Some of the laws set for amendments by the new Liberal majority government are the Employment Insurance Act, Canada Transportation Act, and Red Tape Reduction Act.
The government’s deficit in 2025-26 was lower by $11.4-billion than anticipated in Budget 2025, partly because of better government revenues impacted by higher oil prices.
The committee includes ‘leaders from major sectors of the Canadian economy, representing extensive experience in business, investment, trade, and labour,’ and is chaired by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Five New Democrats are in the running to be the party’s next leader, but three are securing the most public support: Heather McPherson, Avi Lewis, and Rob Ashton
Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.
Two Liberal MPs—Terry Beech from British Columbia, and Peter Fragiskatos from Ontario—spent the most at over $150,000 each.
Both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada-U.S. Relations Minister Dominic LeBlanc have conflict-of-interest screens in place.
By the end of 2025, the minority Liberals only managed two pass two substantive pieces of legislation—C-3 on citizenship rules and C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act—and three supply bills.
The office expense budget for MPs has increased by $5-million this fiscal year compared to 2024-25.
Global Affairs Canada has nearly the most disenchanted, disconnected, and disengaged workforce of our whole federal public service, according to the latest employee survey.
While the size of the public service is beginning to shrink after more than a decade of growth, the forecasted cuts still leaves the number of full time staff well above pre-pandemic levels, a new analysis shows.
All but four parliamentary committees have chosen their chairs. Of the 26 House committees, Liberal MPs are chairing 21 and Conservatives are heading four.
The Hill Times spoke with nearly 20 insiders, including current and former senior government officials, past diplomats, business leaders, analysts, and academics to compile the list of the top 50 foreign policy influencers.
These organizations and departments are requesting funding representing an increase of 25 per cent or more compared to the 2024-25 main estimates.
All MPs and Senators got an automatic salary increase on April 1. As well, government and opposition MPs who hold additional roles, such as deputy speaker, assistant deputy speaker, whip, deputy whip, parliamentary secretary, and opposition House leader, will receive added pay on top of their base salaries.
One-quarter of the ridings across the country were won by margins greater than 25 percentage points, and Conservatives swept the 50-plus point category.
