Stephen Jeffery

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Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

As vot­ers in a Que­bec rid­ing byelec­tion pre­pare to choose from the largest…

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

Caucus disquiet grows after Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection upset as Liberals face ‘catastrophic loss’ with status quo

For the Trudeau gov­ern­ment, the writ­ing has been on the wall since Novem­ber, and…

Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters

Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters

A string of opin­ion polls show net neg­a­tive or sin­gle-dig­it favoura­bil­i­ty…

Heyman issues ‘tsunami warning’ about potential Trump 2.0 effect on Canada

Heyman issues ‘tsunami warning’ about potential Trump 2.0 effect on Canada

Oba­ma appointee Bruce Hey­man says Cana­da must pre­pare for mul­ti­ple chal­lenges that…

Sponsored travel climbed back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 as MPs accept trips to Israel, Taiwan, U.K.

Sponsored travel climbed back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 as MPs accept trips to Israel, Taiwan, U.K.

Fed­er­al politi­cians accept­ed spon­sored trav­el in 2023 at a rate not seen since…

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

Taiwan’s top diplo­mat in Cana­da says he is wor­ried about the effect that…

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

Her­itage Min­is­ter Pas­cale St-Onge has told a con­fer­ence of media pro­duc­ers…

‘Bring it on’: Liberal MP Powlowski challenges Poilievre as Conservatives eye Lib, NDP Northern Ontario ridings

‘Bring it on’: Liberal MP Powlowski challenges Poilievre as Conservatives eye Lib, NDP Northern Ontario ridings

Despite his party’s polling fig­ures, two-term North­ern Ontario Lib­er­al MP Mar­cus…

Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

House Speak­er Greg Fer­gus intends to regain the trust of his fel­low…

Private member’s bill to make MPs’ oath to King Charles III optional could prove ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ for government

Private member’s bill to make MPs’ oath to King Charles III optional could prove ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ for government

Despite grow­ing indif­fer­ence among Cana­di­ans towards the monar­chy amid…

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

Con­tin­u­ing drought con­di­tions in West­ern Cana­da, a rel­a­tive­ly mild start…

Everything’s hitting ‘pretty damn close to home’: foreign policy experts urge Canadian rethink on global priorities amid international crises, Israel-Gaza war