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Conservative MP Larry Brock announces he will resign next month

Brock is the seventh MP to leave Poilievre's caucus since the 2025 election, with four of them crossing the floor to the Liberals.

Global News - Politics · 17h ago

Freeland, in Taiwan, warns new Chinese law has ‘dark kinship’ with Putin invasion rationale

Former deputy PM calls on democratic countries to push back against China’s ethnic unity law

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 19h ago

Ontario Conservative MP Larry Brock set to resign in September

Departure of seventh MP from Tory caucus since 2025 election will deal another blow to Poilievre

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 22h ago

Border agency chartered luxury private jets to deport foreign nationals

Canada Border Services Agency spent almost $1-million on private planes to fly foreign nationals home, and to detention centres within Canada

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 22h ago

Will Canada get deal with U.S. before new tariffs? ‘We’ll see,’ says Carney

Canada’s approach for a trade deal with the United States includes 'comprehensive' discussions on all sectors, not just on a few specific sectors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

Global News - Politics · 1d ago

Despite Trump’s threats, many Canadians don’t want U.S. booze back: survey

Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump decided to impose 50 per cent tariffs on the vast majority of Canadian goods in response to 'discriminatory' measures.

Global News - Politics · 1d ago

Liberal Party selects lawyer Jessica Cardill as new national director

Well-known fixture in the party returns from private sector at a high point in the political cycle

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 1d ago

Ottawa won’t rule out jets at Billy Bishop airport despite rejecting Ford’s expansion pitch

Public opposition led to denial of Ontario plan, but ‘forever is a long time,’ Carney says in Toronto

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 1d ago

Canada ready to ‘get tougher’ if U.S. trade deal isn’t reached before deadline, Carney says

Prime Minister hopes to get all of Trump’s sectoral tariffs dealt with before Aug. 19

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 1d ago

Lloyd Robertson was a gentleman’s journalist

The news anchor was a reassuring presence even in the toughest of times

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 2d ago

Foreign Influence Commissioner issues clarifications on rules for new registry

Office addressed the definition of arrangement, what an influence activity is or isn’t, and where solicitor-client privilege sits

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 2d ago

Canada’s foreign influence registry is now active. Here’s how it works

A new independent commission will oversee the registry, which requires individuals and organizations to log their arrangements with a foreign principal or face hefty fines.

Global News - Politics · 3d ago

U.S. State Department closing consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia

The State Department is planning to close its posts in St. George’s, Grenada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and Winnipeg, Canada.

Global News - Politics · 3d ago

Some Canadians tell Ottawa in emails they support using British spelling

Messages to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the matter indicate several correspondents see the affectation as a way of countering U.S. cultural dominance.

Global News - Politics · 3d ago

Hybrid work in Parliament? MPs split on post-pandemic structure

During the pandemic, MPs began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, Parliamentarians are split on if those hybrid rules should remain.

Global News - Politics · 3d ago

Foreign-influence registry launches with uncertainty lingering over who must enroll

New system is broad by design to minimize the risk that people will try to exploit loopholes, commissioner says

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 3d ago

Carney looks to influential outsiders to head Canada’s embassy in Beijing, sources say

Martin Cauchon, a former Liberal cabinet minister in contention for the role, has long history of forging business ties with China

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 3d ago

ANALYSIS: With four vacant ridings, why did Carney call just three byelections?

The Liberals gave themselves a three-to-one financial advantage over the Bloc Québecois by holding off calling a race in the other vacant Québec seat, David Akin writes.

Global News - Politics · 4d ago

Canada’s diplomats have been dispatched on a new mission

Commercial interests are now the dominant priority, raising criticism from stalwarts of past diplomatic traditions

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 4d ago

Conservatives urge Ottawa to list Kata’ib Hezbollah as terrorist entity

The Conservatives are calling on Ottawa to designate Kata'ib Hezbollah as a terrorist entity, citing U.S. allegations linking the group to attacks in Canada.

Global News - Politics · 5d ago

John A. Macdonald’s old house is getting a makeover, courtesy of the British government

Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor down the street from 24 Sussex Dr. in Ottawa

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 6d ago

Arrested NATO intern has history of fraud, was ordered to take ethics course

Claire (Biwei) Zhang was found to have acted dishonestly after applying twice for a CBSA position under slightly different names and e-mail addresses

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 6d ago

Fundraising gap between Conservatives, Liberals shrinks in second quarter of year

Narrowing of dollar and donor gap will likely add to the pressure facing Poilievre as Tories continue to lag in the polls

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 6d ago

Politics Insider: Ottawa-Beijing relations face strain over allegations of NATO spying

Also in this issue, Canada Nickel’s mine gets go-ahead, Garnett Genius’s summer read

The Globe and Mail - Politics · 6d ago