Liberals

The late Liberal politician Marcel Prud’homme lived, loved and breathed Parliament all his waking hours. A friend pays tribute.

It did not seem to occur to Minister Monsef that the majority of Canadians might not be clamoring for electoral reform precisely because the Liberal party already vowed to carry it out.

If Justin Trudeau gets his way on electoral reform, will the Liberals "steal" every federal election in perpetuity?

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne defended an Ontario Energy Board decision not to put carbon pricing costs on a separate line item in natural gas bills, even though both Quebec and B.C. do the opposite.

The federal Liberals will create a new advisory board, chaired by former prime minister Kim Campbell, to select new Supreme Court judges to bring "rigour and responsibility" to the process.

​Politicians should not decide the rules under which they are elected, because fair and democratic decision-making requires that those who decide do not have a conflict of interest.

Weary Liberals limped into June after a bruising stretch. The resignation of Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo and a climb-down on how to handle electoral reform capped off the week.

NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, who is travelling in China on parliamentary business, said in a statement she wants everyone to move on.

Trudeau made a short appearance late at the party which set off a flurry of selfie action. Guests clamoured to get in reach of him to take a photo.

"We didn't have a respectful tone yesterday. We express regret for how things unfolded. The intention was never to embarrass the (Alberta) premier or the premier of Ontario."

Instead of welcoming a conservative voice to the discussion, many progressives decided that Rempel’s feminism isn’t good enough.

More than half of Canadians don’t see it as a critical issue on the national agenda

"There are a lot of people who have lost jobs in Alberta," McKenna said. "I’m not saying that we destroy our planet. But I think we need to be thoughtful of how we move forward.”

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has plugged in green policies throughout most chapters of his first budget.

With up to $500 million at stake, a controversial review of Arctic oil exploration initiated by Conservatives and big oil companies will proceed, the Liberal government has announced.