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Ottawa stepped in to support Nouveau Monde Graphite after an important client, General Motors, withdrew from the project last fall #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/que…

NDP MP Leah Gazan said the government was using the consultations as cover, noting the Liberals didn’t seek out Indigenous input when passing its major projects law last spring #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/opp…

The prime minister says his government will continue ramping up defence spending and is clearly taking action on defence through measures such as upgrades to Norad’s infrastructure #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/car…

Ottawa stepped in to support Nouveau Monde Graphite after an important client, General Motors, withdrew from the project last fall #cdnpoli #cdnecon ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/que…

Mark Sutcliffe is narrowly leading a crowded race for the mayor’s chair despite his poor approval ratings, according to a new poll from Liaison Strategies #ottnews ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/sut…

Opposition MPs are urging the Liberals to reverse course and accept Senate changes to Bill S-2 after the government lost a bid for more time to pass the legislation to comply with a court order #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/opp…

The prime minister says his government will continue ramping up defence spending and is clearly taking action on defence through measures such as upgrades to Norad’s infrastructure #cdnpoli #uspoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/car…

Ottawa stepped in to support Nouveau Monde Graphite after an important client, General Motors, withdrew from the project last fall #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/que…

Mark Sutcliffe is narrowly leading a crowded race for the mayor’s chair despite his poor approval ratings, according to a new poll from Liaison Strategies #ottnews #ottpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/sut…

When asked by iPolitics earlier this month about timelines for a separate bill, Gull-Masty said she wanted to wait until consultations wrap up over the summer and turn her attention to next steps in the fall #cdnpoli #ParlCA

NDP MP Leah Gazan said the government was using the consultations as cover, noting the Liberals didn’t seek out Indigenous input when passing its major projects law last spring #cdnpoli #ParlCA

“We have a government that says they’re all about reconciliation and they’re really all about platitudes. The courts are now looking back on their meaningless statements about the things that they want to do,” said Conservative MP Billy Morin #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/opp…

The prime minister says his government will continue ramping up defence spending and is clearly taking action on defence through measures such as upgrades to Norad’s infrastructure #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/car…

Mark Sutcliffe is narrowly leading a crowded race for the mayor’s chair despite his poor approval ratings, according to a new poll from Liaison Strategies #ottnews #onmuni ipolitics.ca/2026/05/19/sut…

In a decision released Friday, the B.C. Supreme Court rejected Ottawa’s application to delay the deadline until October, ramping up the pressure to pass Bill S-2 when the House resumes sitting next week #cdnpoli ipolitics.ca/2026/05/18/fed…

In a decision released Friday, the B.C. Supreme Court rejected Ottawa’s application to delay the deadline until October, ramping up the pressure to pass Bill S-2 when the House resumes sitting next week #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/18/fed…

Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick said delays in adopting S-2 stemmed from disagreements over changes to the Indian Act that "go beyond" issues with the existing rules for enfranchised First Nations peoples, which Ottawa has already conceded are unconstitutional #cdnpoli #ParlCA

This ramps up the pressure on Ottawa to pass S-2, which remains at committee review. The Liberals are pushing back against Senate changes made to the bill that would also end the second-generation cutoff #cdnpoli #SenCA

NEW: The federal government has lost its request for an extension to implement the terms of the Nicholas ruling #cdnpoli #ParlCA ipolitics.ca/2026/05/18/fed…

some big news from the courts. feds have some time to decide an appeal, but if this holds up, it's a race against the clock to get S-2 passed #cdnpoli #ParlCA