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502 Billion Reasons Ottawa’s Committee Rooms Felt Like a Systems Test
As senators examined the 2026-27 Main Estimates, witnesses described a country where money, data, justice, food, trade and trust all depend on whether…
May 8
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100 Minutes With Marlow: The Human Toll Exposed in Canadian Parliamentary Committees
From grieving mothers fighting the CRA to Indigenous families facing legal extinction, recent Canadian parliamentary committees reveal the devastating…
May 7
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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“Canada Strong” Week in the Senate: Heroes, Billions, and a Border Failure
The chamber honored Ukrainians under sirens and Arctic explorers while debating a new sovereign wealth fund and demanding answers on why an IRGC…
May 6
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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The $25 Billion Fund and the Week Carney’s Majority Took Control
The spring economic update put the Canada Strong fund at the centre of a new majority’s first test, linking affordability, debt, committees, and trust…
May 5
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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99 Days at the Brink: The $4 Billion Sunrise Expansion Program
The Sunrise Expansion Program will push 300 million cubic feet of natural gas to the coast daily. But buried in the approval is a complex fight over…
May 4
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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Inside Canada’s Senate April 2026: The Week That Took On History, AI, Money, Ethics, and Language
From a Dene teenager’s 310-year-old peace walk to AI’s threat to young workers and deaf Canadians, from SME credit access to ethics rules and official…
May 1
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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32 of 35: Auditor General Exposes Military Housing Failures Amid Parliament’s April 2026 Scrutiny Blitz
Committees across April 13-14, 2026 on household debt, slipping AI rankings, veteran entrepreneurship barriers, global human rights defenders, energy…
Apr 30
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Larry Smith’s Farewell Week: Three Days That Revealed the Senate’s Heart and Grind
As the four-time Grey Cup champion and former Montreal Gazette publisher prepared to retire April 28, the Red Chamber spent April 21–23 advancing…
Apr 29
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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Parliament’s Plan to End Long Ballots With the Strong and Free Elections Act
The Strong and Free Elections Act targets chaotic long ballots from protest candidates while MPs advanced food price transparency, youth job training…
Apr 28
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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10-Knot Speed Limits and Dynamic Zones Enforced for Right Whale Protection
Real-time 10-knot restrictions, seasonal management areas, and a full navigation ban in high-risk waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to shield the North…
Apr 27
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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9,710 Reoffenders on Bail: Senate Committees Grapple with Immigration, Fisheries and AI
Senate committee hearings exposed raw stakes in criminal justice, immigration value, inshore fishery threats and AI adoption lags, as witnesses…
Apr 24
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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Five Years of Uncollected EI Premiums: REGS Committee Demands Answers as 45th Parliament Evidence Flood Begins
A five-year CRA failure to collect employment insurance premiums from family caregivers, and fresh evidence on everything from veterans’ remains to…
Apr 23
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Mike B. | Hansard Files
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