Procurement Ombudsman Alexander Jeglic yesterday faulted the Department of National Defence for “questions regarding fairness” in contracting. It followed a 2022 report that military contracting was tainted by inside dealing and favouritism: "The department did not conduct its procurement process in a fair manner."
Parliament should suspend federal fuel taxes until year’s end, Opposition Leader Pierre Polievre said yesterday. The $5.25 billion cost could be recovered through measures likes reductions to the federal government’s $25 billion in annual spending on consultants, he said: "Since last month gas prices have risen 35 percent."
Commons defectors who quit to join rival parties would be subject to recall under a new House petition. The defection of four MPs in five months including Michael Ma (Markham-Unionville, Ont.) has already prompted tens of thousands of petitioners to demand reform: "Citizens require a formal mechanism to hold MPs accountable."
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree yesterday confirmed low take-up of a $742 million federal program targeting “assault style” firearms. Figures followed in-house Privy Council research warning the program would be a costly failure: "Your plan is over the spring and the summer to deploy RCMP officers to go door to door?"
The RCMP has set minimum quotas on equity hiring to give preference to “those with key skills and diverse life experiences,” said a report. The document is dated March 20, three days before the release of an audit critical of recruitment: "The status quo is no longer sustainable."
The CBC has apologized and acknowledged numerous inaccuracies in a report that falsely depicted Senator Marilou McPhedrean (Man.) as a “top spender.” The story by reporter John Paul Tasker was prompted by a false tip from another Senator’s office, the CBC Ombudsman disclosed yesterday: "I am sorry."
Drivers can buy any Canadian-made electric vehicle they like over $50,000 to qualify for rebates so long as it’s a Dodge Charger, records show. The Charger made in Windsor, Ont. will be the only eligible model by year’s end under terms of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s program: "What makes and models of vehicles currently produced in Canada qualify?"
Canada could not raise corporate taxes without running the risk of “hollowing out” industry, says a newly declassified memo by a Liberal Senate appointee. Senator Peter Harder (Ont.) wrote the memo as a deputy industry minister: "Why is hollowing out such a concern?"
The Department of Finance will not disclose the findings of an internal review into allegations it invested millions in a Chinese Communist Party front. The department censored contents of a 2025 briefing note to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne: "The Bank undertook its own internal management review."
The future of cabinet’s $90 billion regional high speed rail venture yesterday fell in doubt after Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged any future Conservative government would cancel it as a costly fantasy. Promoters estimate construction will require at minimum a decade’s worth of federal financing: "Ridiculous."
Defence spending peaked at $63.5 billion before the expiry of the budget year at midnight last night, according to the Department of National Defence. NATO says it did not verify the figure which is not itemized in any federal budget document: "We have full confidence in the process."
The Public Health Agency today assumes direct management of a national compensation fund that to date has paid out $21,474,722 on injury and death claims attributed to Covid shots. Consultants previously hired to manage the Vaccine Injury Support Program were blamed for causing “frustration and hardship.”
A federal labour board has upheld the firing of a Coast Guard captain for ignoring a distress call at sea. The captain of the fisheries patrol boat Dudka denied misconduct, testifying he was waiting for orders: "He was wrong."
Prime Minister Mark Carney yesterday would not say whether he believes China uses slave labour. It followed cabinet’s announcement of “a new foreign policy” that encourages Canadians to get to know the People’s Republic: "Do you believe there is forced labour in China?"
Police-reported hate crimes against Jews increased in 2024 even as the rate overall remained “relatively stable,” Statistics Canada data showed yesterday. New figures followed testimony at parliamentary hearings that Canada had normalized anti-Semitism to the point it was “casual, even fashionable.”
