Ottawa wants to make it free and fast for Canadians to obtain criminal pardons for simple pot possession, but Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made it clear on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the government does not support the push for conviction records to be destroyed outright.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reassuring Canadians the country is indeed ready to become the first G7 member to greenlight legal recreational pot — a campaign pledge that will become reality in a matter of hours.
"Why doesn't the prime minister just say the truth and tell Indigenous Peoples that he doesn't give a f**k about their rights?" demanded the NDP's Romeo Saganash re Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Liberal MPs put on a show of unity following the defection of a Toronto-area MP to the Tories, saying Leona Alleslev's decision is not a sign of wider unrest in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's caucus.
Few personal relationships are the subject of national media scrutiny, but NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his new fiancee Gurkiran Kaur say they're up for the challenge.
Federal political party leaders must relay a message — particularly to men — that sexual misconduct will not be tolerated, says former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose.
Male MPs must help to usher in a culture change on Parliament Hill and combat sexual misconduct, says veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen, who is looking to work with colleagues of all stripes to address inappropriate behaviour often viewed as a "public secret."
"Perhaps he should consider returning... a significant part, or perhaps all of the $215,000 of taxpayers’ money that was spent in enabling his unacceptable holiday," said Conservative ethics critic Peter Kent.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett is keeping mum on a call by First Nations chiefs for the ouster of the head of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
