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‘Extreme’ hypothetical scenarios won’t decide notwithstanding clause appeal, chief justice says
National Post: Chief Justice Richard Wagner said the Supreme Court’s decision on the appeal of Quebec’s Bill 21…
March 26, 2026
Judge blocks Pentagon’s effort to ‘punish’ Anthropic by labeling it supply chain risk
CNN: “Nothing in the governing statute supports the Orwellian notion that an American company may be branded a…
March 26, 2026
Andrew Coyne: Lots of other countries have charters of rights. None has anything like notwithstanding clause
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: Which is to say, not the notwithstanding clause, but the Charter. It might…
March 26, 2026
Parliamentary budget officer caught again in partisan conflict. Should MPs pick their own watchdog?
Aaron Wherry/CBC: But there might still be something to be said for turning over the full responsibility to…
March 26, 2026
Carney takes victory lap after meeting NATO target: ‘We’re just getting started’
The Canadian Press: For the first time since the end of the Cold War, Canada is spending roughly…
March 26, 2026
Floor-crossing Liberal MP Michael Ma casts doubt on reports of forced labour in China
The Canadian Press: McCuaig-Johnston, who is a former senior public servant, told The Canadian Press in an interview…
March 26, 2026
Carney: Canada might help vessels sail Strait of Hormuz if there is ceasefire
The Canadian Press: “There are conversations with our NATO partners — some NATO partners — concerning what we…
March 26, 2026
Carney says apology needed for Indigenous spying program
CBC: “Yes, there should be an apology,” Mark Carney said during a news conference in Halifax on Thursday.…
March 26, 2026
Key figure in Phoenix public service pay transition says he’s leaving the team
The Canadian Press: Alex Benay, associate deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, said in a LinkedIn…
March 26, 2026
Ontario delays path to balance, pumps billions into research and innovation in budget
The Canadian Press: Ontario is delaying a path to balance once more, as one of several shock absorbers…
March 26, 2026
B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan charged with choking, assault, uttering threats
CBC: Chan was charged Wednesday and has been released from custody. He is set to make his first…
March 26, 2026
Election bill takes aim at deepfakes, long ballots, threats to nomination contests
The Canadian Press: The bill, introduced Thursday, would extend existing election protections beyond the campaign period itself, making…
March 26, 2026
Indigenous services minister announces $738M for health, emergency management
The Canadian Press: First Nations chiefs from northern Ontario demanded answers Thursday from Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty…
March 26, 2026
Procurement ombudsman slams Indigenous procurement strategy outcomes in ‘shocking’ report
The Canadian Press: Indigenous Services Canada and other departments are failing to uphold their own Indigenous procurement strategy…
March 26, 2026
‘Have you witnessed forced labour?’ Floor-crossing Liberal MP Michael Ma challenges former senior Canadian official and China expert
The Bureau: The exchange on Thursday struck some online observers as extraordinary, in part due to the standing…
March 26, 2026
Air Canada CEO apologizes for inability to express self ‘adequately in French’
CTV: “Despite many lessons over several years, unfortunately, I am still unable to express myself adequately in French,”…
March 26, 2026
‘We control our destiny’: Canada officially hits NATO defence spending target
CTV: According to data in the NATO Secretary-General’s annual report released this morning, Canada spent more than $60 billion…
March 26, 2026
Energy crisis has only just begun
CBC: That crisis is set to get dramatically worse over the next week or two. Energy shipments stopped…
March 26, 2026
Trans Mountain pipeline will soon be at full capacity amid global energy crisis
CBC: A full pipeline system would represent a milestone that Trans Mountain was only expecting to reach in…
March 26, 2026
Bill 21: Supreme Court chief justice calls English community’s argument ‘almost outrageous’
Montreal Gazette: The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada delivered a pointed rebuke to the anglophone…
March 26, 2026