The federal department of Public Works has pleaded guilty to three charges in the death of a worker killed when an Ottawa boiler plant exploded.CanadaNov 20, 2012
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Canada to talk to allies, competitors in options to replace CF-18s, sourcesOTTAWA - The agency overseeing the replacement of the country's CF-18s intends to talk to the U.S., Australia and Britain as it conducts a full-fledged options analysis into the future of Canada's fast fighter fleet, say defence sources.CanadaNov 23, 2012
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Canada to talk to allies, competitors in options to replace CF-18s, sourcesOTTAWA - The agency overseeing the replacement of the country's CF-18s intends to talk to the U.S., Australia and Britain as it conducts a full-fledged options analysis into the future of Canada's fast fighter fleet, say defence sources.Nov 23, 2012
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Federal watchdog finds more cooked contracts at agency that teaches ethicsOTTAWA - A federal watchdog has blown the whistle on a series of cooked contracts at a government agency that teaches ethics to public servants.MoneyJul 4, 2012
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Mid-year estimates show Tories spending another $4 million on action plan adsOTTAWA - The Harper government says it's committed to trimming government spending but just can't seem to turn off the taps when it comes to advertising.CanadaNov 8, 2012
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Ottawa announces new $151 million armoured vehicle overhaul contractEDMONTON - The federal government will spend $151 million to upgrade another 66 light armoured vehicles to make them tougher on the battlefield.Nov 9, 2012