Canada provides funding to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria
April 22, 2026 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Canada is supporting international efforts to identify and eliminate chemical weapons that remain in Syria, to prevent future use. Today,…
Vijay Prashad’s Iran
Vishay Prashad’s Iran: A Response to CounterPunch’s Declaration “Six Non-Negotiable Terms from International Scholars…to End the U.S. War on Iran,” and to the Political Framework That Made It Possible We…
Prime Minister Carney welcomes the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada’s new Parliamentary Budget Officer
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada’s new Parliamentary Budget Officer. This appointment, which was recently approved by the House of Commons and…
‘Taxpayers,’ ‘Taxeaters,’ and Tax Equity
There is a fascinating phenomenon where people who live paycheque-to-paycheque, surviving on the trickled-down table scraps of unrestrained capitalism, get wildly upset when the obscenely wealthy are asked to pay…
Proposed new criminal justice provisions, veteran services and international student program in the spotlight
What’s on the agenda for the House and Senate committees today. As flagged in iPolitics AM, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS members are set to hear a final round of expert testimony on…
How ‘re-wilding’ can make Canada’s cityscapes more climate resilient and bee friendly
TORONTO — The laneway beside Adam Barnes’s house is, at first blush, unremarkable within Toronto’s catalogue of backstreets: there are garages, a graffiti-tagged brick wall and a chain-link fence topped…
Liberals set the stage to reconfigure committees to reflect new House standings
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. As flagged by iPolitics last night, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has now officially…
Cathie from Canada: Today’s News: Renewing CUSMA without losing our minds or our souls
Its getting real now, isn’t it. I mean Canada’s attempt to renew CUSMA so we don’t lose our minds or our souls doing it, so Trump will get a win…
Expert says it’s time for Canada to amp up efforts to educate Americans on trade
HOUSTON — Piling his shopping bags into his vehicle’s trunk outside a Houston grocery store last week, Texan Herman Moreno said he doesn’t think Canada has any kind of trading…
LNG Canada says markets aren’t paying extra for low-carbon energy at this time
The comments come as Ottawa and Alberta struggle to find a path forward on carbon pricing. The Carney government is keen to see LNG Canada greenlight its second phase in…













