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On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly. When they last gathered in the capital the Liberals knew their prospects were poor after languishing in the polls for more than a year, but they were …
Read More »Carolyn Bennett, longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister, stepping down
Longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett says she is retiring as the MP for Toronto-St. Paul’s after 26 years. The former family doctor delivered her final speech in the House of Commons just a week before her 73rd birthday, saying she made a tough decision in 1997 to leave medicine for a …
Read More »Canadians are voting in 4 federal byelections. Here’s what to watch for
Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold. The Liberals are expected to hold onto seats in Winnipeg …
Read More »Canada must support Sudan beyond crisis, MPs say in emergency House of Commons debate – National
Canada’s foreign minister says Canada has worked “proactively” to respond to the ongoing crisis in Sudan, including helping Canadians trapped in the country and joining in the direct international calls for a ceasefire. Melanie Joly spoke on the government’s efforts during an emergency House of Commons debate Tuesday night as …
Read More »Canada’s spy agency asked to help MPs spot foreign interference – National
Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, as Canada’s spy agency warns that all elected officials are targets for hostile states. “There is not clarity, quite frankly, around what MPs and their parties can do to protect themselves,” NDP MP Rachel Blaney told …
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