Latest from Raffy Boudjikanian
Bloc platform emphasizes measures to counter tariffs targeting Quebec industry
The federal government should be forced to put the preliminary texts of any free trade agreement to a vote in the House of Commons before they're ratified, according to the Bloc Québécois political platform released on Saturday.
Bloc's Blanchet tries to elbow his way into a campaign largely defined by Trump
Campaigning during a trade war that has threatened to squeeze out key Bloc Québécois messaging, Yves-François Blanchet has yet to find his sweet spot.
Liberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days away
With a federal election call likely in a matter of days, no political party has nominated candidates to all 343 ridings, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals behind all the other national parties.
Carney chief of staff's time in cabinet, stance on Gaza under scrutiny
Both the Conservatives and NDP are criticizing prime minister-designate Mark Carney’s choice to appoint former public safety minister Marco Mendicino as chief of staff during the transition — one party bringing up the controversy that forced him out of cabinet and the other, his staunch pro-Israel support.
Union warns Immigration Department cuts will further delay backlogged court cases
A union representing federal Immigration Department employees is warning planned cuts that would lay off 60 litigation branch analysts could further impact the already strained courts dealing with hundreds of delayed immigration cases in the country's three biggest cities.
Liberals questioning Ruby Dhalla campaign over $21K in donations
Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla is denying any wrongdoing as the party withholds contributions to her campaign from 12 donors.
In appeal to Muslims, Freeland pledges to scrap controversial CRA division
Should she win the current federal Liberal leadership contest, Chrystia Freeland is pledging to scrap a controversial division of the Canada Revenue Agency that Muslim charities and civil liberties advocates have long accused of discriminatory auditing practices, CBC News has learned.
Liberal leadership hopefuls urge federal intervention on Bill 21
With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, presumed front-runners to replace Justin Trudeau, say they encourage the prime minister to follow through on his word to have the federal government intervene.
Miller fires back at provinces, territories for complaints over cuts to economic immigration
Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller is blaming provinces and territories for federal cuts to the economic migrant streams they rely on, stating they have been unco-operative about increasing their share of asylum seekers.
Provinces warn Ottawa slashing immigration program in half will hurt economy
The federal government has told most provinces and territories they must cut their allotted spaces for local economic immigration programs by half this year, triggering concerns about drastic impacts on labour and the economy.