Canadian MPs earn second-highest salary of G7 legislators

Salaries and pensions can play a role in whether people seek to become or remain MPs, according to UBC political scientist.

More transparency, addressing ‘epidemic of over-classification’ needed to tackle decades-long foreign election interference issues, say national security experts

Royal Military College of Canada professor Christian Leuprecht called Beijing’s subversion ‘the single greatest threat to Canada’s sovereignty and democratic way of life today.’

Sudanese Canadians looking for feds to step up, say MPs

Conservative MP Greg McLean says some Sudanese constituents want to see the same support that was given to Ukrainian refugees. ‘This is an emergency. People’s lives are at stake.’

‘Long overdue’ update to whistleblower law should include veterans, says retired Air Force officer and accountability advocate

Bill C-290 is a Bloc private member’s bill to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, the basis for the disclosure of misconduct in the public sector and protects whistleblowers. And it’s attracting attention.

Cabinet ministers describe ‘electric,’ ‘ebullient’ atmosphere as Liberals hold first in-person policy convention in half a decade

‘This is about the Liberal movement. This is about us, this is about building for the future,’ says Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, with Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault saying ‘people are happy to see each other, they’re happy to be in person.’

‘Our democracy, just like our journalism, is not dead yet,’ says Tremonti on World Press Freedom Day

Politicians also have a role to play in stopping threats against journalists, says Anna Maria Tremonti. ‘[We need] people who can look beyond party politics to a way forward, no matter which party is the government of the day.’

‘After many long days, nights and weekends of hard work, we’ve reached fair and competitive deals for employees’: feds, PSAC reach tentative deal after 12-day strike

Regional executive vice-president for the PSAC national capital region Alex Silas says ‘I think we squeezed every drop of juice out of that lemon,’ calling the resilience of union members throughout the strike ‘exceptional.’