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C-264 (45-1) - An Act to repeal certain restrictions on shipping
Source: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
Date: 2026-10-26 12:35:25.0
Tags: [National, Transportation, Trade, Governance]Private Member's Bill C-264, titled An Act to repeal certain restrictions on shipping, was introduced in the House of Commons during the 45th Parliament by Conservative Member of Parliament David McKenzie representing Calgary Signal Hill. The legislation proposes to remove specific statutory shipping restrictions and is currently undergoing debate at second reading. Similar legislative attempts to repeal these restrictions were previously introduced as Bill C-229 during past sessions of the 43rd Parliament but did not pass into law.
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N.W.T. MLAs decry lengthy medical travel flights for seniors
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-23 17:34:19.0
Tags: [National, Healthcare, Seniors, Transportation, Governance]Members of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, including Frame Lake MLA Julian Morse and Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins, decried the physical toll that lengthy, indirect medical travel flights lasting up to six hours to Edmonton take on seniors and elders. Lawmakers raised concerns that doctor-recommended requests for shorter flight exemptions are frequently denied by the Department of Health and Social Services, despite over 23,000 people utilizing the medical travel service annually at a significant taxpayer cost. Newly appointed Health Minister Denny Rodgers stated he is willing to review all aspects of the policy but declined to promise any immediate new exemptions as the government enters the final year of its term.
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C-28 (45-1) - Canadian Space Launch Act
Source: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
Date: 2026-10-23 09:34:19.0
Tags: [National, Technology, Defence, Transportation, Governance]Bill C-28, titled the Canadian Space Launch Act, was introduced in the House of Commons by Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, aiming to amend the Aeronautics Act and other Acts to establish sovereign space launch capabilities in Canada. The legislation underwent debate at second reading on October 23, 2026, following its initial introduction and first reading on April 21, 2026. The bill is part of a broader federal push complementing a $200 million investment by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to position the Nova Scotia spaceport as a cornerstone of national defence and commercial launch capabilities.
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Nunavut’s Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions aim to join neighbours not turning back clocks
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-07 10:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Governance, Transportation]Following decisions by the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and Manitoba to eliminate seasonal daylight saving time changes, Nunavut's Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions face growing out-of-sync time zones ahead of the November 1 transition. Local officials, including Cambridge Bay MLA Fred Pedersen and Arviat Mayor Joe Savikataaq, are calling on the Government of Nunavut to pass legislation abolishing the time change to maintain operational alignment with vital trade and medical travel hubs. Nunavut Justice Minister George Hickes stated that the Department of Justice is currently assessing the feasibility of ending the practice, noting that a comprehensive review will take several months.
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Immigration, high-speed rail and Bill 21: Where new PQ government could test Ottawa
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-10-07 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Immigration, Infrastructure, Transportation, Justice, Finance, Governance]Following the Parti Québécois' provincial election victory, Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon faces key policy friction points with Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government. The PQ intends to seek full provincial control over immigration to reduce permanent immigrants to 35,000 and halve temporary immigration quotas, oppose the federal high-speed rail project connecting Toronto to Quebec City via Montreal, and seek $4.4 billion in additional federal transfers. Additionally, the new government plans to challenge federal authority by taking steps to abolish the monarchy in Quebec and cut funding to the lieutenant-governor's office, while awaiting a crucial Supreme Court of Canada ruling on Bill 21.
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Canada’s airports saw record improvements in delays, NAV Canada says
Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-09-28 15:26:44.0
Tags: [National, British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Transportation, Infrastructure, Governance]NAV Canada reported that the number of scheduled flights impacted by delays across Canada's four major airports—Toronto Pearson, Montréal-Trudeau, Calgary, and Vancouver International Airports—fell by 85 per cent from May 1 to Aug. 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025. Specifically, delayed flights dropped from 4,996 (1.54 per cent) in 2025 to 769 (0.24 per cent) in 2026, while total flight volume across the four hubs increased by 0.9 per cent to handle 394,919 flights. Vancouver recorded the sharpest improvement with delays dropping from 4.42 per cent to 0.64 per cent, Toronto Pearson had the lowest share of delayed flights at 0.04 per cent, Calgary dropped to 0.05 per cent, and Montréal-Trudeau dropped to 0.28 per cent. Additionally, NAV Canada noted that national air traffic controller staffing shortages narrowed from a deficit of 200 staff in the spring to 170 by August. Concurrently, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government is moving ahead with plans to attract private investment in Canada's four largest airports under a model where the federal government retains ownership of underlying land and assets.
