Environment, Conservation and Climate Change Minister Andrea Barbour says she wasn't ducking reporters, or the principle of ministerial accountability, when she refused on more than one day this week to take questions on provincial greenhouse gas emissions and government's response…
After the Democrats swept the U.S. midterms on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he was "doing cartwheels down the street." Other leaders, however, are a little more reserved. Ottawa reporter Stephanie Levitz explains the varied political reactions and how the…
Aerial view of Djibo town, Burkina Faso, Feb. 18, 2021. Credit: AP/Sam Mednick The parliament in the junta-run nation of Burkina Faso has reinstated the death penalty for crimes including terrorism, espionage and treason. All 71 members of the Burkina Faso legislature…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has openly sided with Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Poland’s escalating constitutional crisis, withdrawing from a joint press conference with President Karol Nawrocki amid the fallout from last week’s attempted judicial coup at…
The Transboundary Haze Pollution (Amendment) Bill was passed unanimously after a debate that lasted about six hours and involved 24 MPs. SINGAPORE: The enhancements to Singapore's Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) are not a silver bullet for tackling haze pollution, and…
Enshrining the right to health in human rights legislation could benefit both workers and patients, advocates argue. Healthcare union representatives detailed a myriad of ways a human rights bill could positively impact their sector at a NSW parliamentary inquiry. The…
Audio player for "Jo Moir and Craig McCulloch wrap up the campaign" removed for printing Labour is up two points in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll. The poll, with Infrastructure NZ, puts Labour slightly ahead at 30.7 per cent,…
Morocco’s Constitutional Court has rejected a request by House of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Touizi to declare the parliamentary seat of Madiha Kheir vacant, ruling that her brief appointment to the government did not meet the legal conditions for triggering the…
Nikkei Asia Accountability: what India's 'cockroaches' and young South Asians demand Not every protest topples governments but neglecting young people ultimately undermines legitimacy Neha Bora, left, president of the All India Students' Association, and Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach…
A campaign group has called on former Secretary of State for Wales Jo Stevens to withdraw her support for a controversial data centre planned for her constituency. Ms Stevens, the Labour MP for Cardiff East, is thought to be the…
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