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​House of Commons in the Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Green fund controversy halts government business in Ottawa

Legislative business in Canada’s House of Commons has ground to a halt – for over six weeks.

​Canada's Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada October 2, 2024.
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Supply management showdown: Canadian politics complicates 2026 trade talks

The precarious nature of domestic politics in the Canadian House of Commons looks set to have implications for the mandated renegotiation of the Canada-US-Mexico trade agreement in 2026.

​Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre speaks in the House of Commons.
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Poilievre is polling well despite crying "terror"

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre jumped the gun last week, joining US Republicans in suggesting that terrorism was behind what turned out to be a tragic car accident at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge, giving Liberals a chance to bash him as a northern Republican.

Liberal Ontario MP Anthony Rota
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A tale of two speakers, revisited

Late last month, speakers of both the US and Canadian legislatures were facing the possible end of their tenures