Ethics Commissioner

The committee found 'there was an extraordinary level of insider access afforded' to the Kielburger brothers, who founded the charity

Officially, Justice Minister David Lametti appointed five new judges across the country this week. On Twitter, however, Lametti announced three additional appointments — including that of Montreal lawyer Daniel Urbas to Quebec's Superior Court.

OTTAWA — Craig and Marc Kielburger accused a parliamentary committee of engaging in a political trial Monday as its members grilled the brothers over WE...

The Kielburger brothers are expected to testify before the House of Commons Ethics committee on Monday, following a tit-for-tat in which the WE Charity co-founders threatened not to appear without legal counsel. After declining a request to appear, Marc and Craig Kielburger were summoned to the committee to explain how WE Charity secured the $500-million […]

Canada's federal environment commissioner should be made an independent officer of Parliament, three experts told a House of Commons committee Monday.

Inadequate vetting hauled the monarch, prime minister, opposition political parties and the Canadian people into the coliseum of critical public discourse, Roy Green says.

Former finance minister Bill Morneau has dropped out of the race to become secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau has dropped out of the race to become secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Opposition MPs have been trying for months to have the unredacted documents handed over to the House of Commons law clerk, but the Liberals have resisted

Nineteen public servants at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) are working on a part-time basis to help former finance minister Bill Morneau's campaign to become the next secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to figures tabled in the House of Commons Friday.

OTTAWA — The Liberals say they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months.Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says his party has agreed to send unredacted documents linked to the controversy to the parliamentary

Yasmin Ratansi quit the Liberal caucus after questions were raised but remains an Independent MP.

The federal New Democrats appear ready to back the minority government in a key confidence vote this afternoon, avoiding the country being called to the polls in a snap general election.

OTTAWA — A dispute over the scope and composition of a House of Commons committee will come to a head today in a vote that could trigger a federal election in the midst of the second deadly wave of COVID-19.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared that the vote on a Conservative motion to create a

Erin O'Toole says he doesn't have confidence in Trudeau's government but also doesn't want another vote.

Debate begins later Tuesday on the Conservatives' push for an anticorruption committee the Liberals argue undermines Parliament.

The federal government appears to be drawing a line in the sand with the opposition parties' ongoing attempts to revive the WE Charity controversy, by stating that passage of a Conservative motion to create a new anti-corruption committee would "raise serious questions" about whether the House of Commons still has confidence in the government.

The threat of a possible snap election will be hovering over Parliament Hill this week as opposition parties resume their fight with the Liberal government over the WE controversy and preparations for the second wave of COVID-19.

Trudeau's big bet — Carbon tax on trial

Ethics commissioner says former ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton broke the Conflict of Interest Act