Omar Khadr prison interview overruled by Vic Toews' office

A federal cabinet minister rejected a request for a prison interview with former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr even though the warden gave it a green light — a move some are denouncing as extraordinary political interference. Documents obtained...

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B.C. election debate turns spotlight on leadership styles

As the B.C. election nears its halfway mark with tonight's televised leaders' debate, it's become apparent how the campaign styles of the two main contenders couldn't be more different. They are both after the same thing, convincing voters to give them...

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Tory backbenchers to test ministers after Speaker's ruling

All eyes this week will be on at least two Conservative backbench MPs who say they are prepared to challenge their own ministers in the Commons, following a ruling last week by Speaker Andrew Scheer that left the door open for MPs to speak their minds...

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Insiders say Canada 'scammed' by foreign worker industry

Several information technology industry insiders have come forward to expose some of the inner workings of multinational outsourcing companies from India, which they claim exploit Canada's temporary work visa system and bring no real benefit. "I need...

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Foreign worker program changes expected today

The federal government is expected to announce details today of changes to the temporary foreign workers program that will require employers to do more to find Canadian workers so they don't have to look elsewhere. The expected changes come after a...

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Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval

Internal emails obtained by CBC News show that RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has ordered all senior Mounties to get clearance from his office before committing to any meetings with MPs or senators. Specifically, they are to notify a liaison office that...

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Trudeau striptease should be praised, charity auctioneer says

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau should be praised, not pilloried, for taking part in the charity fundraiser that's now being featured in a Conservative attack ad, according to the event's auctioneer, a lifelong Conservative supporter. Kent Browne, who...

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Jason Kenney wants to know why Via terror suspect wasn't deported

Canada's minister of citizenship and immigration says he was "disturbed to learn a foreigner can get a pardon for serious criminal cases and then be allowed to stay." Jason Kenney, talking to reporters outside the House of Commons Friday, was referring...

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Paul Martin accuses residential schools of 'cultural genocide'

Residential schools engaged in "cultural genocide," former prime minister Paul Martin said Friday at the hearings of the federal Truth And Reconciliation Commission, adding that aboriginal Canadians must now be offered the best educational system. "Let...

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Climate change scientist calls Conservatives 'Neanderthal'

The former NASA scientist criticized by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver earlier this week for his views on the Keystone XL pipeline is responding by calling the Conservatives a desperate and "Neanderthal" government. In an interview with Evan...

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Harper on terror arrests: Not a time for 'sociology'

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said this is not the time to "commit sociology" when asked about the arrests of two men this week who are accused of conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on a Via train. Harper was asked during a news conference with...

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Trudeau ads not bullying, just part of debate, says PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that flyers targeting new Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau shouldn't be confused with bullying and that the Conservative Party is following the rules on sending material to constituents. The flyers contain the...

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Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval

Internal emails obtained by CBC News show that RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has ordered all senior Mounties to get clearance from his office before committing to any meetings with MPs or senators. Specifically, they are to notify a liaison office that...

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Chris Hall: The every-backbencher-with-a-crime-bill week

This is the eighth annual "Victims of Crime Awareness Week'' in Canada. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson made sure he reminded everyone of that Thursday when he threw the government's weight behind yet another Conservative MP's bill to toughen the Criminal...

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Canada tried to deport terror suspect Raed Jaser

CBC News has confirmed that Canada tried nine years ago to deport Raed Jaser, one of the two men accused in the Via Rail terror plot, but authorities didn't proceed and later granted him permanent residency. Jaser, 35, and Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, have...

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Nicholson gets support for June deadline on cyberbullying

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson and his provincial and territorial counterparts agreed Wednesday to complete a review of the Criminal Code by June as part of their efforts to combat cyberbullying. The joint review by officials at both levels of government...

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Joe Oliver slams scientist's oilsands claims as 'nonsense'

Joe Oliver speaks at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. Natural Resources/ Candian Press A leading climate change activist and former NASA scientist is "crying wolf" with his "exaggerated" comments about the effects of...

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Contractor in fight with Public Works after asbestos exposure

Don Garrett says it should have been one of the simplest construction jobs he'd ever done. Instead, the British Columbia contractor said he was exposed to high levels of asbestos, almost lost his business and has been fighting with federal government...

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Controversial anti-terrorism tools revived as bill passes

A bill that would revive some provisions of Canada's Anti-terrorism Act passed in the House of Commons Wednesday night. The Liberals joined the Conservatives to pass the bill — known as S-7, the combating terrorism act — by a vote of 183 to 93. It would...

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Justin Trudeau rallies Liberal voters in Labrador byelection

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau swept into The Big Land on Wednesday, urging supporters to reject in the coming Labrador byelection what he called the Conservative brand of attack politics. Trudeau beamed at a photo-snapping crowd of about 100 people...

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Free-speech battle is for MPs to decide, Speaker rules

Speaker Andrew Scheer left the door open for Conservative backbenchers to continue pressing for greater freedom to speak their minds in the House of Commons. Scheer told MPs he is following the rules they have set for him when it comes to taking direction...

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