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SIMPSON: Electoral map plus leaders debates equals injustice
Should an election come after the March 22 budget, the campaign will be marred by two serious flaws. The first is that the electoral map will penalize Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. The...
GUNTER: Milliken's minority report
Before I discuss House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken's ruling that there is a prima facie case for finding the Tory government in contempt of Parliament, let me provide some qualifications.
GARDNER: Why you fall for the spin
Remember those ads attacking Michael Ignatieff - "he didn't come back for you" - that the Conservatives released earlier this year? Ever since they appeared, I've been conducting a little experiment....
GOAR: Where the Tory axe will fall
Eager to demonstrate his commitment to fiscal fitness, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day unveiled this year’s spending estimates at an Ottawa athletic club.
HEBERT: NDP not holding its breath waiting for PM’s call
Now that Commons Speaker Peter Milliken has found the Conservatives guilty of contempt of Parliament, all roads in the House of Commons seem to lead to a spring federal election.
Tories ahead in Canada as views of Ignatieff fall markedly
The Conservative Party maintains the upper hand in Canada’s federal political scene, and support for the Liberal Party has dropped as negative perceptions of its leader have increased, a new Vision...
MPs to work on breach of privilege cases during March break
OTTAWA - March break week has become March breach week for a Commons committee. MPs on the procedures and House affairs committee will meet full-time between Wednesday and Friday next week to study...
Nunavut MLAs debate members' alleged drunken acts
Nunavut MLAs are poised to decide if they will take action against two colleagues accused of exhibiting alcohol-fuelled questionable behaviour in recent days.
Ex-Amtrak president David Gunn to help TTC address budget crunch
U.S. transit expert will return to Toronto as a consultant, official says
‘You win some, you lose some,’ PM says after Speaker delivers double-blow to Tories
Harper vows to comply with ruling - but insists ‘parliamentary procedure’ won’t distract him from economy
Stiff drug penalties are tough on youth, students tell MPs
Group wants policy to focus less on punishment
Alberta plans to give police power to tap private information; critics worried
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced legislation that would force banks, phone companies and Internet providers to quickly provide personal information to police about people reported missing. The date...
Ottawa may have wiggle room in budget: TD Bank
Canada’s future budget deficits may be smaller than anticipated, which would give the government more scope to include measures demanded by opposition parties and avoid an election, says TD Bank
TMX fires back at banks
TMX Group responds to letter from TD, CIBC and National Bank opposing TMX’s merger with LSE. Merger will protect Canada’s regulatory structure while offering Canadian markets a platform to grow...
Matt Gurney: F-35 costs set opposition up for hat trick against Tories
As if the Conservatives weren’t struggling with enough credibility problems, the Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page has completed a report suggesting the planned purchase of 65 F-35...
Four Canadian universities boast top global reputations: Report
Four Canadian schools are among the top 100 most reputable universities in the world, according to a massive academic survey.
Page's report pegs F-35 price tag at $29.3 billion
The Conservative government's plan to purchase 65 F-35 fighter jets could cost almost double what was estimated, according to a report by the government spending watchdog.
New era of plastic money to start with $100 bills: BoC
The Bank of Canada says it will start circulating new $100 bill made from a special polymer in November, with a $50 note to follow next March.
TSX plunges at midday, fourth straight decline
A host of less-than-positive financial and political news sent global markets lower on Thursday, with the Toronto Stock Exchange seeing its biggest one-day decline since August.
Saskatchewan will not hold referendum on daylight time
There will be no referendum on daylight time in Saskatchewan.
Commissioner scolds CBC, Canada Post over access to information
Federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has slammed the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Canada Post for their inability to process access-to-information requests.
CAW boss Ken Lewenza blasts Ford executive bonuses as 'obscene'
Canadian Auto Workers national president Ken Lewenza is blasting as "obscene" the multimillion-dollar compensation packages handed out to senior Ford U.S. executives.
Generic-drug fight moves to Senate
Passed by House, legislation to help world’s poor will die if it doesn’t get through Red Chamber before election
NDP pins election hopes on the ‘Layton Liberal’
New Democrats target soft Grit voters who haven’t warmed up to Ignatieff
Black eyes will heal and leave no visible scars on Tories
But if the opposition turns committee hearings on Speaker’s rulings into kangaroo court, no make-up artist will be able to conceal the blemish
TSX plummets at opening bell
North American stocks slumped this morning with the TSX falling more than 250 points over a downgrade of Spain and disappointing economic data from China and the United States
Keith Beardsley: Milliken offers MPs a chance to regain lost influence
The Speaker of the House of Commons made two important rulings on Wednesday, one of which will have a long-term impact on how Parliament works. But while opposition politicians have scored a victory...
