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The lone Liberal in the Manitoba legislature says her party needs to focus on one big issue in order for more people to support them before the next provincial election. Global News Morning’s Clay Young talks to MLA Cindy Lamoureux.

The Federal Government will not be investigating the decisions that led to B.C.’s vacant condo buyout plan. A number of Conservative MPs demanding the probe during a committee meeting Thursday were shut down. Ben O’Hara-Byrne has the details.

The federal government’s long-promised bail and sentencing reforms are now law after receiving royal assent. David Akin explains the changes, the impact they will have, and some big challenges that persist.

The Quebec Liberals have unveiled the party’s much-anticipated plan for the French-language. The party is promising a more positive approach if elected in October. The party’s leader, Charles Milliard, held a news conference Tuesday at a Verdun bookstore saying insead of focusing on prohibition and coersion, his party will reach out to Quebecers. Dan Spector...

The Quebec Liberal leader says he’s extending an olive branch to the PQ leader after launching legal action against him. Charles Milliard says there’s still time for Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to apologize and retract what he said about the Liberals possibly being linked to organized crime. Could the two leaders end up facing off in...

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon defended the decision to fast-track the Liberals’ lawful access bill after it passed in the House of Commons on Thursday, dismissing privacy concerns raised by the Conservatives as “tinfoil hat” and “paranoid” conspiracy theories.

Anglophone advocacy groups are feeling cautiously optimistic about the Quebec liberal party’s French language protection plan unveiled on Tuesday. Leader Charles Milliard continues to tout the language policy he would implement if his party wins the provincial election in October. As Dan Spector reports, it includes a more positive approach and making amends with English...

The plan for a $90 billion high-speed rail line that would connect Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City is running into obstacles even before construction begins. The Parti Quebecois is threatening to pull Quebec from the plans if it wins the next provincial election. Its leader today called it a “financial fiasco.” And as Mike...

NDP MP Jenny Kwan questioned the Liberal government in the House of Commons on Monday about an agreement the Carney government recently signed with China. “Canada signed a police cooperation agreement with China behind closed doors. The RCMP reportedly reviewed that Canada cannot publicly disclose details of the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) without Beijing’s approval…...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s slim majority government could soon lose its first MP, with Steven Guilbeault being expected to quit politics. David Akin explains what’s likely motivating the former environment minister, and how his resignation could be a problem for Carney.

Former environment minister Steven Guilbeault will leave politics this summer after being an MP for nearly seven years. David Akin explains what Guilbeault’s departure means for Prime Minister Mark Carney’s razor thin majority government, and how it signals a further shift in the Liberals’ environmental policies compared to those of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

Google and Apple are among the companies voicing their opposition to Bill C-22, the federal government’s proposed legislation aimed at making it easier for authorities to require firms to hand over private user data for investigations. Mackenzie Gray explains why there’s opposition to the bill, and what tech giants are threatening to do.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre called for the federal Liberal government to abolish what he called the “Netflix tax” in the House of Commons on Thursday. The opposition leader’s demand comes as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are being asked to increase the portion of revenue they contribute to create Canadian content to 15 per cent –...

After a two-week break, Canada’s Parliament resumed this week. And on Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney faced pressing questions from Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and his Conservative shadow cabinet. The focus from Poilievre? Escalated calls for the Liberals to scrap all additional federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year, including...

Toronto officials have been pushing residents to speak to their local Liberal MP’s for support in stopping the island airport expansion, pointing out that Ottawa holds the cards. But when Toronto’s Liberal Caucus Chair was asked about whether she supports the controversial plan, she appeared to contradict testimony from the airport’s owner. Matthew Bingley reports.

We check in Lunenburg West MLA Becky Druhan who announced this week she is joining the NS Liberal party and considering a run at party leadership.

A former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister turned Independent MLA is joining the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Becky Druhan is attributing the decision to her shared values with Liberal MLAs and her excitement to help the party re-build. As Ella Macdonald reports, the open party leader position for the Liberals is also a factor.

In the House of Commons Wednesday, Liberal MP Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil) took some inspiration from Dr. Seuss to deliver a minute-long statement ahead of Question Period, providing some partisan advice to Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

New Brunswick’s legislative assembly is back in session with a slate of new bills from the majority Liberal government, but the leader of the Opposition says it’s all underwhelming. Anna Mandin reports.

Quebec’s election campaign is still months away but a language law battle between the CAQ and the liberals is already heating up. The Fréchette government presented its very first law on renewing the notwithstanding clause on Bill 96. The French language minister also launched direct attacks on what he called “the West Island Liberal Party.”...