Federal Politics

Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...

Sep 21, 2020

Federal, provincial battle over carbon tax goes before Supreme Court this week

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's carbon tax is going on trial Tuesday. The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear appeals in three separate cases to determine if the federal carbon-tax legisla...

Sep 21, 2020

Former finance minister Bill Morneau broke elections law ahead of last campaign

OTTAWA - Canada's election watchdog says former finance minister Bill Morneau broke the law when he promoted Liberal candidates at events he attended while in charge of the finance portfolio. The comm...

Sep 10, 2020

Scheer finds place in Conservatives' new shadow cabinet

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming his shadow cabinet, including his predecessor Andrew Scheer as the party's infrastructure critic. O'Toole is keeping Ontario's Pierre Poilievre as f...

Sep 08, 2020

O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming Manitoba MP Candice Bergen his deputy. Bergen was first elected in 2008 and was a junior cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. She has be...

Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...

Sep 02, 2020

Liberals to replace CERB with new benefit, simplified EI program at cost of $37B

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are rolling out a $37-billion income-support plan for workers whose earnings have crashed during the pandemic. The details released today outline what will happen to some...

Aug 20, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Finance Minister Bill Morneau resigns

OTTAWA - Bill Morneau is resigning as the federal minister of finance and a Liberal MP. Morneau, who has been in the role since 2016, says he is putting his name forward as a candidate to lead the Org...

Aug 17, 2020

Liberals announce $18 million in funding for small food producers

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out $18 million in support for projects they say will help strengthen Canada's food supply chain. The funds are going everywhere from an Alberta company...

Aug 12, 2020

Andrew Scheer likely marking last day in House of Commons as Opposition leader

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is expected to mark a political milestone today: his final time rising in the House of Commons as leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. Today's Commons s...

Aug 12, 2020