Liberal ministers descended on Halifax earlier this week for a pre-Parliament return cabinet retreat. The docket included discussions about housing, fairness and affordability, the middle class, immigration, and Canada-US relations.

Rail shipments in Canada ground to a halt yesterday as Canada’s two largest rail companies, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out their workers, after months of negotiations with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference failed to produce new collective agreements.

The Liberal’s cabinet retreat, which is scheduled for August 25-27 in Halifax N.S. is now just over a week away. With it, the rumours and speculation about whether the Prime Minister will shake up his cabinet before the government faces off against Pierre Poilievre’s CPC again when the Parliament resumes on September 16.

With the August long weekend behind us, the dog days of summer have been replaced by the Doug days of summer, with Ontario Premier Doug Ford garnering a significant amount of attention.

The dog days of summer are upon us. Despite the fact politicians are back home in their ridings hitting the BBQ circuit, there’s no shortage of updates to bring you.

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Alberta’s budget lays out plans for restrained spending and cash savings.

Alberta and federal politics converge this week as Alberta politicians arrive in Ottawa for a series of meetings and events, including the opening of the latest iteration of the province’s office in the capital.