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Politics Two advocacy groups are calling on the House of Commons to close a loophole that has allowed members of Parliament travelling to party conventions to expense more than half a million dollars over the past year. Groups calling for MPs or political parties to reimburse Parliament Conservative delegate PatrickContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is accelerating plans to put the Phoenix public service pay system out of its misery. ‘The government trusts our plan,’ says a senior bureaucrat Daniel Leblanc · CBC News · Posted: May 16, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 16 A member of UnionContinue Reading

Politics Amandeep Singh, the fourth man charged in connection with the killing of prominent Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was already caught up in the Canadian justice system at the time of Nijjar’s death, CBC News has learned. Amandeep Singh was also arrested on separate firearms and drug charges inContinue Reading

Politics A new poll suggests Muslim and Jewish voters are shunning the federal Liberals in voting intentions — a possible sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to straddle gaps in public opinion over the Israel-Hamas war are falling short. Poll also shows leaders of the big three parties aren’t impressingContinue Reading

Politics The increasing frequency of extreme weather events across the country has caused the amounts paid for catastrophic insurance claims yearly to explode — and annual payouts for the last four years now rank among the ten largest on record, says a new Statistics Canada study. Homeowner insurance increasing at a rate higherContinue Reading

Politics The next federal election could be more than a year away but political parties are already deep into planning their next campaigns — and recruiting new candidates. An election will happen between now and the fall of 2025 — here’s how parties are preparing Kate McKenna · CBC NewsContinue Reading

A loophole in the House of Commons’ spending rules has allowed MPs travelling to party conventions to bill taxpayers for more than half a million dollars over the past year — even though House of Commons rules normally prohibit MPs from charging expenses linked to partisan political activity. Since MayContinue Reading

Politics Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward legislation that would forbid Ottawa from “ever” granting provinces exemptions to allow illicit drug use in hospitals. Premier Eby says province has an ‘obligation’ to people struggling with addictionThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 14, 2024 3:25 PMContinue Reading

Politics The president of the Canada Border Services Agency told a parliamentary committee Tuesday that there was a lack of transparency in the contracting process used to create the controversial ArriveCan app. ‘I’m not suggesting it is offside or illegal, but I do find that questionable,’ Erin O’Gorman told committeeContinue Reading