Green Leader Elizabeth May said she hopes David Eby is ‘punished’ by voters for his snap election call, Conservative MP Frank Caputo called the move ‘100 per cent opportunistic,’ while Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed said any premier has the right to call an election.
The Building Canada Strong Act, introduced on the first day of the fall sitting, aims to streamline project approval timelines across the country by completing project reviews within a year.
Some Canadian politicians are keen about closer ties to the 27-nation bloc, while others critiqued Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech for lacking details on taxation, regulations, and the cost of pursuing ‘associate’ membership.
But the PMO says Mark Carney keeps in ‘close and regular contact’ with MPs, and holds caucus coffee chats and meals with MPs while travelling in their regions. And another Liberal MP says those frustrated by the lack of direct access to the PM want to ‘audition’ for a promotion to cabinet.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said upcoming bills will help protect jobs, create investment, and build the country, adding ‘I look forward to presenting it and debating it in the House of Commons.’
The rookie MP has launched the Cellular Connectivity Project, a crowd-sourced initiative designed to identify cellular dead zones and build a more reliable coverage map.
The Liberals easily secured seats in all three contests, including the rural Conservative Quebec riding of Chicoutimi–Le Fjord, where the Tories placed third behind the Bloc Québécois.
The highest spending MP overall was the Bloc Québécois’ Marilène Gill, who represents a large rural riding and reported a grand total of $715,493 in expenses.
Tallying up contract spending by MPs under five descriptor categories tied to communications and consultant or subject matter expert work in 2025-26 totals $1,988,159 overall.
With Liberals and Conservatives sharing the ‘same policies,’ and ‘some of the same MPs,’ Greens have a ‘huge opportunity’ to step up, says former MP Mike Morrice.
A total of 106 MPs reported office renovation expenses after the 2025 election, including 62 first-time MPs and 46 incumbents.
Conservatives had called for a full study of the Gordie Howe Bridge deal and negotiations, but Liberals insist the bridge opening is ‘a good news story,’ and ultimately moved to end the meeting without agreeing to hearings on the issue.
The prime minister has announced his first four Senate appointees, including now-former Conservative MP Richard Martel and longtime Liberal Tom Pitfield, the PMO’s principal secretary.
Now back in their ridings after the spring sitting, MPs across the country are getting ready to celebrate Canada Day with their constituents.
After 15 years as an NDP MP and just a few months as an Independent, Alexandre Boulerice—the last pillar of late NDP leader Jack Layton’s 2011 monumental ‘Orange Wave’—is leaving Ottawa.
Currently, Canadians voting outside of the country are not required to provide proof of their former address—only proof of citizenship—yet their former residence still dictates in which riding they can vote.
As the October question looms about whether Albertans want to hold a referendum on separation, this summer’s campaign for unity should be a cross-partisan effort, says Calgary MP Jasraj Singh Hallan.
‘Timing and consultation is being used as an excuse by this government’ not to pass Bill S-2, as amended by the Senate, says Conservative MP Billy Morin.
The House Public Safety Committee has heard from 30 witnesses and received 40 submissions—with some delayed due to translation issues—as some critics complain chair Jean-Yves Duclos is moving too fast.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has ‘no plan’ to continue the decade of ‘revolution in Canadian climate policy,’ says former Net-Zero Advisory Body member Catherine Abreu.
Bloc Québécois House Leader Christine Normandin says the Clarity Act, which requires a ‘clear majority’ vote for a province to separate from Canada, is a ‘flawed test’ that needs repealing.
Government has a ‘management culture’ problem. In recent years, process has become more important than results, and excessive oversight encourages risk aversion rather than the entrepreneurship we need.
‘For a year now, you have been saying that Canada has been doing more to fight climate change,’ Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin told Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin. ‘The former environment minister has said the exact opposite.’
The Bloc Québécois is taking issue with the prime minister’s framing of the Clarity Act, while a pollster says the Liberals should not to give ‘oxygen’ to the debate as it’s a ‘losing argument’ for the feds.
Conservatives are pushing for more time to consider Bill C-22 after lengthy hearings with dozens of witnesses. They say the ‘rushed’ study for MPs is like ‘drinking from a firehose.’
