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Long after giving up control, Stephen Harper still commands the room
Shannon Proudfoot
politics
Stephen Harper says Pierre Poilievre should save his policy platform for federal election
Former prime minister Stephen Harper adelivers the keynote address at a conference, Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are stuck in the mud and hoping a health care deal helps pull them out
Campbell Clark
politics
House committee says victims should be able to opt out of publication bans
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, David Lametti, appears as a witness at the a Senate committee on legal and constitutional affairs in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Senators ask Governor General to strip Don Meredith of ‘Honourable’ title
Sen. Don Meredith is seen during an interview in Toronto on March 16, 2017. Senators have voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have their former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
opinion
Why feminist organizations are finally changing their stances on sex work
Elene Lam, Kai Cheng Thom and Chanelle Gallant
politics
Former Conservative PM Stephen Harper endorses Pierre Poilievre for party leader
Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party leadership candidate, attends a party barbecue in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 9, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
politics
MPs pass bill removing mandatory minimum sentences from some criminal offences
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Federal MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on whether to adopt the Liberals' mandatory minimums bill and send it to the Senate. Bill C-5 would amend the Criminal Code to remove mandatory minimum sentences for all drug convictions and for some firearms and tobacco-related offences.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
politics
Ottawa tweaks draft regulations to ensure gun buyers have licence
Hunting rifles are seen on display in a glass case at a gun and rifle store in downtown Vancouver, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
politics
Public sector unions alarmed by budget plan to save billions through first program spending review in a decade
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tables the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Thursday, April 7, 2022. The federal Liberal government hopes to ease the housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs. The commitments are part of a raft of promises in the federal budget unveiled Thursday that also include a two-year ban on foreign investors buying homes and tax measures meant to reduce speculation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Liberals earmark $18-million to assist criminal pardon applicants
Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. The Liberal government will give organizations $18 million over the next four years to help people navigate the process of applying for a criminal pardon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
politics
Ottawa slashes criminal pardon application fee to $50 as of new year
The Edmonton Institution for Women in Edmonton is shown on Wednesday November 11, 2020. The federal fee to apply for a criminal pardon will drop to $50 from almost $658 as of the new year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
politics
Jonathan Wilkinson says natural resources must evolve to include renewables, biofuels
Jonathan Wilkinson makes an announcement in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Canada's latest natural resources minister says in a country intent on helping to slow global warming without destroying the economy, his department can no longer be thought of mainly as the ministry for fossil fuels. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
politics
Tories can learn from Stephen Harper’s experience after 2004 election, says senior Conservative senator
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the attack on Parliament hill Thursday Oct. 22, 2015 at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Trudeau sets out to win the day but leaves the future of Canada for another time
Campbell Clark
opinion
When the border reopens, we’ll need a better system to prevent severe delays
David Jacobson
politics
Former prime minister Stephen Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime
Conservative leader Stephen Harper listens to a question from the media as he makes a campaign stop in Fredricton, New Brunswick on Monday, August 17, 2015. Former prime minister Harper has left his role with the chief fundraising arm of the federal Conservative party, but says he still intends to play a role with the party itself.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal
Sen. Mike Duffy arrives with his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon at the Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto on January 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel.
politics
Canadian Armed Forces to review Navy misconduct probe
The Canadian Forces flag flies outside office buildings in Ottawa, Tuesday March 9, 2021. The acting Chief of the Defence Staff announced changes to appointments including the General and Flag Officers in the Canadian Forces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Former PM Harper briefed on Vance relationship with subordinate before general became head of armed forces, committee hears
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, talks with Lieutenant-General Jonathan Vance in Mr. Harper’s Langevin Block office in Ottawa April 27, 2015.
politics
Stephen Harper warns gulf between privileged and working classes needs to be addressed
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is greeted by a group of Canadian Rangers as he arrives in Whitehorse, Yukon on Sunday, August 18, 2013.Whitehorse is Harper's first stop on his annual northern Canada tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
obituary
‘Maverick’ senator Elaine McCoy from Alberta was known to stand her ground
February 02, 2010- Calgary AB - Hon. Elaine McCoy, a Senator, sits in the Upper House representing Alberta as an Independent Progressive Conservative. She was photographed in her Calgary home on Tuesday, February 02, 2010. Photo by CHRIS BOLIN
opinion
Payette’s tragic appointment wouldn’t have happened under Harper’s system
John Fraser
politics
Former PM Stephen Harper’s consulting company received money from federal emergency wage subsidy
Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives at a ceremony marking the one year anniversary of the attack on Parliament hill Thursday Oct. 22, 2015 at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
Quebec sovereigntists pin their hopes on 1995′s unfinished business
Konrad Yakabuski
politics
Mike Duffy files appeal to Supreme Court in bid to sue Senate
Mike Duffy arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on April 7, 2015.
politics
New head of Canadian Race Relations Foundation says group will take a stronger advocacy role
New head of Canadian Race Relations Foundation says group will take a stronger advocacy role
NDP critic says Liberals, Tories both to blame for problems at Public Health Agency
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference as he visits the Public Health Agency of Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on July 31, 2020. Quebec is announcing it doesn't intend to use the federal COVID-19 contact tracing app, at least for now. The province's minister responsible for digital transformation said today that the pandemic is currently under control in Quebec with the measures already in place. But Eric Caire said officials are still doing the groundwork to prepare to deploy a contact tracing app if it becomes necessary in the future. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
alberta
Former PM Harper’s son working for Alberta Premier
Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s son working for Premier Jason Kenney
opinion
Trudeau’s cynical prorogation is like Harper’s, with a smile
Robyn Urback
opinion
Justin Trudeau’s cynical disdain for Parliament, and for Canadian voters
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letters
May 19: ‘I told my partner of five years that our baby was a boy – via FaceTime.’ Readers cut off from family at the Canada-U.S. border, plus other letters to the editor
May 19: ‘I told my partner of five years that our baby was a boy – via FaceTime.’ Readers cut off from family at the Canada-U.S. border, plus other letters to the editor
letters
May 16: ‘I urge governments to make note of everything Stephen Harper says … and do the exact opposite..’ Readers react to criticisms of Canada’s COVID-19 response, plus other letters to the editor
SPANISH FLU -- ALBERTA -- Alberta Government Telephones operators in High River wore compulsory masks during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. From left to right: Gladys Stephenson, Cora Stephenson, Addie McDonald and Annie GrisdaleSome 4,000 Albertans died of the Spanish influenza between 1918 and 1920. Credit: Glenbow Archives
opinion
Ottawa’s halting path away from political patronage remains a perilous one
Peter H. Russell
opinion
Stephen Harper strikes back with a warning about big government
Konrad Yakabuski