The federal government is looking for public input on a new legislation to improve safety in long-term care, in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals promised during their 2021 election campaign to table a Safe Long-Term Care Act, after widespread COVID-19 outbreaks drew attention to the struggle many homes…

Jagmeet Singh said the Trudeau government will not be getting any help from the federal New Democrat Party (NDP) in pushing through legislation to end a British Columbia port workers strike. NDP leader Mr. Singh made the remarks on July 4 in a statement that said his party “would oppose back-to-work legislation.” “We would decline,”…

David Johnston filed his final—and confidential—report on foreign interference to the prime minister on Monday, ending his contentious term as special rapporteur. Johnston had announced his plans to resign earlier this month, saying the atmosphere around his work had become too partisan. He pledged to submit a final report to the government before the end…

Canadians can be confident there will be a public inquiry into foreign interference, New Democratic House leader Peter Julian said Thursday. Opposition parties wanted the government to announce the inquiry before the House of Commons rose for the summer break, and for the last two weeks Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been leading intense…

The federal government appeared to be on the verge of calling a public inquiry on foreign interference Wednesday after months of resisting calls from the opposition to do so. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading what the government called ongoing and productive discussions with the Conservatives, NDP and Bloc Québécois about how to move…

EDMONTON—The day the newly elected cabinet of the Alberta government was sworn in, New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley and one of her Calgary MLAs sent a letter to the RCMP demanding an investigation into Premier Danielle Smith. The letter, dated June 20, is addressed to RCMP K Division and uses a report from…

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party has tabled its own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons, showing the New Democrats are no longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise. The NDP and Liberals struck a confidence-and-supply agreement last year that would see the NDP support the government…

Opposition leaders have yet to meet to discuss terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday, with one national security expert saying their proposal will likely be a sticking point. The Liberal government punted the decision-making around a potential inquiry to opposition parties on Saturday. It…

Special rapporteur David Johnston had to repeatedly defend his stance against holding a public inquiry on foreign interference as he testified in committee, facing opposition MPs who voted for a motion asking him to step down. NDP MP Peter Julian asked Johnston how he can have a “deep respect for Parliament” when he chose to…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser says India is among the top sources of foreign interference in Canada. Jody Thomas says “a number of state actors and non-state proxies” are conducting foreign interference in Canada, and at a conference last week she listed three countries that Ottawa has frequently cited: China, Russia and Iran….