Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is creating Canada’s first carbon offset market to help big industry in its quest to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon offset credits will be created when an entity such as a municipality, a farmer or a company reduces its own emissions more than they have to. The proposed regulations say one credit would be created […]
Cameron Ortis, the RCMP official accused of preparing to leak sensitive information, has a new lawyer as his case moves toward a trial date later this year. Earlier this week, Attorney General David Lametti announced that Ian Carter, who has defended Ortis since his arrest back in 2019, has been appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Justice of […]
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Justice Minister David Lametti announced Wednesday the appointment of a special interlocutor to co-ordinate the government’s response to the unmarked graves that have been identified at a number of former residential school sites. Lametti has tapped Kimberly Murray, a Mohawk woman originally from Kanehsatake in Quebec, to lead these efforts for the next two […]
Lametti and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller hold news conference.
MPs representing the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP join Power & Politics to discuss their respective plans to ease the financial pressure on Canadians due to inflation.
A federal public servant was accused Tuesday of trying to undercut cabinet’s decision-making powers by intentionally leaking sensitive documents about a $700-million shipbuilding project. Crown prosecutor Mark Covan leveled the accusation during opening arguments in the breach of trust trial for Matthew Matchett, who is an analyst with the federal Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. “Cabinet is composed of ministers who […]
He’s not related to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc in any way — but a young German says he’s considered himself LeBlanc’s genetic twin ever since he donated his stem cells to him. Everything separates them—age, distance, personality. Still, Jonathan Kehl and LeBlanc now say they feel connected for life. It’s a bond that shows in LeBlanc’s first message to […]
Two Conservative MPs have defected from Brampton, Ont. Mayor Patrick Brown’s team to support Pierre Poilievre, his main rival in the party’s leadership race — a move that leaves Brown with just two MPs backing his candidacy. Hamilton-area MP Dan Muys and MP Kyle Seeback, who represents neighboring Dufferin-Caledon in the House of Commons, both announced Tuesday they’re abandoning Brown […]
If the success of a party is judged by how many people show up, Joe Biden’s Summit of the Americas risks being a bit of a flop. Between the countries that weren’t invited (Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua) and those that have announced their intention to stay away (Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala and Honduras), a major part of Latin America will either […]
Canada’s chief electoral officer has issued a report calling for legislative changes to make it illegal to spread disinformation about elections and voting. Stéphane Perrault’s report on the last two elections calls for an amendment to the Canada Elections Act to make it illegal to spread information that disrupts an election or undermines its legitimacy. Specifically, Perrault wants legislative changes […]
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