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Making hybrid Parliament permanent will only hasten its decline
Andrew Coyne
opinion
Do Canada’s governments spend too much? Or tax too little?
Tony Keller
opinion
Erin O’Toole leaves the House with a warning about division for Trudeau, Poilievre and his own party
Campbell Clark
politics
Senators criticize Ottawa for jamming Criminal Code, elections law changes in budget bill
The federal government ended the 2022-23 fiscal year with a $41.3 billion deficit, slightly lower than it had forecast in its budget released in March. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
In our politics and our health care, the price of dithering in Canada is structural decay
André Picard
opinion
The stark reality of life in a high interest rate world, as told in four snapshots
Rob Carrick
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Opposition parties vow to co-operate with government on naming judge for public inquiry into Chinese interference
Parliament Hill is seen in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. The city of Ottawa is taking the federal government to court over a $21 million shortfall which the city expected to collect on properties.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
Via Rail can stop using buffer cars on some trains, Transport Canada says
A Via Rail passenger train makes its way along the tracks in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. Negotiations are continuing between Via Rail and a union representing 2,400 employees in the hopes of preventing a suspension of national rail service. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
report on business
The BoC rate hike, Indigo’s exodus and a clawback of COVID benefits: Must-read business and investing stories
The Bank of Canada building is pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. The Bank's deputy governor Paul Beaudry delivered an economic progress report in Victoria, offering insight into the central bank's decision to raise its key interest rate to 4.75 per cent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis who is a 12-year-old graduating from the University of Ottawa's biomedical science program takes part in an interview with The Canadian Press at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Friday, June 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Canada’s terrorism laws have finally started expanding their definition
Jessica Davis
canada
A 12-year-old girl from Ottawa is making history as Canada’s youngest ever university graduate
Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis poses for a portrait at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa on Friday, June 2, 2023. The 12-year-old is graduating from the University of Ottawa's biomedical science program, and setting a record in the process. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Minister gives CRTC direction on the manipulation of algorithms
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The House of Commons resumes today following a two week recess. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Liberals want hybrid Parliament made permanent
The Parliament Hill Peace Tower is framed in an iron fence on Wellington Street in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. After weeks of virtual hearings and often heated debate, an extensively amended Bill C-10 will go back to the House of Commons for a final vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Ex-national security adviser to Trudeau unsurprised Michael Chong memo didn’t reach politicians
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. newly released memo says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has set up a "multilateral forum of trusted partners" to share information on suspected extremists travelling abroad - a group that extends beyond the customary Five Eyes spy network. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Amended bill that would extend citizenship rights to some born abroad heads to House
The new Canadian passport is unveiled at an event at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. A committee of MPs has approved Citizenship Act changes that allow some born abroad to adopt their Canadian parent's citizenship, despite objections from Conservatives about a lack of due process. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Government policy tells CRTC to exclude social media users from online streaming bill
A person navigates to the online social-media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. Canada’s national telecommunications regulator is lowering some wholesale internet rates by 10 per cent as it launches a review aimed at bolstering competition and lowering consumer costs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Bank of Canada hikes rate as it seeks to cool resilient economy
A Canadian $50 bill is pictured in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday, the first raise since announcing a pause in January. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
british columbia
Crown prosecutors call for country-wide database to help make bail recommendations
Justice Minister David Lametti speaks to reporters after a meeting of the Liberal caucus in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Lametti says changes made in the Senate to legislation creating a new process for investigating complaints against federal judges are contrary to strengthening the oversight of judicial misconduct in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The Bank of Canada rediscovers good old-fashioned ‘excess demand’
David Parkinson