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Politics House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is being asked to investigate whether a Conservative MP made homophobic comments involving the prime minister on the floor of the House of Commons Wednesday. Speaker Greg Fergus is being asked to find out who said what Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: SepContinue Reading

Politics The federal NDP reactivated its TikTok account this spring — after the controversial social media platform became the subject of an ongoing national security review and it was banned from all government-issued phones. CSIS briefing note— released through inquiry —says Chinese government could exploit TikTok to influence Canada NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPhersonContinue Reading

Politics·New Population growth in Canada slowed slightly in the second quarter of this year as the federal government made efforts to reduce temporary migration into the country, Statistics Canada revealed Wednesday. Government has taken several steps to scale back number of temporary residents Nojoud Al Mallees · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Politics Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s government, has died at 84. Fox was appointed to the Senate in 2005 and resigned in 2011The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 25, 2024 11:46 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago Prime Minister Pierre TrudeauContinue Reading

Politics Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet laid out a list of demands Wednesday he said the government must fulfil by the end of October if it wants to avoid the risk of an early election. Blanchet said he has ‘had no discussions’ with the Trudeau government John Paul Tasker · CBCContinue Reading

Politics Loopholes in election financing rules could allow money from foreign countries to influence Canadian elections, the chief electoral officer told the inquiry probing foreign interference Tuesday.  Chief electoral officer cites third-party spending as cause for concern Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Sep 24, 2024 9:31 PM EDTContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is creating a new agency to improve Canada’s ability to handle rapidly spreading infectious diseases and protect Canadians from future pandemics. Agency is being tasked with boosting Canada’s life-sciences sector and ensuring faster access to vaccines Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 24,Continue Reading

Politics Canadian intelligence and security officials won’t be able to testify behind closed doors when Abousfian Abdelrazik’s long-delayed lawsuit accusing the federal government of contributing to his detention and torture abroad finally goes to court next month. Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing the federal government, accusing it of violating his constitutionalContinue Reading

Politics MPs at the House of Commons foreign affairs committee have voted to study the quickest path to federal government recognition of a Palestinian state. Motion passed despite Conservative opposition Raffy Boudjikanian · CBC News · Posted: Sep 24, 2024 4:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 24 Palestinians inspectContinue Reading