Politics

After the Liberals convinced another Conservative MP to cross the floor, Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says there are more Conservative members who are “extremely frustrated” with the leadership of the party.

Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure of rural facilities.

On Thursday, Michael Ma became the second Conservative MP to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in as many months.

Mark Carney touted his 'big, broad, and growing Liberal tent' on Thursday night, buoyed by another MP jumping ship from Pierre Poilievre’s caucus to join his, a year after the party appeared to be in dire straits.

A member of the major projects office’s Indigenous advisory council says he and his colleagues were not told in advance of the agreement the federal government signed with Alberta opening a path to a pipeline to B.C.’s coast.

Conservative MP Michael Ma, who represents the Ontario riding of Markham-Unionville, is crossing the floor to the Liberal Party, according to a statement released Thursday night.

After months of mixed messaging, Rob Lantz has officially launched a bid for the P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Party’s permanent leadership, resigning Thursday night as the province’s 34th premier.

The House of Commons has started its winter break -- without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law.

The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy.

The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact.

The CRA is 'proud' after its 100-day Service Improvement Plan doubled the number of unique calls answered from just 35% to more than 70%, but officials say they 'will never be in a position to answer 100%' of calls.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns America’s new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting political movemements in Canada.

Self-described “agitator” Yves Engler has been denied entry to the NDP leadership race, after the party’s vetting committee said it has credible evidence of harassment.

Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he’ll speak with representatives from religious communities after Liberal MPs backed a move by the Bloc Québécois to remove the religious exemption for hate speech from the Criminal Code.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s next ambassador to Washington will have a window to prepare for the next phase of trade relations with the United States.