Kristy Kirkup
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Indigenous women coerced into sterilizations across Canada: senator
When she was 17 years old, Liz was coerced by a Children's Aid worker into having an abortion and being sterilized at a northwestern Ontario hospital, she says — an experience she's carried for 40 years.
Scheer should have booted Clement from caucus right away: Tory consultant
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer shouldn't have taken Tony Clement at his word that he'd only been involved in one improper online exchange, a prominent conservative political consultant says.
Federal debate planning to be taken 'out of back rooms,' Liberal minister promises
An independent commission will organize federal leaders' debates for the next election to take the planning out of back rooms where political parties try to design the debates for their own advantage, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould announced on Tuesday, October 29, 2018.
Liberal government faces pressure to wipe criminal records rather than suspend
Ottawa wants to make it free and fast for Canadians to obtain criminal pardons for simple pot possession, but Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made it clear on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, the government does not support the push for conviction records to be destroyed outright.
Trudeau takes political gamble with legalized pot for Canadian adults
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reassuring Canadians the country is indeed ready to become the first G7 member to greenlight legal recreational pot — a campaign pledge that will become reality in a matter of hours.
Singh puts on brave face one year in as NDP faces existential questions
One year ago, Jagmeet Singh was being hoisted into the air at a packed Toronto hotel as NDP leadership results rolled in.
Saganash drops F-bomb in Commons over federal approach to Trans Mountain
"Why doesn't the prime minister just say the truth and tell Indigenous Peoples that he doesn't give a f**k about their rights?" demanded the NDP's Romeo Saganash re Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Defecting MP not a sign of wider unrest in Liberal ranks, politicians say
Liberal MPs put on a show of unity following the defection of a Toronto-area MP to the Tories, saying Leona Alleslev's decision is not a sign of wider unrest in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's caucus.
Jagmeet Singh, newly engaged, plans to seek healthy public, private balance
Few personal relationships are the subject of national media scrutiny, but NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and his new fiancee Gurkiran Kaur say they're up for the challenge.
Leaders must tell men in their parties sexual misconduct has to stop: Ambrose
Federal political party leaders must relay a message — particularly to men — that sexual misconduct will not be tolerated, says former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose.