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Politics The Liberal MP who invited a Conservative backbencher onto his podcast says he’s surprised the Conservative said he felt “ambushed” by queries about his long-standing and well-known opposition to abortion. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre distanced himself from comments made by backbencher MPStephanie Taylor · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that Canadians have a right to know the names of the MPs accused in an explosive new intelligence report of “wittingly” working on behalf of foreign state actors. On Monday, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party committee of MPs andContinue Reading

Politics Don Levers is wrestling with an extraordinary number of “what-ifs” as he takes his family on a personal pilgrimage to the beaches of Normandy to find the spot where his father was wounded 80 years ago. Wounded within hours of leaving the beach, Gerry Levers went on to live aContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis The Parliamentary Budget Officer’s analysis of federal carbon pricing is reportedly the subject of a “fight” with the Liberal government that includes allegations of “secret data” being withheld. So it seems a profoundly important conversation has veered very far off course. The government is aggrieved, the PBO is beingContinue Reading

Politics The federal New Democrats say they want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can’t convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. Government trying to get big grocers to sign code of conduct it says will bring down food pricesMickey Djuric · The CanadianContinue Reading

Senior cabinet ministers wouldn’t say Tuesday if the government is prepared to release the names of parliamentarians who are alleged to have conspired with foreign governments and to have consciously shared sensitive information with their agents — conduct that one expert says could amount to treason. There may still beContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is axing a $1 billion green fund in response to a report by the auditor general that pointed to “significant lapses” in its handling of federal funding. Funding for Sustainable Development Technology Canada will now fall under National Research Council Daniel Leblanc · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics The auditor general of Canada says the federal government flouted proper contracting policies and was unable to show it got value for money when it awarded $209 million in contracts to consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Auditor General Karen Hogan’s audit couldn’t determine if contracts delivered value for moneyContinue Reading

Politics The RCMP and other Canadian security agencies do not have the capacity or capability to effectively police cybercrime, says a new report from Canada’s auditor general. New report flags breakdowns in response, co-ordination, enforcement and tracking Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Jun 04, 2024 10:17 AM EDTContinue Reading