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Halloween on the Hill: Parliament’s relationship with Canada’s spookiest holiday

To commemorate Halloween, iPolitics has accumulated a grab bag of pictures, stories and anecdotes that celebrate the rightful ...

McGuinty has ‘every confidence’ fall budget will pass through minority Parliament

Defence Minister David McGuinty says he has "every confidence" the Liberal government will be able to pass its fall budget ...

Playing chicken on Parliament Hill

Playbook Canada goes inside a week of diplomatic and budget battles in Ottawa, plus a 200-second interview with Foreign ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

Federal government has spent more than $15M fighting Black class-action lawsuit

The federal government has spent more than $15 million fighting a class-action lawsuit filed by Black public servants, ...
Tuko on MSN

'Swing for the fences': Carney promises bold budget as US threat grows

Canada's new Liberal government unveils its first budget on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying "bold risks" are ...
Ottawa Citizen

Feds finalize new rules for freelance interpreters, risking shortages on Parliament Hill

The federal government has finalized new procurement rules for freelance interpreters, which a professional association says ...

'God no': Liberal MPs say Canadians don't want an election as parties point fingers over budget vote

Canadians are watching a game of parliamentary chicken play out over the government's budget You can save this article by ...

With one week to go before the budget, it's still not clear how the Liberals will avoid an early election

OTTAWA — With one week to go before Mark Carney’s government tables its first budget with no clear partner in sight, the ...
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Immigration cuts have led to lower rent prices, slower rise in unemployment: TD report

"...[I]t was an important reform at the right time in the economy. It has contributed to easing pressure the national housing ...

Alberta premier ‘cannot double-talk’ about Ottawa depending on her interests: Chrétien

Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien is taking a swing at Alberta’s simmering separatist movement, and says Premier Danielle Smith “cannot double-talk all the time” about Ottawa depending on ...

Minority Liberals weigh finances with politics in coming budget

The minority Liberal government is counting two kinds of numbers as it prepares its first budget: financial and political. What the math looks like in terms of spending and cuts will be revealed in ...

'This is not a game,' Carney says as he signals he's ready to fight election over federal budget

Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled at the close of the APEC summit that he'd be prepared to fight an election over the upcoming federal budget — remarks that set the stage for a parliamentary ...