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 […]
Conservatives, Bloc set to oppose Liberal budget, while NDP position remains uncertain
News Should the budget be voted down, Canadians will be forced back to the polls only months after Mark Carney led the Liberals to a minority victory in April. [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter Minutes after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget was tabled in Parliament, the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois indicated they would vote against the government, […]
What happens when the House tries to reverse a committee rewrite on the floor?
Process Nerd A timely deep dive into parliamentary procedure. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter Given the already caustic cross-aisle dynamics in the newly reconstituted House of Commons, what is most remarkable about the coordinated bid by the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois to use their combined majority clout at the committee table to make major changes to […]
Poilievre calls on Carney to keep federal deficit under $42B in coming budget
What We’re Watching Poilievre said the Conservatives want to see cuts to income taxes, capital gains taxes, the industrial carbon tax and homebuilding taxes. [The Canadian Press](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/the-canadian-press) Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney cut taxes and keep the federal deficit under $42 billion in the coming budget. It seems clear […]
Can the Liberals find anyone to help pass their budget?
News In the return of Adjournment Proceedings, we look at the political dynamics surrounding the federal government’s upcoming budget. The Liberals need an opposition party’s help, but who can they turn to? Is there any chance we’re headed for yet another election? Let’s dive in! [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter _Parliament has returned and so has Adjournment […]