Dine & Dish: NDP MP Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman, by chelseanash.bsky.social 🌈 (subs) buff.ly/3y3lp4U

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes, by Samantha WrightAllen #cdnpoli

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‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget, by Stuart Benson #cdnpoli

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Conservative MP Vidal says he won't seek re-election as he no longer lives in his own riding due to the recent electoral district redistribution and that his party will not be holding an open nomination contest in the Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake riding he now lives in.

A court case that could have big implications for how parties campaign and fundraise finally got underway in B.C. today.

To set up the trial, here's my story today on some of the bigger tensions at play when it comes to the use of voters' data.

Unwelcome visitors: Bed bugs, bats and other pests found in federal government buildings ottawacitizen.com/news/meet-your…

How to fix the family doc shortage, with Jane Philpott
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Sponsored travel climbed back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023 as MPs accept trips to Israel, Taiwan, U.K., by Stephen Jeffery #cdnpoli

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Canada’s ‘win-win’ EU pact met with mounting concerns amid drawn-out confirmation, by Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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Budget projects savings through ‘natural attrition’ of public service jobs. By Mike Lapointe #cdnpoli

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Liberals continue ‘big budget’ spending trend, increasing capital gains tax to maintain deficit. By chelseanash.bsky.social 🌈 #cdnpoli

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Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform. By Neil Moss #cdnpoli

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The East Block cafeteria has survived the chopping block—at least for now—after Senators recently weighed closing it, and replacing it with a vending machine. #cdnpoli

As we gear up for budget day tomorrow, here's the last of my three part series on how the current budget and estimates process makes it difficult for MPs and members of the public to follow the money. #cdnpoli

Poor polling numbers, NDP MPP’s rumoured candidacy, and Mideast conflict turns Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., byelection into tight three-way race, say Liberal MPs. By abbas rana #cdnpoli

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I joined Peter Mazereeuw on his Hot Room podcast this week to talk about an ongoing court case in B.C. that could have big implications for how federal political parties user voters' data when they campaign and fundraise.

Liberals accuse Conservatives of using AI to come up with 20,000 proposed amendments to jobs bill ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/…

MPs met with Chinese officials in Beijing while Foreign Interference Inquiry was underway, by Peter Mazereeuw #cdnpoli

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Liberals lose, Conservatives gain in new riding boundary breakdown of 2021 electoral results, by abbas rana #cdnpoli

New Elections Canada data will help parties determine battleground ridings for the next election, says pollster

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The (real) Susan Delacourt stands up: After a six-week “digital smash and grab” of her online identity, the Toronto Star’s Susan Delacourt is finally back in control of her social media account on X. By Stuart Benson #cdnpoli

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