Ottawa reaches $40 billion agreement to reform Indigenous child welfare
Politics Insider for Jan. 5: A landmark commitment to Indigenous child welfare; NORAD needs fixing; and a Canada-U.S. trade dispute settles
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Ontario locks down, again
Politics Insider for Jan. 4: Ontario’s new restrictions; Newfoundland’s COVID count; and Prince Andrew’s fate
Canada’s hesitancy on military defence is leaving us vulnerable
Paul Wells: NORAD says the threats are higher than they’ve been in decades and action is needed now. Good luck getting Canada on board.
Quebec tightens up restrictions for Omicron
Politics Insider for Dec. 17: Quebec’s new restrictions; Ontario’s grim COVID projections; and cabinet’s new Canada-first mandate
Ontario will make booster shots easier to get
Politics Insider for Dec. 16, 2021: Feds scrambling over Omicron; Booster shots in Ontario; and no more gathering restrictions for unvaxxed Albertans
Freeland pledges $30 billion in pandemic spending
Politics Insider for Dec 15, 2021: A major fiscal update; sobering Omicron news; and Singh pivots on Bill 21
Federal government pledges $40 billion for First Nations child welfare
Politics Insider for Dec 14, 2021: Funds for Indigenous child welfare; Anand apologizes for military sexual misconduct; and Trudeau’s out of the Bill 21 fight for now
Opposition pressing Liberals to address inflation ahead of fiscal update
Politics Insider for Dec 13, 2021: The war over Bill 21; fiscal update predictions; and Ottawa backtracks on South African COVID tests
And now, the inevitable Bill 21 fight
Paul Wells: An important and spontaneous debate has broken out in Ottawa that the party leaders had been desperately trying to avoid
Public Health didn’t keep track of travellers in quarantine hotels
Politics Insider for Dec 10, 2021: Public health flubs; Canada is taking the back seat in Ukraine; and Marc Miller takes a stand against Bill 21