Liberal government turning to influencers to get its message to younger Canadians thestar.com/politics/feder… Great read from Mickey Djuric

Liberals set internal goal to narrow polling gap by five points come July, according to sources theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

As Russia presses forward, Ukraine pleads with Canada for more armour and air defences. #cdnpoli #RussiaUkrainewar cbc.ca/news/politics/…

🚨🚨🚨 PC Environment Minister Gary Crossman quits cabinet, will step down soon as Hampton MLA. “My personal and political beliefs no longer align in many ways with the direction of our party and government.”

Our look at a historic admonishment in the House of Commons + the latest in the RCMP investigation into public contracts Stephen Hoff

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Lots of good questions here. Worth a listen if you understand French.

This is the first time an individual has been called to the bar to answer questions since 1913

Scoop: RCMP conduct search of GC Strategies' office as partner prepares to appear before House cbc.ca/news/politics/… Raffy Boudjikanian Darren Major

Much of this story is so familiar—kid from rural Punjab gets super in debt to study here, drives trucks, struggles. Less familiar: it turns out there's a huge audience in India eager to hear pop songs about the Canadian international student experience. thelocal.to/international-…

Incredible hire. So proud of my old morning teammate!

Relevant to Islanders - the federal government is allocating $13.7 million over two years, starting in 2024-25, to Transport Canada to negotiate a continued toll freeze on the Confederation Bridge in 2025 and 2026.

'Freeland's document calls for about $52.9 billion in new spending over the next five years — a significant jump over what Ottawa had said it would spend in the fall economic statement released just a few months ago.' cbc.ca/news/politics/…

👀 Verity Stevenson

New from me: An organization that promotes procurement best practices within the federal public service says it is reviewing its reward process after giving an “unsung heroes” award in 2021 to the procurement team behind the ArriveCan app. nationalpost.com/news/politics/…

Trudeau government wants banks to use the word 'rebate' when you get your carbon levy refund — but a source says one bank is flat out refusing. By Alex Ballingall 🫨 and Mark Ramzy

thestar.com/politics/feder… via @torontostar

NEW from me...
Premier Blaine Higgs considers intervening in Saskatchewan’s parental rights court case tj.news/new-brunswick/… #NB

It Will Be Okay
Mike Gough
2023

CSIS chief defends his spies' work after PM casts doubt on reliability of agency's reports, Cat Tunney reports. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

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Spring is a rainy season in Ottawa, but a little mist and fog make #ParliamentHill look magical.