Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, to chair a Liberal party task force on economic growth ahead of the next federal election, the party announced Monday. Carney, whose possible future in politics has been the subject of much speculation, will consult with business, labour and … Read more
The House of Commons passed a softened New Democrat motion on Monday night that no longer calls for the federal government to officially recognize Palestinian statehood after last-minute amendments brought in by the governing Liberals. Softening the motion’s original language, one of the 14 amendments called for the government to work toward “the establishment of the State of Palestine … Read more
New Democrat ethics critic Matthew Green is calling for Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer to appear before Parliament’s access to information, privacy and ethics committee to answer questions about why he broke House of Commons rules by filming a partisan video in his Parliament Hill office. Scheer shot the video to endorse a Conservative candidate in an … Read more
