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PM cites Leitch, fringe voices when questioned on electoral reform pivot
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggests that one of the reasons he abandoned a key 2015 campaign pledge on electoral reform was out of concern over parties representing fringe voices gaining too much...
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Northerners press Trudeau on electoral reform; PM admits ‘I turned my back’
Now is no time to be provoking political instability in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he justified turning his back – his words – on his unequivocal promise to change the way...
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Langevin Block, home to PMO, needs new, less offensive name: Bellegarde
OTTAWA – The federal government is facing mounting pressure, including from within the Liberal caucus, to change the name of the building that houses the Prime Minister’s Office – the Langevin Block,...
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Federal NDP leadership field likely to expand soon as March debate looms
OTTAWA – The federal NDP leadership race will likely get new candidates in coming days, with veteran MP Charlie Angus expected to make an announcement this weekend. Angus is inviting supporters on...
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Health Canada’s position on opioid Tramadol indefensible: doctor
It is indefensible that Health Canada has failed to register the opioid Tramadol under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, a drug-safety researcher says, noting the department explored making such...
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Feds announce $650M for sexual, reproductive health
The federal government plans to spend $650 million over three years for international sexual and reproductive health projects, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today as he marked International...
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Genetic testing bill is unconstitutional: Trudeau
A proposed law that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the results of genetic testing is unconstitutional, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday as...
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Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren’t alone
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth – a change to what she called an “extremely...
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Leitch vows to roll back forthcoming Liberal plan to legalize recreational pot
Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch says she would look to roll back the Liberal plan to legalize marijuana if she becomes the party's leader and eventually prime minister.
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Liberal pot bill finally seeing light of day
It’s nothing short of a sea change in public policy, one with profound implications for everything from Canadian culture and health to border security, road safety and even international relations:...
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Feds considering cannabis tracking system
Ottawa is looking to set up a cannabis tracking system to collect information about marijuana products from licensed producers, distributors and retailers – just one of a host of proposed changes to be...
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Discrimination against two spirit indigenous people linked to suicide crisis
Ojibwa-Cree elder Ma-Nee Chacaby says coming out nearly 30 years ago was like unzipping her skin so she could reveal her true self. It was a moment of relief after years of pain. “I’ve been happy since...
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Human rights code changes will apply on reserves: justice minister
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould — a former First Nations leader — says a proposed government bill that changes the human rights code will apply on reserves, adding she hopes individuals will see...
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Deputy Ontario NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to run for federal leadership
Ontario deputy NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is poised to launch a bid for federal leadership next week, The Canadian Press has learned. Sources familiar with Singh’s plans say he will make the announcement...
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Justice delayed: victims anxious for stalled MMIW inquiry to give them voice
For 16 years, Maggy Gisle thought her lot in life was to be a “junkie, a prostitute and a drug dealer.” Now, Gisle – once known as “Crazy Jackie,” a fixture on the Downtown Eastside who would inject...
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Jagmeet Singh to enter NDP leadership race tonight
OTTAWA – Jagmeet Singh, long a star among the NDP ranks of the Ontario legislature, embarks later today on a bid to replace Tom Mulcair as the party’s leader in Ottawa – a quest that could make him the...
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Genetic testing bill is unconstitutional: Trudeau
A proposed law that would bar health and life insurance companies from forcing clients to disclose the results of genetic testing is unconstitutional, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday as...
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Feds change policy to ensure women giving birth away from reserve aren’t alone
Health Minister Jane Philpott says Ottawa will now pay for someone to travel with indigenous women who need to leave their communities to give birth – a change to what she called an “extremely...
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Top court to hear fed’s appeal on residential school records
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hold a hearing today on the federal government’s appeal of a decision that allows personal records from survivors of residential schools to be destroyed after 15...
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Canada should withdraw from UN drug treaties due to pot plans: opposition
Opposition parties and international legal experts are calling on Ottawa to say what it plans to do about three UN drug treaties that pose a conundrum for the Liberal government and its plans to...
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