Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants Canada's election laws changed to prevent long ballot protests — as he is set to face another one next month. [CBC]

A major union leader says Pierre Poilievre's claim that he lost his seat because of his pledge to cut the public service is "simplistic" and should also be attributed to voters linking the Conservative leader to U.S. President Donald Trump. "I think what people saw was too many similarities. People see the platform that was presented. They see past decision-making and they link it to what's happening down south in an extreme manner," said Sharon DeSousa, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the largest federal public sector union. [CBC]

Mark Carney said Gary Anandasangaree was transparent about his immigration support letters for a terrorist group 'member.' [Global]

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi said what the panel is hearing is opposite from the sentiment he is hearing from Albertans. “What a debacle. This thing is such a sham,” Nenshi told reporters Wednesday. [Global]

In the spring, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing reintroduced legislation first proposed in December to increase accountability and consequences for municipal councils. [Global]

Le parti de Pablo Rodriguez déménage son siège social du Vieux-Montréal dans un immeuble du quartier Villeray. [TVA]

Canadian Prime Minister Carney and BC Premier Eby are advancing the idea of initiating trade agreement negotiations to set aside the enforcement of the U.S. trade laws against unfairly traded and unfairly priced Canadian lumber imports. Premier Eby makes clear that Canada wants the United States to voluntarily terminate these effective U.S. trade law cases in order to "secure jobs for Canadian workers." . [US Lumber Coalition]