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CBC Reports Billions, but Not Local Station Spending
The Senate wants CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate rewritten around local communities, with public station-level reports showing whether the money follows the…
Aug 7
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His Wife Joined Alto. He Cast Thirteen Votes.
The Finance Minister built an ethics screen for Alto, then cast thirteen votes anyway.
Jul 17
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Meta's Own Files Put Scam Ads at Ten Percent. Meta Says Less.
The committee wanted a number on Meta scam ads. A senior in Orillia had one, nearly a million.
Jul 10
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The Fisher Who Leases the Sea He Already Fishes: BC’s Hidden Licence Racket Exposed at Senate
Pacific fisheries licensing lets investors extract wealth from active harvesters.
Jul 1
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For the Record, One Million Tibetan Children Have Been Taken and Parliament Finally Said So
China’s colonial boarding schools are erasing a generation. Canada listened.
Jun 30
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Blood Is on Canada’s Hands: A Chief Told Parliament Nobody Was Listening
Canada passed UNDRIP. Alberta didn’t consult the Mikisew Cree before releasing toxic tailings into their watershed.
Jun 26
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The Ghost in Your Group Chat: Inside Parliament’s Fight Over Encrypted Messages
Inside the political battle over online safety bills, encryption backdoors, and your right to private messaging.
Jun 25
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A Minister, $1.7 Billion, and No Receipt
How Bill C-26 grants the federal government unprecedented power to spend $1.7 billion on Canada's housing crisis without parliamentary oversight…
Jun 24
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The Deadline That Expired Before It Existed
How a single clause in Government Business No. 13 changed when MPs could amend Bill C-22, after the clock had already run out
Jun 23
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Canada Exports Cucumbers. It Imports Pickles. Senators Want to Know Why.
Inside the Senate Agriculture Committee hearings where witnesses warned that Canada’s food supply chain is a national security liability hiding in plain…
Jun 19
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The Extortion Case That Took Eight Months Because Parliament Wrote the Law in a Different Era
Current laws turned an 8-month extortion probe into a court-order marathon. Tech firms say the fix could break encryption.
Jun 18
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Sanctioned for Driving Palestinians Off Their Land
Canada adds West Bank settler violence to its sanctions list as a “grave breach of international peace and security”
Jun 17
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