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Councillors are hopeful that the double car LRT will fully be on track by summertime, but the root cause still needs to be dealt with.

With Nate Erskine-Smith set to resign his Beaches-East York seat to turn to provincial politics, it's unclear if there will be a nomination race there or if the party will appoint a candidate.

“It doesn’t do us any good to be sitting in court all the time with the provinces,” said the Prime Minister as he revealed a strategy that involves changes to the contentious clean electricity regulations.

This week's roundup for staffing changes on Parliament Hill.

"The best place for Alberta is in Canada, and certainly a Canada that works, which is what we're what we're pursuing."

Marco Vigliotti and Brian Storseth sit down with Laura Kurkimaki (McMillan Vantage), Claire Seaborn (Torys LLP), and iPolitics reporter Aya Dufour to break down the future of Canada’s major projects.

Twenty-four per cent of people who took the survey said they had declined to get a vaccine after it was recommended by a doctor. They cited different reasons for that choice, including the cost of vaccines that are not covered by provincial health plans.

Honda said it made the decision in response to evolving business conditions, a change in external resource strategy and shifting customer demand.

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.

Former federal counsel and assessment expert Carla Conkin cautions the proposed regulatory changes could amount to “shooting ourselves in the foot economically” if it leads to approving projects that cost the public more than they return.

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This week’s movers on the government relations scene.

Carney said it was an honour to welcome the crew to the capital and they would discuss what Canada can offer in future space missions with NASA.

The federal government published a request for information from potential suppliers so Ottawa can analyze options available on the market and to start drawing up plans for future armoured land vehicle fleets.

On Wednesday, the central bank released the summary of deliberations that led to its decision to hold the policy rate steady for a fourth consecutive time in late April.

Over 20 Canadian Armed Forces members received U.S. military medals in recognition of services to the United States at the embassy on Tuesday.

Liberal sources told iPolitics that lawyer and former senior staffer Claire Seaborn is considering running for the Liberal nomination in Beaches-East York.

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.

Canadian Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis II crewmates have a series of events in the capital, including a scheduled meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.