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The Liberals are preparing to bring forward new standalone legislation to address harmful content found online, reviving a Trudeau-era bill that failed to become law before this past year’s federal election, says a government source.

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Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source
Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child protection advocates remained hopeful the…
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December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
David Crane: Much will depend on the Carney government’s ability to persuade Canadians that current difficulties, and the risk of stagnant incomes as living costs rise, are worthwhile—that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Opinion: The hard reality is that United States is no longer the centrepiece of global trade, and its internal volatility has exposed Canada to a precarious dance of 'trade talks' with no obvious solution.

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December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The House Ethics Committee is planning to embark on a review of the Lobbying Act in 2026 after wrapping up its current study into challenges posed by artificial intelligence and its regulation.

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December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
While key reforms to cement the new multi-group Senate have been passed, ‘there’s no guarantee that independence is forever,’ warns outgoing ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain.

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December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
All Politics Poll | Your favourite up-and-comers in the House: Liberal MP Corey Hogan Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy, and Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed

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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Gwynne Dyer: Maybe all this time we have been looking in the wrong place for an answer to the question: why does Trump always yield to Putin?

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December 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Opinion: Work stoppages are crippling Canada’s economy—it’s time for Parliament to act

Small businesses cannot afford the ongoing costs and unpredictability work stoppages are causing in Canada’s major economic sectors.

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December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
PHAC's 2024-25 departmental results report vaccine uses rates from a 2021 survey. Newer data is available, but that source doesn’t include rates from all provinces and territories.

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December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The solution to substance abuse in the nation’s capital will come from multi-level collaboration, say local elected representatives after Prime Minister Carney and Ottawa Mayor Sutcliffe announced a pilot project aiming to curb substance abuse in Ottawa.

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December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
David Crane: Transforming Canada’s economy for a better future is an enormous challenge

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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
All Politics | This year's biggest self-promoters: Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and Jamil Jivani

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December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Opinion: Redesigning Canada’s health policy to spur innovation

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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Carney will be “on the hunt” over the winter break for more opposition party members to potentially cross the floor, giving the Liberals a majority of seats in the House and allowing the government to move forward on stalled legislation.

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December 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Opinion: Canada’s grand strategy in a multipolar world

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December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board has closed any outstanding investigations into excessive pricing in order to start “fresh” when updated guidelines are implemented in the new year, says its director general.

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December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The best photos from the third quarter of 2025 include scenes from the House of Commons' busy fall sitting, protests on Parliament Hill, the Indonesian president's, and a new command for the Royal Canadian Air Force.

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December 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Record-breaking November lobbying sees U.S. trade war and federal budget among top concerns

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December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Politics This Morning: ‘Twas the morning before Christmas
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December 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The federal government’s new “Buy Canadian” policy for procurement is a good step forward, but the fine print points to a risk where companies only appear Canadian on paper and reap the rewards, failing to deliver the intended outcomes for the country.

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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
UNLOCKED | ‘We are in a good place now’: Sen. Moncion preps to take over as ISG head

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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The best photos from the second quarter of 2025 feature campaign whistlestops, a federal leaders' debate, government tariff responses, and MPs being sworn in after the election.

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December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Sheila Copps: If Poilievre doesn’t change the channel soon, he’s done

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December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked, says Liberal strategist Dan Arnold.

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Conservatives’ $189K Alberta byelection spend ‘left nothing to chance’ on leader’s return to Parliament, say strategists
The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked,…
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December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All Politics Poll | The Liberal Party’s election win, after trailing the Conservatives by about 20 points for about a year, was voted as 2025's biggest political comeback

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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM