Ontario Premier Doug Ford was dealt another blow on Friday after Labour Minister Monte McNaughton told the premier he would leave cabinet and step down as MPP to pursue a position in the private sector. McNaughton, who was first elected as the MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex in 2011, said in a statement he was considering the
Canadian national security authorities have obtained “credible” intelligence suggesting “agents of the government of India” were behind the June murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader in B.C., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Trudeau disclosed the intelligence to the House of Commons Monday. He said he also raised it with Indian Prime Minister
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 17, 2023 8:15 pm Updated September 17, 2023 9:51 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier David Eby has announced MLA Adam Walker has been ousted from the BC New Democratic party. In a statement issued Sunday, Eby says the BC New Democrat caucus conducted
A Quebec judge will lead a national public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference from nations like China and Russia, as well as other actors, in Canadian elections and society. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is also the minister for democratic institutions, revealed Thursday that Marie-Josée Hogue, a puisne judge of the Court of
Housing Minister Steve Clark has resigned after Ontario’s integrity commissioner found he broke ethics rules for his role in the Ford government’s Greenbelt land swap scandal. In a letter published on Monday morning, Clark said he felt his role in the Greenbelt decision and subsequent investigations were “a distraction” from the ministry’s work to solve
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said a top-secret briefing on foreign interference this week did not allow her to access key intelligence documents. Former special rapporteur David Johnston had released an initial report on alleged meddling in Canadian elections in May, along with a confidential annex of evidence that he said opposition party leaders who
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is tasking federal cabinet ministers with finding $15.4 billion in government spending cuts by a deadline of Oct. 2. A spokesperson for Anand says the government wants to refocus underutilized funds on critical services such as health care — and it doesn’t expect to cut any public-service jobs.Monica Granados says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 28, 2023 8:43 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A member of Parliament says he’s calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede. Liberal member George Chahal, who represents Calgary Skyview, says the Stampede has lost people’s trust.A partial settlement was
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A trustee from the Upper Canada District School Board is facing a second potential censure following remarks he made in the media about being censured for wearing “blue jeans.” A statement from the board sent out Tuesday evening said that the board of trustees “strenuously objects” to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet Wednesday in an attempt to put a new face on his minority government that has been plagued by issues recently. The cabinet shuffle comes at a time when a July Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Motorcycle accident toronto today suggested 37 per cent of Canadians said they would vote for