The Conservative Party’s new direction on climate
Under new Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, environment critic and B.C. MP Dan Albas has his work cut out for him. His task: writing a climate plan popular enough to win votes, but ambitious enough to hit Canada’s climate targets.
Trudeau asked to enshrine top scientist's position in law
Mona Nemer’s three-year term is coming to a close on Sept. 24, 2020, and the government is staying quiet as to what will happen to her office after her term expires.
Feds applaud B.C. Supreme Court decision against private health care
Minister of Health Patty Hajdu said extra patient charges would “undermine equity” in our medical system.
Trudeau denies conflict of interest in WE scandal
Speaking to reporters in Sudbury, Ont., Friday, Trudeau didn’t answer when asked if he’d take any responsibility for WE Charity’s decision to wind down its Canadian operations.
Canada's international reputation stained by UN Yemen war report
Canada has been locked into an arms contract with Saudi Arabia since 2014, providing them military equipment used in the brutal Yemen war.
B.C. housing groups struggle with long, tedious applications for federal funding
The application process for the government’s National Housing Strategy funds can take up to a year or longer.
Debate night for Green Party leadership candidates
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.
Bill Morneau broke election rules in 2019, commissioner finds
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.
Feds tap Indigenous communities to help reduce Trans Mountain noise pollution
Underwater noise along the Trans Mountain shipping route has a detrimental impact on already endangered marine animals.
Erin O’Toole compares John A. Macdonald to Louis Riel
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.
As B.C. shutters nightclubs, Trudeau defends choice to phase out CERB
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.
A first look at Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's shadow cabinet
Erin O’Toole unveiled his shadow cabinet Tuesday, insisting his new government will “defeat Justin Trudeau’s corrupt Liberal government in the next election.”
Class-action lawsuit alleges Google turns Canadians' electronics into tracking devices
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.
B.C. only gets 0.5% of federal funding for housing, MP finds
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.