Joan Bryden
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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No reason legalized pot should prompt tighter screening at U.S. border: Goodale
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says there's no reason why legalizing marijuana in Canada should create headaches for Canadians when they try to cross the border into the United States.
No all-party consensus on independent election debate commissioner
There'll be no all-party consensus on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to create an independent commissioner to organize televised leaders' debates during federal election campaigns.
Liberals block Tory effort to call national security advisor to testify on Atwal
Liberal MPs have thwarted a bid by Conservatives to force Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser to explain his assertion that rogue elements in the Indian government sabotaged the prime minister’s trip to India last week.
Garneau orders officials to explore all options for reducing laser incidents
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has instructed his officials to explore "all possible options" to crack down on the dangerous practice of aiming laser pointers at aircraft.
Incumbent Liberals won't have to fight for right to carry party banner in 2019
Liberal MPs won't have to fight for the right to carry the ruling party's banner in the next election — provided their riding war chest is at least half full and they've made concerted efforts to keep in contact with voters.
Paper ballots protect against hacks, but other election cyberthreats loom
Canada is not immune to cybermischief aimed at suppressing the number of people who vote or manipulating how they vote. But once ballots are cast, not even the most sophisticated cyberattack could tamper with the results.
Trudeau to focus on economic agenda in 2018, hopes to put ethics flaps behind him
Justin Trudeau's Liberals are ushering out 2017 the same way they rang it in: in the midst of controversy over ethics and alleged elitism.
Trudeau boasts about byelection results, Tories and NDP defensive
Justin Trudeau says the results of four federal byelections on Monday, December 11, 2017, night show the Liberals are on the right track with their focus on middle-class Canadians.
Singh says he's playing the long game after poor byelection showing
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't reading too much into his party's dismal showing in a series of recent byelections, insisting he's playing a long game as he works to shore up support across Canada in preparation for the 2019 federal election.
Trudeau Liberals snatch B.C. riding from Scheer Tories in byelection
Justin Trudeau's Liberals scored another byelection upset Monday, snatching the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock away from the Conservatives.