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Statistics Canada trade data underscores risks as China seeks CPTPP membership
40+ min ago (209+ words) Chinese and Canadian flags arrayed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on September 22, 2016. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. Canadian canola exports to China'worth roughly $5 billion annually, most of it seed'face a 75. 8 percent Chinese tariff, according to Statistics Canada figures. This is…...
Today in Parliament: Spring economic update bill to be tabled as House tackles sweeping agenda on trade, bail, energy and defence
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (453+ words) The House of Commons faces one of its busiest sitting days this spring Wednesday, with eight bills on the order paper spanning internal trade, criminal justice, energy regulation, border security, and military justice, alongside the introduction of legislation to implement…...
Why the Senate got antisemitism only half-right
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (279+ words) Two months ago, gunfire hit the doors of several Toronto-area synagogues, including the Shaarei Shomayim, the synagogue where I was married. That round of violence led many to affirm yet again that supportive words alone could no longer meet the…...
How Alberta's proposed time change impacts martinis, renewables, productivity, even energy independence
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (404+ words) Clockmaker Scott Gow adjusts the hands of a clock at the Electric Time Company, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Medfield, Mass. Charles Krupa/ AP Image. What happens to happy hour? Honestly, this was my first concern upon learning that Alberta will follow…...
Today in Parliament: Finance Minister to introduce Financial Crimes Agency legislation
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (307+ words) OTTAWA'Finance Minister Fran'ois-Philippe Champagne will introduce legislation Monday to establish a new Financial Crimes Agency, the most notable item on an otherwise light day in the House of Commons. Canada has long faced criticism for its fragmented approach to tackling…...
The rise of the progressive bureaucrat and the fall of the efficient state
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (182+ words) People walk past the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Nov. 4, 2025. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press. What we need are accountable people willing to make decisions, defend them in public, and live with the consequences. Today, the government is…...
The big problem with the government's AI supercomputer plan
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (282+ words) Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon in Montreal, Sept. 24, 2025. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press. The Carney government's plan for a public AI supercomputer is the kind of idea that sounds bold and strategic until one pauses to…...
B. C. government jobs grew 3 times faster than the private sector in past decade: Report
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (878+ words) B. C. General Employees" Union (BCGEU) members and supporters march to a rally in Vancouver. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. B. C."s government payrolls have ballooned over the past decade, up 54 percent since 2015, while private sector hiring has sputtered with growth over three…...
Your tax dollars at work
5+ day, 45+ min ago (377+ words) The Maple Leaf flies in front of the Peace tower on Parliament Hill, May 6, 2016 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. Welcome back to our Saturday stroll through the federal government's own publicly disclosed expense records'the receipts your tax dollars…...
Doug Ford's private jet controversy might shed light on Alberta's "gerrymandering' debate
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1752+ words) A row of unfinished Bombardier Global Express aircraft is seen at a Bombardier plant in Montreal on Friday, June 5, 2020. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press. Maybe it's time for more politicians to start flying on private jets. That suggestion is political…...