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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said last year that no more public money would go toward the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Photo by Natasha Bulowski / Canada's National Observer

$13 billion and counting: Ottawa backs another TMX loan guarantee with taxpayer money

The federal government is once again putting taxpayer dollars on the line to prop up the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

By Natasha Bulowski | News | June 2nd 2023

Ships are loaded with coal at Westshore Terminals in Delta, B.C., on Feb. 19, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Feds OK Terminal 2 Roberts Bank project in B.C., with 370 conditions

The federal government has approved a contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank south of Vancouver, drawing swift condemnation from environmentalists.

By The Canadian Press | News | April 20th 2023

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti rises during question period in Ottawa on March 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Here’s what you need to know about the contentious natural resources law behind the fight

Ottawa and some western provinces are feuding over recent comments made by Justice Minister David Lametti. Here's all you need to know about the Natural Resources Transfer Act and why it matters.

By Matteo Cimellaro | Explainer, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | April 17th 2023

Newly released documents show that the federal government department asked Facebook and Twitter to delete a news article that it said contained errors — but both social-media giants denied the request. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evan Vucci

Feds asked Facebook, Twitter to remove a news article from their platforms. They refused

Newly released documents show that a federal government department asked Facebook and Twitter to delete a newspaper article that it felt contained errors — but both social-media giants denied the request.

By Mickey Djuric | News | April 11th 2023

Canada’s fiscal hawks in a predictable lather over Liberal deficit spending

But just because the Trudeau government’s bet on deficits has paid off in the past doesn’t mean it will continue being a winner indefinitely, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | April 5th 2023

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Troubled’ B.C. premier requests CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is "very troubled" by allegations of Chinese interference in Vancouver's municipal elections last year and has asked Canada's intelligence agency for a briefing.

By The Canadian Press | News | March 17th 2023

a man wearing glasses and a blue suit sits at a long wooden table, leaning forward on his arms

Parliamentary committee grills grocery chain CEOs over high food prices, soaring profits

Grocery chain CEOs fielded tough questions from MPs at a parliamentary committee meeting attempting to get to the root of why Canadians are facing such high food prices.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | March 9th 2023

Pierre Poilievre's disdain for experts may delight his supporters, but it should worry just about everyone else, writes Max Fawcett. Photo via Pierre Poilievre / Facebook

Pierre Poilievre’s know-nothing populism is a dangerous delusion

Pierre Poilievre's disdain for experts may delight his supporters, but it should worry just about everyone else, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | March 7th 2023

Duane Bratt, professor of political science at Mount Royal University, in 2021. Photo courtesy of Duane Bratt

‘Politics looking for a problem’: How these political scientists see Alberta’s proposed anti-trespassing bill

The bill, introduced by Joseph Schow, United Conservative Party MLA for Cardston-Siksika, seeks to bar federal officials from trespassing on private land. However, provincial cabinet ministers have been unable to provide examples of a single documented instance of trespassing by federal employees on private land in Alberta.

By Ben Roth | News | March 7th 2023

two people stand beside an electric vehicle in the winter

Lack of electric vehicles hampers efforts to transition federal fleet

A lack of available vehicles and charging infrastructure is slowing down the federal government’s efforts to transition its fleet to electric vehicles, according to a memo obtained through a federal access-to-information request.

By Natasha Bulowski | News, Politics, Ottawa Insider | February 16th 2023

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