Ottawa Insider

Eight candidates in the race to succeed Elizabeth May will spar tonight over foreign policy issues like Middle East politics, the climate crisis, Canada’s relationship with the United States and tensions with China.

The former finance minister, who resigned last month amid the WE scandal, used government funds for events where he promoted Liberal candidates, said Election Commissioner Yves Côté.

Underwater noise along the Trans Mountain shipping route has a detrimental impact on already endangered marine animals.

John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister, introduced residential schools and a suite of other racist policies that killed Indigenous people. Louis Riel is a Métis leader and founder of Manitoba who Macdonald's government executed. Both "were Canadians who made good and bad choices," O'Toole said.

Although Canada isn’t out of the woods with COVID-19, the country needs the building blocks for its economic recovery, the prime minister said.

Erin O’Toole unveiled his shadow cabinet Tuesday, insisting his new government will “defeat Justin Trudeau’s corrupt Liberal government in the next election.”

The proposed lawsuit was filed on behalf of millions of Canadians by law firms from British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario. In a release, the firms said they are seeking compensation for the invasion of privacy, trespass, and consumer protection violations with the intention of getting Google to stop these alleged invasive practices.

Jenny Kwan, who represents the riding of Vancouver East, said she had started to notice that the housing situation in the city was not improving despite her Liberal counterparts saying the program was proceeding well during parliamentary sessions.

The provincial government holds the extension as a key to economic recovery and sustainability

The good news is that Canada added 246,000 jobs in August. The bad news is that's still 1.1 jobs short than before COVID-19 hit our economy.

Five environmental organizations released an analysis of the government’s recent emissions modelling, which shows that under current federal regulations, Canada will only reduce methane emissions by 29 per cent by 2025.

One woman's dispute with the city of Nelson could change the way future liability cases are handled in Canada.

In lieu of his in-person visit to the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved meetings with B.C. leaders online on Wednesday.

Online voting will open later this month, with a party leader to be chosen Oct. 3. The new leader will take over at a pivotal time, in a moment where talk of a green recovery from COVID-19 is gaining momentum and the possibility of a snap election this fall looms.

“When I found out about it, the tweet was already down," the new Conservative leader told reporters Wednesday.