A new NATO report says Canada saw a small bump in defence spending last year, but also notes that the country remains in the bottom half when compared to the rest of the military alliance. Continue reading →

As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada. Continue reading →

Finger-pointing rhetoric aside, Canadians living along the border with the United States are seeing their tolerance tested. Continue reading →

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided not to go through with one of his campaign promises, and we should all breathe a sigh of relief. Continue reading →

Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is asking the federal lobbying and ethics watchdogs to take another look at so-called cash-for-access fundraisers featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some of his senior ministers and parliamentary secretaries. Continue reading →

A two-hour debate Sunday among nine rivals for the federal Conservative leadership morphed into an autopsy of the party’s ill-fated 2015 election campaign. Continue reading →

Here’s how politics touched us this week. Continue reading →

The federal Liberal government will update the country’s economic and fiscal progress Tuesday, hoping to encourage Canadians to focus on the potential of its long-term plan — and overlook the sting of multi-year, multibillion-dollar deficits. Continue reading →

The world is seeing more displaced people than at any other time since World War Two and this has translated into louder calls from nationalists who fear the impact immigration. Continue reading →

Federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair brushed off his party’s unprecedented low results in last week’s byelection, chalking it up to the fact his party is “in a state of flux right now.” Continue reading →