Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he would use “whatever tools the constitution allows” to pass criminal justice laws if his party forms the next government. Speaking to the Canadian Police Association on Monday, Poilievre promised to implement more stringent requirements for bail and make it harder for convicted murderers to transfer out of maximum security … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will still receive their full carbon rebate payments, even though the provincial government is not remitting the carbon tax on home heating to Ottawa. “Despite the disagreement I have with the provincial government in Saskatchewan on them not wanting to pay the federal government what is owed, the … Read more
The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024: They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for seeking it is a mental disorder. Or they can do what they did in 2023 and postpone it further, even indefinitely. Justice Minister … Read more
