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Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the average price of housing — not necessarily individual home values — must fall to restore affordability in Canada. Robertson was before the House of Commons finance committee on Monday answering MPs’ questions about the Liberal government’s affordability legislation.He acknowledged in his opening remarks that Canada faces a “housing crisis” but argued the federal Liberals are taking action to lower the cost of a home and boost the housing supply.Conservative MP Aaron Gunn asked the minister if he still believes home prices don’t need to fall in Canada, citing comments Robertson made after he was sworn into cabinet in May.Robertson focused on average home prices in his response.“To be clear, we need to see average prices of housing for Canad...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 20, 2025 4:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The lawyer for a former Bloc Québécois MP who lost her riding by a single vote in the April federal election says a do-over is required. A three-day hearing began this morning in St-Jérôme, Que., where Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagnés is challenging the results in the riding of Terrebonne, north of Montreal. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The le...

A House of Commons committee approved a study of the contracts Stellantis has signed with the federal government for billions of dollars of subsidies to see if they included provisions to protect Canadian auto jobs. The Conservatives pushed for the study after Stellantis last week said it would be moving planned production of its Jeep Compass from its plant in Brampton, Ont., to Illinois, threatening 3,000 workers at the Canadian facility.Conservative MP Garnett Genuis said Stellantis has received over $10 billion in federal subsidies from the Liberal government over the past several years to boost the automaker’s Canadian footprint.His motion calls for the production of copies of any contract, memorandum of understanding or other agreement signed between the government and Stellantis sinc...

By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted October 20, 2025 9:00 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Liberals plan to unfurl measures today to counter fraud and strengthen Canadians’ financial security — the latest in a series of pre-budget announcements. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is to be joined at a news conference by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Stephanie McLean, secretary of state for seniors.The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has documented more than 30 types of fraud targeting Canadian consumers and businesses.The centre’s most recent annual st...