Prime Minister Mark Carney last night led Liberals to a fourth term but with another minority government and casualties that included the loss of seven cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries. “I have much to be humble about,” Carney told supporters. READ MORE
New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh last night announced his resignation after leading the Party to the worst showing in its 64-year history. Singh only days prior to the New Democrats’ collapse said he had no regrets in opting against a winter election when the Party was 21 percent in the polls.: "Is that how you want to be remembered?" READ MORE
Electric transit buses are so impractical in Canada they require diesel heaters to extend battery life in winter conditions, say federal researchers. The National Research Council studied the vehicles’ feasibility four years after then-Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna promised billions in subsidies to make the “planet safe.” READ MORE
Restaurant and food services receipts increased about three percent over a 60-day GST holiday period, Statistics Canada figures showed yesterday. The tax break cost $2.7 billion, by federal estimate: "Let's help the people." READ MORE
Most Canadians complain internet scamming remains commonplace 15 years after Parliament passed an anti-spam law. CRTC research found more than 7 in 10 were personally aware of criminals using deceptive emails to obtain personal information: "The most shocking thing I’ll say is that Canada’s anti-spam legislation was never going to eliminate all spam." READ MORE
The Green Party acknowledges several candidates withdrew from today’s election to avoid vote splitting that could benefit Conservatives. The admission came in a Federal Court application protesting the Party’s disqualification from televised debates for failing to field a minimum number of candidates: "A small number of candidates, no more than 15, decided to withdraw their candidacy to avoid splitting the progressive vote." READ MORE
The Conservative Party if elected today will bring Parliament into session all summer if necessary to pass tax cuts and reform bills, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre told reporters. “Change cannot wait,” he said: "The bad news for politicians is your summer vacation is cancelled.” READ MORE
There was a movie, God’s Little Acre. It caused all sorts of commotion. We had a censorship board right here in Alberta, and they decided the movie was not fit to be seen. I remember as an MLA going down to the censorship office with a number of colleagues to see this movie for ourselves. You said to yourself afterwards, “What was so shocking?” There were suggestive scenes. I recall some older MLAs saying, “We have to stop this.” There was a debate. Do we have censorship or not? There was a sense we were protecting people from the evils of this movie. I didn’t buy that. People should make up their own minds.
