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Canada Border Officers Spot Illegal Crossings They Are Barred From Stopping
At the Whirlpool Bridge and across rural ports, CBSA officers watch crossings happen and wait hours for RCMP backup they are powerless to skip.
Aug 28
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A Five-to-Four Vote Closed the File on 15 Years of Bridge Tolls
The House operations committee stopped a motion to release the Gordie Howe agreement and have the Parliamentary Budget Officer price it.
Aug 21
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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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Mike B.
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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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