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Feds disclose more details on Trump admin request to delay Gordie Howe bridge opening
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-25 08:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Ontario, Infrastructure, Transportation, Trade, Governance]The Canadian federal government and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority disclosed additional details regarding a United States administrative request made on or about June 10, 2026, to delay the opening of the $6.4-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge over technical issues relating to its governance and financial framework. Conservative MP Harb Gill criticized the federal disclosures as insufficient, noting that while project costs increased from $5.7 billion in 2018 to $6.4 billion in 2024, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority declined to provide a detailed accounting of construction change orders due to time constraints and the risk of releasing misleading data. The 2.5-kilometer span ultimately opened on July 27, 2026, following contract amendments and a bilateral agreement that established a revenue-sharing arrangement and toll rate regulations with the United States.
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C-39 (45-1) - Building Canada Strong Act
Source: Parliament of Canada (LEGISinfo)
Date: 2026-09-21 15:17:00.0
Tags: [National, Economy, Infrastructure, Transportation, Governance]Bill C-39, titled the Building Canada Strong Act during the 45th Parliament (1st Session), was introduced and read for the first time in the House of Commons on September 21, 2026. Sponsored by the Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the House Government Bill is designed to enact measures aimed at strengthening the Canadian economy. Currently, the legislation is at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, with no recorded votes, major speeches, or legislative summaries published by the Library of Parliament thus far.
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Liberals looking to give minister explicit authority to end strikes: sources
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-19 00:23:09.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Economy, Transportation, Governance]The Liberal government plans to introduce the Building Canada Strong Act, which will amend Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to explicitly grant the federal labour minister the authority to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to end work stoppages and order binding arbitration. The proposed legislation also empowers the labour minister to appoint a special mediator to issue reports prior to invoking Section 107 as a last resort in high-potential disruptive labour disputes affecting critical export industries like ports, railways, and aviation. The changes follow previous government interventions in disputes involving companies and unions such as Teamsters, Air Canada, and Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways. While the government states the amendments aim to provide economic stability and private sector confidence without stripping the right to strike, unions have criticized the heavy-handed approach for undermining collective bargaining and violating worker rights.
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Time zones in Canada are getting complicated. These maps lay them out
Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-09-18 18:57:22.0
Tags: [National, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, Governance, Transportation]Manitoba has become the latest province to adopt permanent daylight saving time, ending semi-annual clock changes and aligning with recent policy shifts in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. Yukon abolished clock changes in 2020, and Saskatchewan maintains year-round standard time. This regional patchwork has created unique time zone anomalies, such as a small portion of northwestern Ontario around Kenora falling one hour behind both Thunder Bay and Winnipeg during the winter months, while Ontario's previously enacted legislation to end clock changes remains contingent on matching actions by Quebec and New York.
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PQ leader says he's worried Ottawa is meddling in Quebec election
Source: CBC Politics
Date: 2026-09-04 22:03:52.0
Tags: [Quebec, National, Governance, Infrastructure, Industry, Transportation]Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has requested that Élections Québec investigate potential federal interference and illegal campaign contributions in the upcoming October 5, 2026 provincial election, citing recent federal announcements including an $11-billion investment in the Davie shipyard, a Churchill Falls agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador, and a $4.7-billion train car manufacturing investment in La Pocatière. St-Pierre Plamondon also raised concerns over alleged coordination between Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette's campaign, and the non-profit organization Mission Leadership Québec regarding town hall contracts. Premier Christine Fréchette has denied the allegations of federal meddling, asserting that the partnerships benefit Quebec.
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