Happy Mother’s Day! It’s a special one in our house as we welcome a new baby. I’ll be back on the Hill later in 2025. ❤️👶❤️

Hey journalists - a chance to work with my awesome Globalnews.ca Ottawa colleagues for Global National! I plan to head off on mat leave soon (again), and my job is now posted. You’d join a bureau that’s as fun as it is hardworking. Official details here: can232.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePorta…

Today was supposed to be deadline for bare trust reporting, until CRA made last-minute change that has accountants fuming & some law-abiding Cdns left w/a bill. Experts say 100s of 1000s of Cdns if not more could have one & not know-my attempt to explain: globalnews.ca/video/10396321…

Easter Sunday was the deadline for Ukrainians w/emergency visas to arrive. I took a look at what advocacy groups are still calling for & checked in w/one of ~250k Ukrainians who used that visa-she hopes to make Canada her permanent home for her & her son: globalnews.ca/video/10394520…

My latest for Global National on the carbon tax hike pushback we saw this week, and what it means bigger picture in the context of the politics around affordability: globalnews.ca/video/10392724…

A summary of the most head-scratching moments from day two of ArriveCAN GC Strategies testimony, for Global National: globalnews.ca/video/10361145…

Man whose company earned millions in taxpayer $ for ArriveCAN was upset he had to testify in televised format, citing doctor’s notes & undue stress. Kristian Firth says everything you’ve heard is wrong, including AG’s findings. More on his 3 hr testimony: globalnews.ca/video/10358313…

Why thousands of rural Ontarians may be at risk of losing their doctor - 🆕 ✏️ & 📺 from me on a clinic that says inequitable provincial funding is threatening their existence. globalnews.ca/news/10321268/…

Defence Minister acknowledges several times there have been challenges getting Ukraine the aid Canada has promised. He says they’re moving as fast as possible but can’t give a specific timeline for NASAMS air defence system delivery as an example.

NEW: CDS, Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister greet troops at a Polish military medical training centre outside Warsaw. Canadian Armed Forces members are training Ukrainians here as part of Operation UNIFIER.

Good morning from Warsaw. The Prime Minister arrived here this morning after spending Saturday in Kyiv. I’ll have the latest on your Globalnews.ca morning shows in a few hours.