Liberal bill to expand and rename GST rebate now law
News Bill C-19 received royal assent on Thursday after an unusually quick progression through Parliament. [Marco Vigliotti](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/marcovigliotti) Editor-in-Chief Legislation implementing the Liberal government’s expanded GST rebate for low-income Canadians is now law. Bill C-19 received royal assent on Thursday after an unusually quick progression through Parliament. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last month his government […]
Conservatives poised to force debate on crime policy as budget bill continues working its way through committee
What We’re Watching A look ahead at the week in federal politics. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter As the clock ticks down to the first week-long hiatus of the sitting, the minority Liberal government seems to be keeping its short-term legislative agenda as open-ended as possible, with just two bills currently in the queue to make it onto the floor, […]
Carney heads to Beijing as ministers promote fresh federal support for Waterloo, Ont. manufacturers, N.S. curling club
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter After a brief stopover in British Columbia yesterday to talk to Coastal First Nations leaders about his government’s major projects plans — and more specifically, [as Aya Dufour reports,](https://www.ipolitics.ca/2026/01/13/oil-tanker-ban-alberta-slett-bitumen-north-west-prince-rupert/) the still-theoretical prospect of a bitumen pipeline through Northern B.C. — […]
Carney behaves more like a CEO than a prime minister, says Bloc House leader
News Welcome to iPolitics’ year-end interview series! In this edition, we caught up with Bloc Québécois House Leader Christine Normandin, who spoke about the future of the Quebec sovereignty movement, as well as her belief that Mark Carney is running Canada ‘like a business.’ [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter _Welcome to_ iPolitics’ _year-end interview series, where we […]
Budget bill back on the House docket as ministers hit the committee circuit
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter With a week and a day to go until the House of Commons is scheduled to shut down for the season, MPs are once again set to spend the day going over the fine […]
Carney set to announce cabinet shuffle later today
News The Prime Minister’s Office said the cabinet shuffle would bring only small changes to Carney’s front bench. [Marco Vigliotti](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/marcovigliotti) Editor-in-Chief Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to reveal how he will distribute the portfolios previously held by Steven Guilbeault, who resigned from cabinet last week after the federal government reached an agreement with Alberta […]
Elizabeth May still undecided on budget vote, says an election ‘could absolutely happen’
News The lone Green MP’s decision may be crucial in determining whether the government survive’s next week budget vote, which is also automatically a confidence vote. [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter Green Leader Elizabeth May doesn’t want the Liberal government to fall during next week’s vote on the federal budget — but that doesn’t mean she’s willing […]
It’s wheels up for the West Coast as Carney hits the post-budget hustings in Vancouver
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter After convening a virtual huddle with his front bench team this morning, **Prime Minister Mark Carney** heads west to kick off the next lap of his post-budget promotional tour in the Greater Vancouver Area, where, according to […]
Ottawa hopes investment tax credits will help fight climate change — but nobody is using them
News The federal government allotted more than $9 billion to fund investment tax credits designed to boost private sector support for clean technology, but a new report from Canada’s environment commissioner found only $22 million has been paid out. [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter A new report suggests the federal government’s clean investment tax credits — a […]
First vote on Liberal budget plan could take place tonight, courtesy of Conservative subamendment set to be tabled this morning
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter Amid the ongoing swirl of speculation over whether the minority Liberal government will be able to secure the support of two opposition MPs — or, alternately, five agreed-upon opposition abstentions —that it needs to make it […]