The Canada Child Benefit is being hailed for lifting children out of poverty seven years since its introduction, as families get a cost-of-living boost this month.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng apologized on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, after the federal ethics commissioner concluded she broke the rules by awarding a contract to a friend — opening the door for the Opposition Conservatives to point out that it's not the first time a Liberal cabinet minister has faced such rulings.
As MPs review their own conflict of interest rules behind closed doors, the co-founder of Democracy Watch says the process highlights a need for greater transparency in the House of Commons.
Green party executives have moved to withhold funding from leader Annamie Paul's campaign to win a downtown Toronto seat in a likely election later this year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the WE Charity affair by the federal ethics watchdog but opposition parties aren't willing to let the politically fraught controversy drop just yet.
Craig and Marc Kielburger accused a parliamentary committee of engaging in a political trial Monday as its members grilled the brothers over WE Charity’s operations, including its since-cancelled deal to run a federal program for student volunteers.
Capping an extraordinary exchange of demands and counter-demands, a lawyer for WE Charity's co-founders agreed late on Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Craig and Marc Kielburger will appear on Monday, March 15, 2021, before the House of Commons ethics committee.
Marc and Craig Kielburger's appearance before the federal ethics committee next week is once again in doubt after a fresh spat broke out between the WE Charity co-founders and the MPs who want to grill them about the organization.
As the Trudeau government is forced to explain delays rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the world's economic and health leaders are warning of catastrophic financial consequences if poorer countries are shortchanged on vaccinations.
The federal Liberals saw their share of the vote drop in two Toronto byelections on Monday, October 26, 2020, a humbling result for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first electoral test of his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The community group that hosted Monday’s virtual debate wanted to hear about local concerns such as homelessness, housing, school, jobs and support for immigration and immigrants. Of the four major parties, only the Greens' new Leader Annamie Paul and NDP candidate Brian Chang showed up.
United States President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Here is a look as some Canadian politicians who have tested positive or needed to isolate themselves and get tested for COVID-19.