federal politics

While tensions rose again between Canada and India, Pulse Canada is confident the trading relationship between the two countries is strong enough to overcome the latest dispute. In an emailed statement, Pulse Canada Chair Greg Cherewyk says “Canada’s pulse industry has developed a strong trading relationship with businesses in India built on mutual respect and […]

China released more details of its anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola, but a farm leader believes it’s all politics and wants to see the Chinese and Canada come to a resolution before it escalates. The anti-dumping investigation will be year-long process, according to the Chinese government, looking into canola imports from January 1st to December […]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ripped up the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.  In a social media video posted Wednesday afternoon, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision.  “Canadians are fighting a battle.  A battle for the future […]

Ottawa is stepping in to get freight trains moving again hours after an unprecedented lockout by the country’s two largest railways brought cross-country freight traffic to a standstill. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday he will use his Labour Code powers to ask the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose final, binding arbitration in the […]

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the federal government to roll back proposed changes to the Canada Community Building Fund. Its a federal program to have dollars flow through the provinces to the municipalities to build or repair infrastructure. The proposed changes include language around affordable housing, which just adds more regulation and […]

A new poll suggests support for Pierre Poilievre is growing, and most Canadians are optimistic about their household finances. Support for the Tories was up one point to 41 per cent in the latest Leger tracking poll, which asks respondents for their voting intentions each month.  Liberal support held steady at 25 per cent, while […]

The Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill back up for debate and pressure the Conservatives to support it as MPs return to the House of Commons today following the Christmas break. The legislation to implement an updated free-trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine became unexpected political fodder in the fall when the Conservatives voted […]

Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime […]