Emily Haws

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Nobody has met with Carney about Brookfield since his resignation, COO says

Nobody has met with Carney about Brookfield since his resignation, COO says

No one at Brookfield Corp. has spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney about company business since he resigned earlier this year to run for the Liberal leadership, according to chief operating officer Justin Beber. He testified at the House Ethics Committee Monday, which is studying the Conflict of Interest Act. Marc-André Blanchard, Mr. Carney’s chief of staff, and Michael Sabia...

More than half of Canadians think there is too much immigration, poll finds

More than half of Canadians think there is too much immigration, poll finds

A majority of Canadians say there is too much immigration to this country, a new poll suggests, but the percentage of people who believe this has remained stable after a sharp rise over two previous years. The poll, which was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research in partnership with other groups, also found a widening partisan divide among...

Ottawa’s implementation of law to fast-track major projects a work in progress

Ottawa’s implementation of law to fast-track major projects a work in progress

It took 20 days for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government to get legislation through Parliament allowing for the fast-tracking of national projects. The actual implementation of that law, the Building Canada Act, is on a slower track. Turning Canada into an “energy superpower” and reducing reliance on the U.S. were central promises of Mr. Carney’s election campaign this spring, and...

Senate to hold hearings on Carney’s bills to cut taxes, fast-track major projects

Senate to hold hearings on Carney’s bills to cut taxes, fast-track major projects

The Senate has agreed to hold full hearings to study two key pieces of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s agenda, including bills proposing a middle-class tax cut and to fast-track major projects, according to two Senate sources. Mr. Carney has suggested he wants to have bills C-4 and C-5 passed by Canada Day. Both bills are at second reading in the...

Liberal government appoints 12 ministerial chiefs of staff

Liberal government appoints 12 ministerial chiefs of staff

The Liberal government has appointed 12 chiefs of staff to some of the most influential federal ministers. A list of appointments was sent in an internal e-mail to Liberal staff and obtained by The Globe and Mail. More appointments are expected next week. As the top aide to a minister, chiefs of staff have significant influence over the minister, their...

Conservative MPs used parliamentary privilege to seek details on DEI initiatives ahead of election

Conservative MPs used parliamentary privilege to seek details on DEI initiatives ahead of election

Conservative MPs used their parliamentary privilege to seek details on the scope of the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in areas that line up with what party leader Pierre Poilievre is now pledging to cut. The efforts to gather information began in March, 2024, with two MPs using order paper questions to probe spending on government and military...