Peter Julian

The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP become law on Thursday after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes.

Poilievre called for the New Democrats and Bloc Québécois to vote non-confidence in the minority government when Parliament resumes next month.

The effort to oust Fergus failed by a vote of 142-168 after the NDP sided with the Liberals, with both accusing the Conservatives of undermining democracy and its independent institutions.

The Liberals and the New Democrats full-throatedly pledged to stop the Conservatives from blocking their pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Monday — even though the two parties have more than enough votes to bypass the Opposition.

The NDP is pressuring the government to order an inquiry into corporate price gouging in the oil and gas sector, as the Conservatives point to the carbon tax as a reason for the cost of living crisis. Are Justin Trudeau's Liberals losing room to manoeuvre?

The president of CBC and Radio-Canada signalled on Tuesday that she will recommend bonuses are rolled out to executives this year, despite plans to cut 10 per cent of the national broadcaster's workforce.

The House of Commons ethics committee is set to meet today to discuss whether a probe should be launched over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent holiday vacation to Jamaica.

Government House leader Karina Gould warned on Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the NDP.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said on Monday, May 29, 2023, he is starting to review the mandate for CBC and its French-language service Radio-Canada, including ways the government can bolster funding to the public broadcaster so it is less reliant on advertising dollars.

The federal New Democrats are coming under pressure from gun-control advocates to support the Liberals in enacting a permanent ban on assault-style firearms.

The move does not include calling a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada's elections, against the explicit demands of opposition parties.

Advocates for the print and digital media industry are pushing back against Google, which they believe is bullying Canadians by limiting access to online news as part of a fight with Ottawa.

The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content, and Meta is once again threatening to remove news content from Facebook in Canada.

The federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish white supremacists," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.