Stephanie Levitz
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Stephanie Levitz
Be wary of 'virtue signalling', push good policy instead, Conservatives told
Don't just oppose. Instead, propose. That's the political plan ahead for the Conservatives this fall.
Andrew Scheer set to rally troops in Winnipeg, plot strategy for fall
Make no mistake, the Conservatives are hoping to beat Trudeau come the 2019 election, and if there’s one thing they’re conceding it’s that doing so requires being a little more like him.
Conservative Party sold space to far-right Rebel at leadership convention
A book by Rebel contributor Lauren Southern entitled "Barbarians: How Baby Boomers, Immigrants and Islam Screwed My Generation" was on sale at a Conservative Party of Canada leadership convention.
NDP's Jenny Kwan says Liberals are misleading asylum seekers over border
The Liberal government is misleading people when it says there's no advantage to crossing illegally into Canada to seek asylum, NDP MP Jenny Kwan says.
Trudeau, border crossers task force to review next steps for asylum seekers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate Wednesday in a Montreal meeting with the federal-provincial task force charged with managing an unprecedented flow of asylum seekers.
Federal appointee to race relations board under scrutiny for writings on Islam
A board member with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, an arms−length federal government agency with a mandate to combat racial discrimination, is now in jeopardy of losing her post.
Andrew Scheer's free speech pledge wouldn't apply in Toronto case: spokesman
A pledge by Andrew Scheer to yank federal funding from universities that fail to uphold free speech wouldn't apply to a decision by the University of Toronto to ban a nationalist rally from campus.
Asylum applications from Quebec border crossers to be heard by dedicated team
Twenty officials from the Immigration and Refugee Board have been assigned to focus exclusively on deciding asylum claims lodged by people crossing illegally into Quebec.
Museums seek renewed relevancy as a source to combat 'fake news'
During peak tourist season, thousands of people stream into Canada's national museums each day — and this summer is already shaping up to be even stronger than usual in Ottawa.
Groups ask Federal Court to strike down Safe Third Country deal with U.S.
Three advocacy groups are throwing their support behind a woman being named only as "E" in asking the Federal Court to strike down the so−called Safe Third Country Agreement.