Tonda Maccharles
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This former boxer survived the Parliament Hill attack. Now, after a standing ovation from MPs, she’s saying goodbye
After 20 years, Nora Daigle has clocked her final shift for the Parliamentary Protective Service. → Read More
Justin Trudeau will be remembered for his ‘leadership’ — not ‘the trash and the rumours,’ Brian Mulroney says
The two politicians met onstage in Antigonish at the opening of an Atlantic economic forum Monday night. → Read More
Canada’s top judge slams Trudeau government over judicial vacancies, warns serious criminal trials are at risk
Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised “to try to correct the situation.” → Read More
Han Dong’s future in Liberal caucus still up in the air
The question of whether to allow the Don Valley North MP to return to the fold will be studied by fellow MP Dominic LeBlanc, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and trusted confidante of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Star has learned. → Read More
Liberals defend green policies after Danielle Smith slams Justin Trudeau in victory speech
The federal Liberal government says the re-election of a Danielle Smith-led United Conservative government in Alberta will not hinder Ottawa’s efforts to advance aggressive climate action policies. → Read More
Money talks: Justin Trudeau is learning the hard way that keeping Canada competitive comes with a high political price
To keep that Stellantis EV battery plant under construction in Windsor, it’s apparently going to take money, voter and investor confidence, less red tape, reduced regulations and more infrastructure. → Read More
Poor planning and a ‘chaotic environment’: Internal report reveals Trudeau government’s blunders during the fall of Kabul
After action report concludes that while Canada did as well or better than allies in the evacuation, bureaucratic foot-dragging, poor planning and poor communication led to a → Read More
Supreme Court judge calls allegation of drunken behaviour ‘demonstrably false’
A top Canadian judge says he was attacked “without warning or provocation” and punched in the head, denying allegations published Friday from a complainant who said Justice Russell Brown was drunk and bothering a group at an Arizona spa resort in late January. → Read More
Canada’s top spy has a suggestion for tracking foreign interference in elections
CSIS head David Vigneault says a registry would make it easier to track people intent on influencing Canadian elections on behalf of foreign governments. → Read More
Ministers defend calling in RCMP to investigate senator’s Afghan refugee travel documents
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, and his predecessor Marco Mendicino, said the travel letter was “inauthentic” since it was issued outside of their department → Read More
Here’s why Canada’s industry minister thinks the country needs to seize a ‘generational opportunity’
Next week, a pair of Canadian cabinet ministers head to Washington to meet with top Biden administration officials and U.S. companies to talk national and economic security, and the beauty of integrating North American interests. → Read More
Industry minister says he’s in no hurry to sign off on Rogers-Shaw merger
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne told the Star that he has looked at —but wants to more fully understand — Tuesday’s decision by the Federal Court of Appeal that approved the merger of the two communications giants. → Read More
Chrystia Freeland rejects critical report, says Canada has economic ‘strength’
Faced with warnings of a possible recession, inflation and still-rising interest rates, the Liberal government sought Tuesday to reassure Canadians it will keep its big-ticket promises as well as get its fiscal house in order. → Read More
No deal expected on ‘irregular’ border crossings when Justin Trudeau hosts Joe Biden
The federal government does not expect to resolve concerns about the northward flow of refugees at unofficial Canada-U.S. border crossings when President Joe Biden visits Canada in March, says Immigration Minister Sean Fraser. → Read More
Feuding politicians. Candid texts. A stunning inquiry. The behind-the-scenes story of how the ‘Freedom Convoy’ shook the foundations of Canadian politics
Testimony and evidence at the inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to quell the “Freedom Convoy” protests paint a stark picture of intelligence gaps, infighting, distrust and jockeying between all levels of government and police, Tonda MacCharles reports. → Read More
Justin Trudeau gives Emergencies Act inquiry scathing assessment of police during ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation
The prime minister gave a scathing description of what he saw as police mishandling of the crisis in the nation’s capital, which he said helped justify resorting to the emergency powers. → Read More
Transcript reveals Justin Trudeau’s call with former Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen
As the prime minister testified Friday, a rough transcript of a Feb. 3 call was shown at the public inquiry into Justin Trudeau’s use of the Emergencies Act. → Read More
Chrystia Freeland and Katie Telford to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
The finance minister and Trudeau’s chief of staff are the latest officials to speak about use the Emergencies Act to deal with last winter’s “Freedom Convoy.” → Read More
Judge rejects ‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyer’s racist flag claims as a ‘fishing expedition’
It would be a distraction and a waste of time for the Emergencies Act inquiry to pursue a “Freedom Convoy” lawyer’s conspiracy theory that has “little foundation in evidence,” says the judge leading the process. → Read More
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to testify at inquiry on why government invoked Emergencies Act
Mendicino is expected to clarify exactly what RCMP Comm. Brenda Lucki advised him prior to a key cabinet meeting on Feb. 13 at which the government weighed invoking the act. → Read More