Kelly McParland: A Liberal platform that might impress Canadians
There’s a problem with the Liberals’ scheme to frame an election — if they do in fact force one — around the issue of the government’s chronically ugly behaviour. As...
Canadian trade surplus narrows sharply in January
Canada's trade surplus narrowed sharply in January, falling to $116 million from $1.7 billion in December.
Quebec prosecutor asks police to investigate Chara hit
A devastating hockey hit that rattled the NHL this week is having repercussions off the ice as well, with a major league sponsor threatening to walk away from the sport and Quebec's criminal...
Parents help kids mark digital footprint early
It will likely be a few more years before her children will send out emails, instant messages and tweets, but Michelle Branco has already given them a head start in establishing their digital...
Thomson tops Canada's rich
David Thomson, the chairman of global media group Thomson Reuters, retained his top spot as Canada's richest man in a record-breaking year for world billionaires, according to Forbes's 2011 list of...
Doctors accuse University of Ottawa of racism
Three University of Ottawa resident doctors are accusing the university and faculty members of racism, intimidation and discrimination.
Wounded Harper government girds for another round
Tories need good cut man in their corner as opposition pounds away at abuse of power
Will Flaherty stay the course or stuff his budget with pre-election goodies?
Tories could opt for economic surprise to counter mounting ethical woes
Canada gets passing grade in anti-radicalization fight
Subtle initiatives like managing immigration flows, Muslim community outreach, credited with having huge payback
Health Canada approves MS pill
The federal government has approved the first treatment for the underlying causes of multiple sclerosis that can be taken as a pill.
Liberals to extend Highway 407
Premier Dalton McGuinty's Liberals hope to rev up their re-election chances by announcing Thursday that Hwy. 407 will be extended toward Peterborough.
Military spending at highest point since WWII: study
A new study says Canada is spending more on its military than at any time since the end of the Second World War.
Quebec's asbestos industry could lose union support
The embattled asbestos industry is being dealt another blow, with a powerful Quebec labour union poised to retract its longstanding support.
Voters agree with opposition on business tax cuts: poll
Most Canadians say they don't want an election this spring, but if there is one, there is some encouraging news for the opposition in a new poll.
Air Canada threatens to pull NHL sponsorship: report
A major sponsor of the NHL is threatening to pull its sponsorship if the league doesn't take "immediate" and "serious" action on headshots, says a report.
F-35 report due as government loses key ethics rulings
A spring election is looking more and more likely after two rulings Wednesday against the Harper government and the pending release of a report Thursday on the controversial plan to purchase F-35...
Tory 'government does not respect democratic principles at heart of our democracy,' says Ignatieff
Opposition MPs say there is “no more room for games” after Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled the government likely breached the privilege of MPs in a confrontation he said is at the heart of...
Spending in immigration office soared under Kenney
Jason Kenney has boosted spending by 35 per cent in the immigration minister’s office in the three years since he took over the portfolio, government financial records show. In October 2008,...
Gas price hike 'bonanza' for Alberta
Motorists should brace for near record-high pump prices this summer as energy prices soar, says an analyst.
TMX deal divides Bay Street
The usually competitive-but-cordial atmosphere of Bay St. was upended Wednesday as Canada’s big banks and brokerages scrambled to pick sides, forge alliances and dump allies over the proposal to...
MPs warn NHL after Chara hit
MPs are warning the National Hockey League if officials won't take escalating violence on the ice seriously, they might take matters into their own hands.
Stalking rates higher in Eastern Canada: study
More stalking happens on P.E.I. than any other province, according to Statistics Canada, while rates tend to be lower in the western part of the country.
Extradition of Ont. mob suspects uncertain: expert
Six residents of Thunder Bay, Ont., being sought in Italy as part of a crackdown on an international crime syndicate might never be extradited because the charge they face is not a crime in Canada,...
Layton returns to House after surgery
NDP Leader Jack Layton returned to the House of Commons Wednesday, five days after surgery on a hairline fracture in his hip.
