Conservatives push Liberals for details on vaccine rollout plan
The Conservatives are pushing the federal government to release detailed reporting on how, and when, the COVID-19 vaccine will roll out in Canada. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole…
COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy
The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist's in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media attention.As early as…
Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives are not immune from the struggles of pandemic-rattled premiers
Alberta is now one of Canada's worst COVID-19 hotspots and Premier Jason Kenney's handling of the pandemic in his province is getting low marks, according to polls.It…
Canada has turned back 4,400 asylum seekers in 5 years
Canada has turned away at least 4,400 asylum seekers at the U.S. border since 2016 — including some who were hoping to find refuge here at the…
Byelection win gives P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative government a slim majority
P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative government will now have a slim majority when the fall sitting of the legislature begins. This comes after PC candidate Zack Bell won the…
Assisted-dying bill wins approval in principle over Conservative objections
Over the objections of dozens of Conservatives, the House of Commons gave approval in principle Thursday to a bill that would make it easier for dying Canadians…
Keep calm and borrow on: Chrystia Freeland and the new logic of deficits in a pandemic
During her remarks on how the pandemic is shifting Liberal fiscal policy Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland acknowledged that her words might sound scary to some Canadians…
The Liberals had the leverage this week — but it might not last
This week's excitement ended quietly on Wednesday afternoon, brought to a formal conclusion by a vote of 180 nays to 146 yeas.The defeat of the Conservative motion…
Education experts slam leaked Alberta curriculum proposals
Curriculum advisers hand-picked by the Alberta government are recommending changes to the kindergarten-to-Grade 4 curriculum for fine arts and social studies that would eliminate all references to…
A throne speech long on language and ambition, short on specifics
However grandly it's staged, a throne speech is a difficult thing to judge. Just ask the opposition parties.The first official review of Wednesday's speech came from Candice…
Byelections called for Toronto Centre, York Centre on Oct. 26
Voters in two Toronto ridings will head to the polls next month to choose a new MP. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced byelections for Toronto Centre…