Extortion-related shooting in B.C.’s Lower Mainland is fourth since last week, police say

Opening Parliament on Groundhog Day is ironic, but not funny. Winter is coming. This week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posted a video on X, “seeking an urgent meeting with the prime minister” to “bring practical solutions, an openness to hear other ideas and work together to fast-track results.” No one is pretending we’re not in a crisis in Canada, and increasingly, parliamentarians are hearing their constituents’ pleas for less partisanship and more solutions. I recently spoke with one such member of Parliament: Greg McLean. He’s a Conservative who campaigned hard in the...