MPs pass generic drug bill after push from K'naan
Rapper K'naan said Canada must "step up" to save lives in the developing world and MPs heeded his call Wednesday, passing an NDP private member's bill that will make low-cost generic drugs more...
'Harper Government' branding draws more fire
Conservative researchers have turned up just three examples of the former Liberal government calling itself by the name of the sitting prime minister in the same fashion as the current "Harper...
Feds not protecting Quebec anglo rights: Senate report
The federal government is not adequately meeting its responsibilities to protect the rights of Quebec's English-speaking minority, concludes a new Senate committee report released on Wednesday.
Winter storm blowing through Ontario
winter storm system dumped as much as 20 centimetres of snow on Ottawa by Thursday morning after knocking out power to hundreds of people in Toronto the night before.M
U.S. deports Canadian in Alaska pipeline bomb plot
A Canadian man convicted and sent to U.S. federal prison for plotting to blow up the Trans Alaska Pipeline a decade ago has been deported to his home country, American immigration officials said on...
Canadian shark survivor recalls attack
An Ontario woman who was lucky to only lose an arm in a January shark attack in Mexico recalled "a sea of red" while discussing the incident with the media for the first time from her Toronto...
Wounded Afghan veteran feels 'screwed' by federal government
A Canadian officer who lost his legs in Afghanistan says the federal government has "screwed" him and ex-soldiers like him with debilitating injuries.
Canadian robotics team shoots for the moon
Hockey may be headed to space if a team of inventors in Vancouver wins the race to launch a robot to the moon and clinch part of a $30-million prize.
Canadians react as NHL imposes no suspension on Chara
Tuesday night’s controversial on-ice hit from Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara on Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty — which resulted in the Habs’ player suffering a concussion after...
Report concludes oilsands pollution monitoring is inadequate
A new government-commissioned report examining conflicting water quality data from the oilsands says the current monitoring system is inadequate and that environmental impacts from industrial...
Ont. Liberals fuming over Sheen reference in legislature
Charlie Sheen has dominated the television and radio airwaves with his tiger blood-fuelled antics in recent weeks and on Wednesday, his name entered Ontario's political realm. Progressive...
Manitoban claimed he made child porn stash to help police
Lawyers are seeking a conditional jail sentence for a Manitoba man caught with a massive collection of child pornography who initially said he was seeking out the images to help justice officials.
Feds retool Nutrition North program
The federal government is hitting the brakes on its controversial Nutrition North Canada program in the wake of complaints by northerners that the scheme actually drove up food prices instead of...
Hidden fees hike cost of new homes in GTA by as much as 30 per cent
Municipal development charges have more than doubled in five years, construction industry reports say
Proposal to expand TV project in public schools fails to win approval
After debating issue for more than three hours, trustees refer issue to a committee
Casino expansion seen as a threat to public health
The advice of Vancouver’s medical health officer could tip the balance against the controversial proposal
Photo raises questions about Canadian Tamil organization
Man shown in weapons-training photograph with Tigers a former member of the National Council of Canadian Tamils
Opposition questions Tories' $4-million ad blitz to promote budget
Tax-payer funded media buy scheduled for end of month
Oil sands leaking contaminants into Alberta watersheds
Scientific panel supports research into energy development’s effects on northern Alberta
State has no obligation to protect prostitutes, Ottawa to argue at appeal
Legal brief outlines strategy after sex-trade ban struck down
Clark takes some of the shine off Campbell’s legacy
The premier-designate notes that low taxes aren’t the whole story when it comes to the costs the government places on the people
Border checks reflect increased fight against Asian carp
Importer fined $50,000 as governments determine to keep ‘breeding machines’ from invading Great Lakes
Charest dodges shale-gas bullet with de facto moratorium
Environmental assessment buys beleaguered Quebec Premier time on sensitive file
Speaker’s contempt rulings add ammunition to election-minded opposition
New door to bringing down Tories opened with coming hearings on budget and questions of contempt
Jaffer demands apology from MPs
Embattled former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer wants an apology from the same MPs who say he misled a Commons committee.
Canada lives up to AIDS drugs promise
After eight years, bill to send cheaply priced medicine to needy countries is passed.
Mobilicity calls out Bell, Rogers & Telus for hoarding spectrum
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