Politics

The Federal Court says it won’t throw six MPs out of seats over allegations of widespread vote suppression through automated robocalls in the 2011 federal election. A group of voters, backed by the Council of Canadians, challenged the MPs based on what the voters said was a pattern of voter harassment and misleading phone...
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says a proposed west-east pipeline project will not go forward unless it addresses key environmental concerns. Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. is in the process of lining up potential producers who would use the proposed pipeline, which would run from Alberta to New Brunswick. The federal Liberal leader told the CBC’s Information...
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The leaders of Canada and the Pacific Alliance will be sizing each other up today to see if Canada might be a good fit with the nascent Latin American trade bloc. Stephen Harper wants to see if it’s worthwhile engaging in yet another round of talks to free up trade and investment. And the...
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More than 400 years ago, Guy Fawkes almost ignited a bonfire that would have exploded many kegs of gunpowder under the British Parliament, blowing it to smithereens. Fawkes and his friends would have delighted in ridding the world of what they deemed to be an odious institution. Most of us, however, would agree that...
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In the wake of the recent revelation of that now notorious $90 K gift from then-PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright to then-Conservative Senator Mike Duffy, it’s worth noting that, according to documents tabled in the House earlier this week, just 1 in 5 of Wright’s now former colleagues are making more than $100,000...
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Nik Nanos digs beneath the numbers with CBC New Network’s Power Politics to get to the political, economic and social forces that shape our lives. This week: Few Canadians are confident their government will be able to accomplish anything positive in the current political climate, according to a recent poll by Nanos Research. The...
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Speaking as an independent Saskatchewan senator for the first time, Pamela Wallin is not answering any questions about whether or not she has repaid expense money. On Friday, Wallin stepped away from the Conservative caucus, saying she made that move because an accounting firm’s review of her expenses was taking longer than expected. Wallin,...
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