Politics

The Conservatives introduced a law in the House of Commons on Thursday that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as a first-degree murder. The private members’ bill was introduced as the Conservatives signalled tackling crime will be a key part of their agenda this fall, with a motion also tabled on Thursday calling for a “three strikes” law to deny bail to repeat offenders.The motion, the first from the Conservatives this fall, says people convicted of three “serious” offences should not be barred from receiving bail, probation, parole or house arrest.Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the Liberals for laws he said “turn criminals loose on our streets so that they can offend and offend and reoffend with no consequences.”“...

The federal government’s request to Canada’s top court for limits on the notwithstanding clause isn’t only about Quebec’s secularism law, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Thursday. In a media statement, Fraser said he hopes the Supreme Court’s eventual decision “will shape how both federal and provincial governments may use the notwithstanding clause for years to come.”On Wednesday, Ottawa filed a factum — a written statement of fact and law — to the top court in the landmark case on Quebec’s Bill 21, better known as the secularism law. The law prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority — including teachers and judges — from wearing religious symbols on the job.Quebec invoked the notwithstanding clause — Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — when it...

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted September 18, 2025 3:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing his principal secretary and former justice minister David Lametti as Canada’s next ambassador to the UN. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Lametti will replace former Liberal leader Bob Rae, who has held the role since 2020.The Prime Minister’s Office says Carney will also appoi...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia Premier David Eby is in Ottawa to push the federal government for more investment in major infrastructure projects in the province, and it included dinner with the prime minister on Wednesday. The premier’s office said in a statement that Eby is leading a mission to Ottawa that will last until Thursday, and the itinerary includes a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on priorities for B.C.’s economic growth.Eby said in the statement that while 40 per cent of the federal government’s nation-building projects are located in B.C., he will be talking with the federal government on other projects that should be considered in the next round of funding.Carney hosted Eby for a...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during his visit to Mexico, which starts Thursday. The agreement will cover infrastructure, trade, health, agriculture, emergency preparedness and security, senior government officials say.Carney’s two-day visit to Mexico City is happening as Ottawa seeks more trade with Mexico in response to the United States’ trade war, and as both countries brace for the renegotiation of the continental trade deal linking all three economies.It follows an August trip to Mexico by Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to discuss economic growth, security and trade. They were joined by a delegation of Canadian and Mexican business leaders...

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted September 17, 2025 7:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of Parliament paid tribute to hockey legend Ken Dryden in the House of Commons today. MPs stood for a moment of silence to honour the late Montreal Canadiens goaltender, who also served as a member of Parliament and Liberal cabinet minister.In his remarks following the moment of silence, Prime Minister Mark Carney called Dryden a national hero and a personal idol, adding that Dryden was the reason he became a goalie. ...

Canada will launch a public consultation ahead of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office told Global News. “In preparation for the upcoming Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) review, Canada will be engaging with Canadian industry leaders, provinces and territories and Indigenous partners,” a spokesperson for LeBlanc’s office said.“To that end, our government will be launching public consultations in the near future. This exercise, which will build on consultations undertaken in 2024, will enable us to gather valuable feedback from Canadians.”The U.S. Trade Representative is set to begin 45 days of public consultations ahead of the review that is set to take place next year.A preliminary U.S. Feder...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 17, 2025 1:39 pm Updated September 17, 2025 1:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta government says the notwithstanding clause is an essential part of the Canadian constitution and the country’s top court should not undermine it. The province’s attorney general filed its arguments Wednesday morning in a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case over Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. ...

Critics are questioning what problem the Alberta government’s move to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification aims to solve, and say it opens the door to potential privacy breaches and discrimination. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday the move is all about streamlining services and preventing election fraud.Zool Suleman, a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer, said the United Conservative Party government’s impetus is unclear, and all Canadians should be worried about an increasing “creep” that forces the disclosure of more personal information.“There’s some kind of hovering fear which some people are inflaming, which is that there are people who are voting who are not supposed to vote, or there are people accessing services they’re not supposed to access,” he...

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of the Western alliance. State visits in Britain blend 21st-century diplomacy with royal pageantry. Trump’s two-day trip comes complete with horse-drawn carriages, military honor guards and a glittering banquet inside a 1,000-year-old castle — all tailored to a president with a fondness for gilded splendor.King Charles III will host Trump at Windsor Castle on Wednesday before talks the next day with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the British leader’s rural retreat. ...