Anyone who showed up to watch a federal cabinet minister battle it out with her Quebec counterpart over health care funding negotiations would leave disappointed, warned Health Minister Jane Philpott.

As MPs return to Ottawa after the summer, the Conservatives also plan to go hard on the state of the economy, as well as pressuring the Liberal government to hold a referendum on electoral reform.

The decision by MacKay now makes it possible for others who were waiting for his choice to prepare in earnest for their own potential bids.

The fight against climate change is one particularly "daunting challenge" that lies ahead, Trudeau noted.

When auditor general Michael Ferguson released his scathing report on the Senate expense scandal last year, one of his key recommendations was the creation of an independent oversight body.

Elections Canada records show Toronto−based environmental lawyer Rod Northey has donated a total of $17,732 to the Liberal party, its candidates or riding associations since 2004.

The delays plaguing the justice system have become a crisis that could result in the release of thousands of criminals, say the senators behind a new report.

Trudeau will ask those tasked with developing a short list of candidates for the Supreme Court to include judges from Atlantic Canada.

"The proactive approach is generally considered to be more effective at addressing systemic wage discrimination," said a backgrounder.

Human Rights Watch, the United Nations, and Amnesty International are among the organizations keeping tabs on Canada's inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.