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Politics In a rare gesture during a turbulent sitting of Parliament, the Conservative foreign affairs critic is offering his party’s help to speed up passage of the Liberal government’s foreign interference bill. Bill C-70 would launch a long-awaited foreign influence transparency registry Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: May 28, 2024 12:28Continue Reading

Politics Intelligence regarding foreign interference sometimes didn’t make it to the prime minister’s desk because Canada’s intelligence community and the PM’s national security adviser didn’t always see eye to eye on the nature of the threat, according to a recent report from one of Canada’s intelligence watchdogs. Intelligence watchdog saysContinue Reading

Politics The first 16 of the air force’s new F-35 fighters will be paid for out of the current federal budget, even though Canada isn’t expected to take delivery of the warplanes until 2026. Defence department still expects to take delivery of F-35s in 2026, despite production delays Murray BrewsterContinue Reading

Politics The presidents of four Canadian universities defended their institutions’ efforts to combat antisemitism on their campuses Monday after months of claims that Jewish students have suffered from threats and discrimination. Canada needs a better legal definition of hate crime to help enforcement, says Toronto deputy police chief Peter ZimonjicContinue Reading

Politics Conservatives are asking the House of Commons to vote to remove Speaker Greg Fergus from the role over partisan language that appeared in an ad for an event in his riding. Deputy Speaker found that use of partisan language in Fergus ad amounts to a question of MPs’ privilegeContinue Reading

Politics Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she wants to increase the use of artificial intelligence in Canada’s public service — but not when it comes to things like cabinet documents. Government launches consultations on public service strategy for artificial intelligence Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: May 27,Continue Reading

Politics Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Israel seemed to be on the verge of approving a program to get Palestinian relatives of Canadians out of the Gaza Strip before its invasion of the town of Rafah. Gaza reunification program limit increasing from 1,000 to 5,000 applicantsDylan Robertson · The CanadianContinue Reading

Politics The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments last week in a case examining whether Ontario’s law limiting spending on third-party political advertising is unconstitutional. The case highlights what experts see as an evolving trend of election spending by groups such as unions, corporations and industry advocates. Supreme Court looking atContinue Reading

Politics The prime minister will visit Normandy, France in June to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Trudeau also attended 75th anniversary of D-Day in France in 2019The Canadian Press · Posted: May 26, 2024 5:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 26 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deliversContinue Reading