A senior government source has said Trudeau will send letters next week to opposition leaders, asking them what stakeholders they want consulted about the next ethics and lobbying commissioners.

Canada faces a lot of challenges that won't get addressed if the country gets "bogged down" in another round of constitutional haggling, Justin Trudeau says.

Justin Trudeau moved quickly Thursday, June 1, 2017, to slam the lid on a constitutional can of worms opened by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard.

The federal government is poised to introduce legislation on May 31, 2017 that will put an end to exclusive, private fundraisers featuring cabinet ministers, party leaders and leadership contenders.

Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson says Wright broke both the Parliament of Canada Act and the Conflict of Interest Act when he personally gave Duffy $90,000 to repay the Senate.

"I am acutely aware that the upper chamber is more important than my moral failings," Don Meredith said in a statement.

In a letter, Liberal House Leader Bardish Chagger warns that without those reforms the government will be forced instead to impose time allocation to limit debate and get legislation passed.

In one of his inflammatory rants, the online journalist has said that he'll be there "with a big, fat smile" to film the moment when a Liberal MP would be shot by a "gun nut."

Conservative MPs are stoking a wave of anti−Muslim sentiment by raising unfounded fears about a motion calling on the House of Commons to condemn Islamophobia, says a Canadian Muslim leader.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is believed likely to replace Stephane Dion at Foreign Affairs.