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Tories won't release budget cut details The federal government is refusing to release details of its budget cuts to Canada’s budget watchdog even after a legal expert deemed it was breaking the law. Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page has been fighting with the government...

Ottawa’s plans to eavesdrop on travellers appall privacy commissioner Ontario’s privacy commissioner says she is appalled that Ottawa plans to start eavesdropping on travellers’ conversation at airports and border crossings. Ann...

Google refuses Canada's request to clamp down on urination video In a case highlighted by Google as good fodder for a debate about freedom of expression, the Canadian government asked the Internet search empire last year to block public access to a YouTube video showing a man urinating on...

Legal opinion: Budget-cut secrecy breaking law OTTAWA — The federal government is breaking the law by keeping details of budget cuts secret from Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, a legal expert says. Page has been fighting with the government over details of what $5.2...

Feds flagged Enbridge Northern Gateway project for inadequate oil spill response plan: document OTTAWA — Federal officials flagged safety concerns about Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project nearly two years ago, while warning that the Alberta-based proponent had an...

Manufacturing slows in April OTTAWA — Production at Canada’s factories fell for the third time in four months in April in yet another signal the global slowdown is starting to hit the domestic economy. Statistics Canada reported Friday that manufacturing sales declined 0.8% to $49.1-billion...

Doug Ford says he will run for Ontario PCs if Dalton McGuinty calls an election With warnings of a potential snap summer election in Ontario, city councillor Doug Ford has set his sights on provincial politics. “If [the premier] calls the election in July, I’m gone,” Councillor Doug Ford...

Conservatives draw fire for War of 1812 spending Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is spending more than $28 million on a war that happened 200 years ago, leaving no doubt it takes the War of 1812 bicentennial very seriously. A special silver dollar coin (which sells for $60), a...

Tories fear budget-bill showdown burnt substantial political capital After almost 24 hours of bobbing up and down in their seats for votes on the government’s budget bill, there’s no doubt Conservatives MPs are tired. But government members and cabinet ministers are also expressing private...

Parks Canada staff banned from criticizing Feds Workers told they have 'duty' to support Harper government Parks Canada employees across the country have received letters warning they're not allowed to criticize the agency or the federal government. The directive comes as the agency cuts...

Canada's economic slack falls Trend could mean higher oilsands costs even as crude price falls The amount of slack in the Canadian economy in the first three months of 2012 reached its lowest since the end of 2007, prior to the economic recession, Statistics Canada...

He's smart, he's talented — but Justin Trudeau is not ready to redeem the Liberals OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau should, after a suitable period of introspection, politely thank those who would have him press-ganged into taking on the Liberal leadership. Then he should tell them to heave off. And...

Auditor-General sounds alarm on House and Senate contracts Parliament has wrongfully awarded large contracts that went to unqualified bidders, were signed retroactively or did not include any justification for being untendered, the Auditor-General has found. After having faced resistance...

Thomas Mulcair’s Dutch Disease warning supported by OECD report A new OECD report supports controversial claims by NDP leader Thomas Mulcair that Canada is suffering from an economic condition known as Dutch Disease. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warns in a...

Federal Budget 2012: Thomas Mulcair hopes omnibus budget votes will stoke public outrage OTTAWA—New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair hopes a long night of parliamentary voting will help Canadians remember what is being lost in the sweeping legislative changes included in the omnibus budget bill...

Bob Rae won't run for Liberal leadership Bob Rae will not seek the permanent leadership of the Liberal party and will continue as interim leader until the new leader is chosen, CBC News has learned. Rae was widely expected to enter the race and to be a top contender. He will make the...

Canada, Harper need a 'reality check' on global warming: report OTTAWA — Members of a federal advisory panel, who recently learned their organization was on the chopping block, are sending Prime Minister Stephen Harper a "reality check" on the economic dangers of his global warming...

Harper and Rae argue over which one has compromised his ideals the most One day before a marathon amendment vote on a highly controversial budget bill is expected to begin, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae and Prime Minister Stephen Harper traded barbs in the House of Commons over who has...

Scott Brison: If Canada doesn’t tackle income disparity, the economy will suffer A poll reported in the National Post recently found that more than three-quarters of Canadians believe income inequality is a problem in Canada. I recently introduced a private members motion (M-315) in...

Defence Department can’t explain increase in costs OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence cannot fully explain why defence spending jumped about 14% in the most recent fiscal year to $22.5-billion — including nearly $4-billion in March alone — as the government tries to rein in the...