Federal Politics

Teck's Elkview Operations is one of four steelmaking coal locations in the Elk Valley. A report from BC Mining Law Reform has listed Teck Resources’ Elk Valley open-pit coal mining operations near Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford as the worst of the top 11 polluting or otherwise risky mines in B.C. in 2023. (Teck website)

Uzelman: B.C. growth and prosperity depends on expanding exports

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • Jun 9, 2023

 

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Conservative Leader Poilievre elaborates on controversial Kelowna tent city tweet

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke with Capital News about homelessness in Kelowna

 

People who experience homelessness in Kelowna often sleep in doorways of businesses on the city’s main downtown street, Bernard Avenue. (David Venn - Kelowna Capital News)

Kelowna’s tent city garners national attention after Poilievre tweet

Pierre Poilievre tweeted a video of a designated homeless encampment in Kelowna

 

David Johnston looks on during a farewell reception in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Uzelman: Despite David Johnston’s report, a public inquiry is essential

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • May 29, 2023
David Johnston looks on during a farewell reception in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Control of Parliament could conceivably come down to one or two seats in the House of Commons – and possibly the results in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.

Uzelman: Canada can become a critical minerals leader

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • May 23, 2023
Control of Parliament could conceivably come down to one or two seats in the House of Commons – and possibly the results in the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding.
The new Canadian passport is unveiled at an event at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Passport controversy just the latest battle in the culture war over Canadian identity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Passport redesign just the latest battle in the culture war over Canadian identity

‘It’s not like Canadian identity has ever hinged on passport design’

The new Canadian passport is unveiled at an event at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Passport controversy just the latest battle in the culture war over Canadian identity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Poilievre’s ‘jail, not bail’ idea may not pass constitutional muster, experts say

Conservative leader says newly arrested repeat violent offenders, should serve entire period in jail

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Storm clouds pass by the Peace Tower and Parliament Hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

New directive requires CSIS to tell MPs, public safety minister about foreign threats

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells CSIS to give such threats highest level of attention

Storm clouds pass by the Peace Tower and Parliament Hill Tuesday August 18, 2020 in Ottawa.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period, Monday, April 24, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Uzelman: Fundamental issues Canadians want Poilievre and the Conservatives to address

A column by Bruce Uzelman

  • May 17, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period, Monday, April 24, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo looks on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada, South Korea agree to work together on clean-energy supply chains

‘We need to be clear-eyed about where we co-operate with China’: Trudeau

Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo looks on as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, speaks to reporters after a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

New Liberal law would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to get bail

Legislation introduces reverse-onus bail conditions for some charged with serious violent offences

David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, speaks to reporters after a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Lametti and the federal government are expected to introduce bail reform laws to the House of Commons as early as tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada’s justice minister planning to introduce bail reforms this week

‘Targeted’ Criminal Code reforms come after provinces publicly raise concerns about repeat offenders

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Lametti and the federal government are expected to introduce bail reform laws to the House of Commons as early as tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian Forces personnel stand at CFB Kingston in Kingston, Ont., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

New fund aims to reimburse legal fees for victims of military sexual misconduct

Centre will review applications to reimburse in response to 2022 recommendations

Canadian Forces personnel stand at CFB Kingston in Kingston, Ont., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Canadians will be able to apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall, says Fraser.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canadians can apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall

New design unveiled for Canada’s passport, including security updates and colourful new pages

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser speaks during a press conference in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Canadians will be able to apply to renew their passports online beginning this fall, says Fraser.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

China working to get Canadians ‘at each other’s throats’: interference researcher

Alliance for Securing Democracy has been cataloguing Russian and Chinese interference since 2000

The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gestures during a regular press conference in Beijing, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. China announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa ordering a Chinese consular official to leave the country over alleged threats he made against a Canadian lawmaker and his family. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response

China calls move a ‘reciprocal countermeasure to Canada’s unscrupulous move’ to expel Chinese diplomat

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin gestures during a regular press conference in Beijing, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. China announced the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat on Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa ordering a Chinese consular official to leave the country over alleged threats he made against a Canadian lawmaker and his family. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to accept jobs in Canada’s agricultural industry for another two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start

Two-year extension aimed to address labour shortages in the harvesting and livestock industry

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Fraser says the government will expand a pilot project to attract more temporary foreign workers to accept jobs in Canada’s agricultural industry for another two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly makes an address at the 2023 Liberal National Convention in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Trudeau government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Persona non grata:’ Canada expelling Chinese diplomat after threats to Tory MP

‘We will not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs’

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly makes an address at the 2023 Liberal National Convention in Ottawa, on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The Trudeau government is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei, whom Canada’s spy agency alleged was involved in a plot to intimidate Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly appears as a witness at a standing committee on foreign affairs and international development in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Joly weighs Chinese retaliation over expelling diplomat who CSIS says targeted MP

The Liberal government is assessing how painful China’s retaliation would be if…

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly appears as a witness at a standing committee on foreign affairs and international development in Ottawa on Thursday, May 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Canada Revenue Agency, union reach tentative deal, ending strike of 35,000 workers

Workers expected to return to work this morning

Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) strike in Montreal, Monday, May 1, 2023. The public-sector union representing Canada Revenue Agency employees has struck a tentative deal with the federal government, ending a strike of 35,000 workers just after the tax season wrapped up. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi