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Tories say Philpott should repay $520 for Maple Leaf Lounge access
The controversy surrounding Jane Philpott’s travel expenses grew Monday as evidence surfaced that the federal Liberal health minister billed taxpayers $520 for access to Air Canada’s executive airport...
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NDP presses Trudeau to produce new expense guidelines
The political pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to outline specific measures to control spending among his cabinet ministers, now that two of them find their own practices under the...
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Mulcair doubles down on interim leadership
Tom Mulcair is doubling down on his commitment to stay on as interim federal NDP leader despite mounting pressure for him to step aside ahead of a caucus retreat next week in Montreal. In a statement...
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Site C not in keeping with constitution, UNDRIP: Bellegarde
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde speaks at a Canada 2020 event in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. iPolitics/Matthew Usherwood The federal government’s approach to the Site...
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Liberal MP breaks ranks on Site-C dam
An indigenous member of the federal Liberal caucus is breaking ranks with his colleagues on B.C.’s controversial Site C project, saying he is not convinced that two First Nations were properly...
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Mulcair averts putsch, gets backing of caucus
MONTREAL – The NDP managed to avert a caucus revolt in Montreal on Wednesday, as MPs emerged to show continued support for outgoing leader Tom Mulcair. The party is now trying to turn its attention to...
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Wounded NDP explores ways to woo progressive voters back
Veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen asks a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on April 23, 2015. The federal NDP will turn to its network of social activists to woo progressives...
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Trudeau says Ottawa can ‘better job’ for First Nations kids
More must be done to improve the lives of young people in First Nations communities, Justin Trudeau conceded Wednesday, even as he refused to acknowledge an outstanding human rights decision that his...
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NDP presses Trudeau to produce new expense guidelines
The political pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to outline specific measures to control spending among his cabinet ministers, now that two of them find their own practices under the...
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Mulcair doubles down on interim leadership
Tom Mulcair is doubling down on his commitment to stay on as interim federal NDP leader despite mounting pressure for him to step aside ahead of a caucus retreat next week in Montreal. In a statement...
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Trudeau, Harper and Chretien gather with leaders to mourn Peres in Jerusalem
From left to right: Britain's Prince Charles, French President Francois Hollande and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attend the funeral of former Israeli president and prime minister Shimon...
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Tense fed-prov health talks underway
TORONTO – Ottawa knows health costs are ballooning, yet it is trying to sell provinces and territories on $60 billion less over the next decade, Quebec Health Minister Gaetan Barrette said Tuesday as...
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Libs to support Angus motion on First Nations child welfare
The federal Liberals plan to support an NDP motion on First Nations child welfare when it comes up for a House of Commons vote on Tuesday — a decision that follows political pressure from the former...
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Philpott brought to tears over father’s dementia
An emotional Health Minister Jane Philpott, brought to tears by her own father’s experience with dementia, suggested Tuesday that the Liberal government plans to support a national strategy to tackle...
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Solving the legacy of indigenous sexual abuse: think globally, act nationally
Fred Kejick Thomas remembers the exact day – April 14, 2005 – when he confronted the uncle who had sexually molested him out on a trap line when he was four years old. After years of being haunted by...
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Premiers push for resolution on health care
Climate change is Justin Trudeau’s stated priority, but his provincial counterparts are attempting to push health-care funding on the agenda for today’s first ministers meeting in Ottawa. Saskatchewan...
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Manitoba refuses to sign climate framework over health spending concerns
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister staged a one-man protest of sorts Friday, refusing to sign on to Justin Trudeau’s pan-Canadian climate change framework without first getting an agreement on more...
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Trudeau tells Kingston town hall he favoured ranked ballot system
KINGSTON, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminded dozens of people at a town hall meeting on Thursday that he favoured a ranked ballot system in the past, even though his government insists it...
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Aga Khan vacation, cost of living questions dog PM during Day 2 of tour
Justin Trudeau's campaign-style outreach tour offered no respite Friday from questions about his family vacation with the Aga Khan – nor the priorities of ordinary Canadians, from soaring hydro bills...
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Sexual abuse a root cause of indigenous suicide crisis: Susan Aglukark
It's been 42 years since the acclaimed Inuk singer endured sexual abuse, including being photographed naked, as an eight-year-old girl living in remote Rankin Inlet – a trauma from which she now...
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