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Conservatives call on government to back off capital gains changes due to legislative limbo
The Conservatives are calling on the government to stop collecting tax on capital gains at the increased inclusion rate the Liberals put forward as part of last year’s budget.
Netflix and other streaming services now blocked on federal government networks
Shared Services Canada says it made the decision because streaming services aren't necessary for federal bureaucrats to do their jobs.
Top Poilievre adviser targets former CPC leader for wishing departing Liberal well
Top Conservatives are defending Pierre Poilievre adviser Jenni Byrne for criticizing former party leader Erin O’Toole on social media.
Poilievre says Liberal leadership aspirants are 'just like Justin'
From coining "Justinflation" to saying Justin Trudeau is "not worth the cost," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been unafraid to target the prime minister directly in his messaging. But following Trudeau's bombshell resignation, it will now be a different Liberal leader facing off with Poilievre in the federal election.
Trudeau gave a speech to the Liberals' holiday party — but Freeland stole the show
On the day the House of Commons adjourned for the holidays, hundreds of Liberals packed the annual caucus party to hear what could be Justin Trudeau's last public speech until the new year — but many partygoers left the event talking about another star guest.
Some provinces say they could lose millions of dollars to federal tax break
A federally-imposed "tax holiday" could end up being costly for some provinces, and officials from two provincial governments said they were "blindsided" by the prime minister's announcement Thursday that the federal government is suspending the sales tax for some goods.
Boissonnault apologizes for shifting statements about family's Indigeneity
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous.
Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to face a new round of questions over his business dealings and family history at a parliamentary committee in the wake of reports that his former company claimed to be “Indigenous owned” when bidding for federal contracts in 2020.
At least 17 Conservative MPs advocated for money from a housing program Poilievre vows to cut
More than a dozen Conservatives wrote to the federal government on behalf of communities in their ridings calling for them to receive funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund — a program Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to cut.
Poilievre calls on premiers to remove sales taxes on new homes under $1M
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Canada’s premiers to match his pledge to remove the federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million by doing the same with provincial sales taxes.