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1 week ago | cbc.ca | Catharine Tunney |Michael Woods |Verity Stevenson |Janet Davison

6 minutes agoGovernment priorities: trade, tax cut, interprovincial trade Catharine TunneyThe government’s speech reiterates Carney’s marquee promises from the election campaign, including a new economic and security relationship with the U.S., a tax cut for the middle class, more affordable housing and legislation to lower longstanding interprovincial trade irritants. “The government’s overarching goal — its core mission — is to build the strongest economy in the G7.

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Catharine Tunney |Michael Woods

King Charles opens Parliament with throne speech hailing 'incredible opportunity' for Canada's renewal | CBC LoadedLIVE: King and Queen head to National War Memorial | CBC NewsCBC News Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton hosts special coverage as King Charles delivers the speech from the throne to open Canada's 45th Parliament. King Charles has just finished reading the speech from the throne.

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Michael Woods |Verity Stevenson |Catharine Tunney |Janet Davison

2 minutes agoMichael WoodsThe King appeared to really enjoy dropping the puck at a street hockey demonstration at Lansdowne Park. Former Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips, the team’s all-time leader in games played, greeted the King and Queen before Charles dropped the puck. Phillips won the faceoff, then gave the puck back to Charles. Before that, Charles and Camilla greeted the local vendors set up at the farmers’ market.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Michelle Song |Lucas Powers |Michael Woods

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that “sometimes the truth hurts” when asked about criticisms of Poilievre’s campaign. Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke has been outspoken in his criticism of the federal Conservative campaign, saying on a recent podcast appearance that “blowing a 25-point lead and being like 10 points down is campaign malpractice at the highest level.”Asked today about those remarks, Ford made some eyebrow-raising comments of his own.

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Michael Woods |Lucas Powers |Meagan Fitzpatrick

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, when asked about Poilievre’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause, had this to say: “When you are in the position of a person that wants to be prime minister of Canada, you should rely more on improving [the] justice system and laws than removing yourself from their application.” Blanchet also spoke briefly about the clause’s significance in Quebec, referencing what’s known among provincial nationalists as la nuit des longs couteaux, or “the...