Marlo Glass

Two former high-ranking public servants with decades of government experience between them are shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Donner Prize for their diagnosis of what is ailing Canada's government and public service.

Leaderless since January, the Office of the Correctional Investigator is still investigating complaints from incarcerated people and making regular visits to prisons, but has been left out of key discussions amid government-wide budget cuts.

Ottawa’s new electricity strategy says efforts to double Canada’s grid capacity will cost more than $1-trillion, and will be achieved in part by linking existing power grids and ‘adjusting’ current clean electricity regulations.

An refugee advocate says the revelation that a dozen public servants broke Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s rules by improperly accessing its data system is 'going to erode trust in the system.'

Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says awarding a bonus involves 'a fairly sophisticated conversation' that considers how they achieved key targets. 'Did you leave a trail of bodies behind you ... or did you strengthen your team?'

'It demands the action of democracy, and I think unless we address it, it will be like an itch that is not scratched,' says Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie of Alberta's separatism question.

Conservatives are pushing for more time to consider Bill C-22 after lengthy hearings with dozens of witnesses. They say the 'rushed' study for MPs is like 'drinking from a firehose.'

Green Leader Elizabeth May said the Liberals have turned their backs on climate change, and, with Guilbeault's exit, wondered if there's room for ‘anyone who cares about climate change' in the caucus.

If approved by Parliament, voted budgetary spending would increase by 4.8 per cent from the 2026–27 Main Estimates, to a total of $241.6 billion in government spending.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer projects the government’s cost for federal public service insurance plans will reach $4.4-billion in 2030-31. The report came after the Senate’s National Finance Committee asked the budget watchdog to analyze these costs.