The House of Commons may be on hiatus until next week, but the chamber is reopening for a brief — but historic — mid-recess session for a “joint video address to Parliament” by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who made a similar address to the U.K. Parliament last week. (Tuesday AM) In a letter to House ..read more

Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The virus has caused incalculable changes to Canada. Every Canadian’s life has been affected by the disease. More than 37,000 people have died after contracting it. Government deficits have ballooned — particularly at the federal level. The domino effects of COVID have accelerated ..read more

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Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is now interviewing candidates to sit on the Ottawa Police Services Board, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said Friday. Only three of the board’s seven spots are filled, and there are no provincially-appointed members after three resigned en masse hours after QP Briefing reported one attended the “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa. None of Ottawa’s police board’s members predate ..read more

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the survival of the Ukrainian people and the existence of Ukraine as an independent country. And if the unrestrained military assaults weren’t horrific enough, they also pose grave internal and external nuclear perils to Ukraine and the world. First, whether intentionally or indiscriminately, Russia fired rockets at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear ..read more

Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Oatmeal-Nut Waffles Day. If that’s not really your cup of tea, the weekend brings with it National Baked Scallops Day on Saturday, while Sunday brings with it National Coconut Torte Day and National Ginger Ale Day. Sunday is also daylight savings — so don’t forget ..read more

Welcome to Net Zero, your daily industry brief on clean energy and Canadian-resource politics. The Lead Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says oil from his province could help Europe stop using Russian fossil fuels. “We have the product the world needs now, more than ever before,” Furey said. Furey and others have suggested that ..read more

Politicians can be sensitive souls. That, surely, was why Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis blocked me on Twitter last year after I’d written a column questioning some of her views of LGBTQ2 equality and women’s reproductive rights. I’ve never met the new MP for Haldimand—Norfolk, and the article was courteous — even flattering — but ..read more

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Welcome to Net Zero, your daily industry brief on clean energy and Canadian-resource politics. The Lead Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says oil from his province could help countries transition away from Russian fossil fuels. “We have the product the world needs now more than ever before,” Furey said. Furey and others have pointed ..read more