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NDP proposes to reform the committee on electoral reform
As the Liberals prepare to establish a committee to study electoral reform, NDP critic Nathan Cullen suggests that party membership on the committee be decided proportionally according to popular vote.
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Jim Carr optimistic pipelines will be built, but won't be cheerleader
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr delivers almost everything a Calgary business crowd wanted to hear Friday, though stopping short of endorsing a specific oil export pipeline project...
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Justin Trudeau restarts 'neglected' relationship with Canada's mayors
Talks between the mayors of Canada's largest cities and federal ministers continue today in Ottawa, with the prime minister acknowledging the need to restart a relationship that has been "neglected...
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Mother Canada project won't go ahead in Cape Breton park
The controversial Mother Canada project planned for the Cape Breton Highlands National Park will not be going ahead after Parks Canada announced Friday it is withdrawing its support.
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Canada lifting some economic sanctions against Iran to 'resume dialogue'
Canada is signalling its willingness to re-engage with Iran by lifting the broad ban on financial services, imports and exports, Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion announces.
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Ethics office reviewing senator's alleged relationship with teen
Senate Ethics Officer Lyse Ricard has resumed her investigation into Sen. Don Meredith's alleged sexual relationship with a teenage girl.
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Ratify TPP or Canada will be 'shut out' of foreign trade, Christy Clark says
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership or face what she says would be the dire economic consequences of rejecting the largest trade...
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2015 federal election cost taxpayers $443M, up 53% from 2011 election
The price tag for the 2015 federal election has come in at $443 million, up 53 per cent from the $290 million the 2011 election cost taxpayers, according to the Elections Canada preliminary estimate.
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What happens if federal health transfers get age-adjusted
Canada's provinces have very different age structures and provincial governments with older populations want age-adjusted health transfer payments. Here's how the health-care pot of gold gets divided...
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Deported Roma have little chance of return despite refugee lawyers' misconduct
Refugee advocates are trying to reopen the cases of hundreds of Roma families who were denied refugee status in Canada after being bilked by lawyers, some of whom were later disbarred. But those who...
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It's a toss-up: how coin flips and chance can decide elections
In a close race at the Democratic caucuses in Iowa this week, several delegates were decided by a coin toss, causing some concern on social media that the election was being left to chance. But the...
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TPP would make it harder for Canada to innovate, Jim Balsillie warns
Jim Balsillie, co-founder of Research In Motion, argues that given Canada's current "innovation deficit," implementing the Trans Pacific Partnership would seriously impede the country's future prosperity.
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Most Canadians disagree with Trudeau's plan to withdraw CF-18s, poll suggests
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to withdraw Canada’s CF-18 fighter jets from the U.S.-led bombing mission against ISIS by the end of March, a majority of Canadians disagree with the move,...
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The problem with newspapers today: the Marty Baron perspective
"In this environment, too many news organizations are holding back, out of fear," says Marty Baron, the former editor of the Boston Globe, highlighted in the movie Spotlight. Neil Macdonald reports on...
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Trudeau set to reveal details of anti-ISIS mission
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make an announcement on Monday on the future of Canada's contributions to the mission against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
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