Kate McKenna

Kate McKenna is a senior reporter with CBC News. She is based in the parliamentary bureau. [email protected].

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Some provinces say they could lose millions of dollars to federal tax break

A federally-imposed "tax holiday" could end up being costly for some provinces, and officials from two provincial governments said they were "blindsided" by the prime minister's announcement Thursday that the federal government is suspending the sales tax for some goods.

Boissonnault apologizes for shifting statements about family's Indigeneity

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous.

Boissonnault faces new scrutiny over his statements on family's Indigeneity

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to face a new round of questions over his business dealings and family history at a parliamentary committee in the wake of reports that his former company claimed to be “Indigenous owned” when bidding for federal contracts in 2020.

At least 17 Conservative MPs advocated for money from a housing program Poilievre vows to cut

More than a dozen Conservatives wrote to the federal government on behalf of communities in their ridings calling for them to receive funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund — a program Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to cut. 

Poilievre calls on premiers to remove sales taxes on new homes under $1M

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Canada’s premiers to match his pledge to remove the federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million by doing the same with provincial sales taxes.

NDP calls for immediate changes to how veterans pay for long-term care

The NDP is calling on the federal government to immediately change the way it charges veterans for long-term care after CBC News reported that many veterans could be paying more than their fair share.
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Veterans may have paid too much for long-term care for years due to federal error

A misinterpretation of federal rules may have caused tens of thousands of Canadian veterans to be overcharged for long-term care since at least 2005.

Ex-Conservative MP claims anti-abortion movement has influence inside the party

A former Conservative MP who says he left the party because of his "convictions" claims that the number of anti-abortion Conservative members of Parliament is growing, and that anti-abortion activists have influence within the party apparatus.

Here's what Liberal MPs are saying ahead of an expected push to oust Trudeau

As rumours swirl around Parliament Hill about efforts within the Liberal caucus to urge Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader, Liberal MPs are saying publicly that it's still an internal matter for the party.

CBC president refuses to rule out accepting bonuses for two most recent fiscal years

CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait today refused to rule out accepting her personal bonuses for the last two fiscal years if they're approved by the Privy Council Office.