U.S. customs officers searched a record number of electronic devices last year and recent changes to the rules now allows them to search devices like flash drives and smart watches. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

"It's not easy, let's be clear." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks frankly about what it has been like dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump and the difference between what happens in public and what happens in private. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadian passports are about to get more expensive. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada's new foreign interference watchdog says his mandate could include monitoring any attempt by foreign interests to interfere in a possible Alberta referendum on separating from Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

My heart is with U.S fact checkers tonight. From Canada, I say bon courage. Looks you will have a long night and much work. #journalism

The Conservatives seem a bit feistier than usual today and there is a lot of heckling. Wonder if it has anything to do with the front row view of three of their MPs who crossed the floor.

Sitting next to him is another Conservative turned Liberal MP Chris D’Entremont. Three seats over is Michael Ma, another Conservative MP who crossed the floor to the Liberals. They will soon be back to their seats on the back benches but meanwhile it looks like the Liberals are sending a message.

Question Period in the House of Commons. Conservative turned Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux sitting in the front row with the cabinet ministers, two seats down from Prime Minister Mark Carney.

An eye opening poll from Politico about how Canadians currently view the U.S. and President Donald Trump. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

As Canada opens to more trade with China, it should do more to screen people coming from China to Canada to prevent transnational repression, says a former analyst with Canada's intelligence service. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Great digging that takes readers behind the headlines to the impact on average people who found themselves in a situation that was anything but average.

Powerful interview on CBC's Power & Politics with longtime political organizer Anne McGrath who shared her experience being in the middle of one of Canada's first school shootings 50 years ago and then, years later, on Parliament Hill when it was attacked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBfy...

Interesting investigation by the U.K's Press Gazette into "experts" generated by PR companies using AI making their way into news stories in U.K. publications. A good reminder for all of us in journalism to always double check your sources and their credentials. pressgazette.co.uk/news/faces-o...

A new investigation by CBC News reporters Julie Ireton, Valerie Ouellet and @sylveneg.bsky.social finds more than 600 RCMP officers have faced disciplinary charges related to gender-based violence. www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

How is Prime Minister Mark Carney's government filling top job appointments? Several recent appointments haven't followed former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reform and it won't say how it plans to appoint senators or the next governor general. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada is about to name its first ever foreign interference commissioner. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

An interesting deep dive by @jonmontpetit.bsky.social into some of the messaging ICE is using in its recruiting ads that resonate with members of the far right. www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...

Let's see. So far this morning: - ICE shoots a second person in Minneapolis. - Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs. - Trump praises the contribution of U.K. soldiers only two days after belittling the contribution of U.K. and Canadian soldiers to the Afghan mission. It's barely noon Eastern.

Welcome from icy Ottawa. -30C.

As I am watching from afar as events unfold in the U.S., why does it seem like citizens with cellphones are accomplishing more to check what is going on than the U.S’s traditional system of checks and balances like Congress and government departments and agencies? #politics #RuleOfLaw

A few months ago, former NDP MP @charlieangus104.bsky.social was planning a quiet retirement and to write a book. Then U.S. President Donald Trump was elected and it all changed. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon are continuing what has become a Canadian government tradition - short, fun, Christmas eve videos tracking Santa. They look like they had fun doing it. x.com/Transport_gc...

Can an AI chatbot persuade someone to change their vote? A newly published study found it can. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics

Canadian travel boycott is hurting U.S. border states, says a new congressional report. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

This story about Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Egypt in October sparked a few fireworks during Question Period today. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's last-minute trip to Egypt in October for the Gaza peace summit cost Canadian taxpayers more than $736,466 to charter a Bombardier business jet. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli

An analysis by Julie Ireton and Valerie Ouellet of data obtained under Freedom of Information reveals that Ontario jails are about to hit an overcrowding record just as the federal government wants tighter rules regarding bail. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta energy deal was last straw says former Canadian cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault. Says Canada won't be able to meet its 2030 climate change targets. #environment www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canadian Heritage Minister and long time environmentalist Steven Guilbeault resigns his cabinet post over changes to #environment policies. Latest details here: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

New location tool on X reveals the true location of account users but also contains errors, say experts. They say it could also endanger dissidents, journalists and others by revealing their locations or the fact they are using VPNs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa calls for investigative journalists around the world to work together and collaborate. I'm in. gijn.org/stories/gijc... #gijn25

Canada prepares to welcome Sweden's Royal Family to Ottawa later this week. Swedish flags flying alongside Canadian flags in front of Canada's Parliament buildings. #Sweden #Canada

"Welcome to the wild west." A new #ICIJ investigation in conjunction with CBC, Radio-Canada and the Toronto Star reveals significant problems with Canada's existing system to stop money laundering using cryptocurrency. #CoinLaundry #finance #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government had three annexes in the digital version of the budget that don't appear in the print copy of the budget. Here are five nuggets buried there that affect the lives of Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

MPs urge Carney government to release governing documents for special agencies responsible for major projects, defence procurement & housing. Government says documents once considered public are now secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

How exactly will Prime Minister Mark Carney's new special operating agencies on major projects, defence and housing work? Government is keeping the framework agreements that govern them secret. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli

U.S. President Donald Trump says Ontario's anti-tariff ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan is "fake." Here's what three experts had to say. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #politics

Ontario's anti-tariff ad that angered Donald Trump is clever, effective and legally sound, say experts. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

What exactly did former U.S. President Ronald Reagan say about tariffs. An Ontario government ad that included clips frm Reagan gets an angry response response from President Donald Trump. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Could AI replace political pundits? This company is hiring a Conservative political analyst to help train AI. work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AA...

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Interesting, particularly since Global Affairs has yet to respond to my questions about why they are updating the advisory now, months after Trump's executive order.

The Canadian government has updated its travel advisory for the U.S., warning that those who have X listed as their gender on their passports could have problems at the border. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Elections Canada's wall map of the last federal election is out and with the exception of the rather large riding of Nunavut which is NDP orange, it is striking how much of the map is dominated by Liberal red and Conservative blue with a sprinkling of Bloc Québécois ridings in light blue in Quebec.

The Canadian government has quietly introduced new guidelines that could result in thousands fewer animals being used for regulatory chemical testing in labs. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

A lovely tribute to a great Canadian (and Canadien..)

Interesting initiative to make the list available and searchable!

I have wanted to do a Wednesday yoga class on Parliament Hill for years and finally got around to it today. It was a good class and an even better feeling that the seat of Canada's government is a place that welcomes dozens of people doing yoga on the lawn. ♥

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been at the forefront of Canada's Elbows Up campaign to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to Canadian sovereignty. His elbow was up during a recent visit to a local humane society - in a very different way. 🙂 www.instagram.com/reel/DNs3rHw...