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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 28, 2025 7:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in.Roughly a third of those MPs, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, were elected for the first time in April and will face their first question period today. ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is recovering after receiving minor heart surgery, his office said after he was noticeably absent in Parliament on Tuesday during the speech from the throne by King Charles III. “Yesterday, former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was admitted to the Ottawa Civic hospital after feeling unwell,” a spokesperson told Global News. “He has since been transferred to the Ottawa Heart Institute, where he received a stent.“Mr. Chrétien is recovering well and is expected to return home very soon to pursue his normal activities.”Former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, as well as former governors general Michaëlle Jean, David Johnston and Adrienne Clark...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada will have to pay US$61 billion to be part of his “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence plan — but would pay nothing if it becomes part of the U.S., a message he claimed to have “told Canada” himself. The social media post came hours after King Charles III delivered the speech from the throne in Canada’s Parliament, which particularly focused on asserting Canada’s sovereignty and included plans for bolstering national defence.“I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They are considering the offer!”Global News ...

The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals’ climate policy. In a notice of motion tabled in the House of Commons, the government signalled it intends to repeal the law after the government used regulations to end the consumer carbon price in March. That move was Mark Carney’s first official act after becoming prime minister.That move fulfilled a promise he made during his Liberal leadership run, having called the carbon pricing policy “too divisive.”The Conservatives claimed during the election campaign that Carney would end up bringing back consumer carbon pricing because the law itself hadn’t been repealed — even though Parliament was not sitting when the policy was ended. ...

King Charles III delivered the speech from the throne on Tuesday, laying out the agenda for Prime Minister Mark Carney‘s government. From speaking about Canada’s sovereignty, saying the “True North is indeed strong and free,” to Carney’s plan to have Canada join the ReArm Europe defence program, the King also laid out Carney’s economic plan for Canada.Here are five of the takeaways from what was outlined in the speech. Housing and affordability The King said the Canadian government will be reducing taxes for the middle class and cutting the GST on homes under $1 million for first-time homebuyers, reiterating Carney’s campaign promises. Story continues below advertisement He said the government will lower the GST on homes between $1 ...