C-51: Anti-terror bill to be tweaked as committee begins clause-by-clause review

After spending much of last week hearing expert witnesses expound on the pros and cons of the government's proposed new anti-terror laws, the House public safety committee begins clause-by-clause review of the bill this morning. Although currently scheduled...

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Anti-terror bill amendments suggest power of public pressure

Barring a last-minute scheduling change later this morning, the House public safety committee will kick off — and, most likely, wrap up — clause-by-clause review of the government's anti-terror bill. And barring a last-minute legislative strategy...

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Canada's anti-ISIS mission could launch airstrikes in Syria within days

Canadian fighter jets will soon be launching airstrikes in Syria now that the House of Commons has approved the federal government's plan to expand and extend its military mission in Iraq.​ Federal MPs voted 142-129 in favour of a motion extending the...

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Working for Canada in a dangerous place? Here's your extra tax bill

Civil servants representing Canada in the world's most dangerous places are being hit by a personal income tax hike, a possibly unintended consequence of the 2012 budget that senior government officials are struggling to reverse.​ Changes that took...

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Watchdog to report on 'modernizing' access to information system

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's private member's bill to expand transparency up later today By Kady O'Malley, CBC News Posted: Mar 31, 2015 9:08 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 31, 2015 9:43 AM ET Canada's federal information watchdog...

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Brace yourself, Canada, for the moral maze that is Syria: Brian Stewart

In all of Canada's long military history, we've likely never known less about a territory we are about to attack than the Syria we're going bomb from on high.   We're not alone in that ignorance as virtually no one today can figure out the full...

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Federal government's new payment would give seriously injured soldiers up to $70k

New Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O'Toole has introduced several new benefits this month CBC News Posted: Mar 29, 2015 2:54 PM ET Last Updated: Mar 29, 2015 6:07 PM ET CBC News has learned the Conservative government will announce...

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Glenn Stannard, watchdog who slammed military police, calls it quits

Glenn Stannard, the military watchdog who authored a stinging report into the suicide of a Canadian soldier, has stepped down. He retired last week after serving roughly five years as head of the Military Police Complaints Commission. Stannard...

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National Firearms Association ignoring questions about C-51, members complain

The National Firearms Association is deleting questions posted to its Facebook page about why it pulled out of a committee looking at the government's proposed anti-terrorism legislation, and some members are complaining. On Monday a lawyer for the...

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MPs to vote on motion to support extension of ISIS mission tonight

The House of Commons is expected to vote tonight on the Conservative government's proposal to extend its military campaign in Iraq for up to one year and authorize airstrikes in Syria. Up to 69 special forces advisers will also remain in the region...

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GreenPAC hopes to put environmental champions on federal ballot

A new political action committee has been formed to match political donors interested in environmental issues with candidates from all political parties willing to champion the same cause. (CBC) It's not often you see a celebration about the environment...

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Commons renovates to squeeze in 30 more MPs after fall election

In politics, voters often want nothing more than to throw the bums out. But in Ottawa these days, the question being asked is how to squeeze even more bums into the seats in the House of Commons. The number of ridings represented on Parliament...

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Iraq, Syria need to 'take responsibility for their own security' post-ISIS

Canada's defence minister says whatever happens in Iraq and Syria once the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, is defeated will be up to local populations, not Canada. "At the end of the day, the Iraqis are going to have to take...

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John Baird, ex-foreign affairs minister, to advise Barrick Gold

Former foreign affairs minister John Baird has a new job as an adviser to global mining giant Barrick Gold, the corporation has confirmed. In its annual report, the company listed Baird and former U.S. lawmaker Newt Gingrich as members of its international...

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How ISIS is different from al-Qaeda

According to the Government of Canada (and indeed, most Western politicians), the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria represents a dramatic escalation of the terror threat to Western countries. So it may seem odd to read the following passage...

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Iraq, Syria need to 'take responsibility for their own security' post-ISIS

Canada's defence minister says whatever happens in Iraq and Syria once the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, is defeated will be up to local populations, not Canada. "At the end of the day, the Iraqis are going to have to take...

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Bill to delay statutory release for repeat violent offenders

A former public safety official says the Conservative government's new bill to delay when repeat violent offenders at the federal level may be eligible for statutory release from prison will "make the system actually much worse and...

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GreenPAC hopes to put environmental champions on federal ballot

A new political action committee has been formed to match political donors interested in environmental issues with candidates from all political parties willing to champion the same cause. (CBC) It's not often you see a celebration about the environment...

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Stephen Harper 'dumb' to say niqab is anti-women, Charles Taylor says

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is "dumb" to say that wearing a niqab is anti-women, according to Charles Taylor, one of the men behind Quebec's landmark Bouchard-Taylor Commission on Reasonable Accommodation. "How dumb do you have...

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John Baird, ex-foreign affairs minister, to advise Barrick Gold

Former foreign affairs minister John Baird has a new job as an adviser to global mining giant Barrick Gold, the corporation has confirmed. In its annual report, the company listed Baird and former U.S. lawmaker Newt Gingrich as members of its international...

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Royal baby law comes into effect across the Commonwealth

Good news, current and future royal princesses: as of today, your spot in the line of succession will no longer be bumped back by the birth of a baby brother. You're also free to marry a Roman Catholic without forfeiting your right to take the Throne,...

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Expat voters' rights battle costs Harper government $1.3M so far

A legal battle to prevent Canadians abroad from voting in elections has cost the federal government $1.3 million so far, CBC News has learned. The figures are revealed in an answer to a written question from Liberal MP and democratic reform critic Scott...

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If Jim Prentice can roll out his budget, why can’t Joe Oliver?

No province in the Confederation is more affected by oil's plunge than Alberta, by any measure you choose, ​ Yet Alberta proceeded with its budget plan as scheduled. Premier Jim Prentice says this budget not only deals with sinking...

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Bill C-51: NDP to outline plan to scrap 'dangerous provisions'

A day after the House public safety committee wrapped up witness hearings on the government's proposed anti-terror legislation, the New Democrats will unveil their proposal to revamp the bill this morning. According to the advisory put out by the party,...

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