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Energy & Environment A legal adviser to the Assembly of First Nations says there’s no consensus position as sweeping assessment reforms loom, while chiefs warn communities are being “pitted against each other.” National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak delivers an address at the AFN 2026 Annual General Assembly, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Evening Brief Welcome back to the Evening Brief! The Peace tower is framed between tulips on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on Monday, May 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld We’re starting the newsletter with an update on the forced labour bill. The Liberal government’s forced labour bill could clear the House in the upcoming fall sitting as opposition parties decry its slow progress through Parliament.

News A Liberal government source said there’s a strong chance the legislation could pass in the Commons before the end of the year, though noted that public consultations are still ongoing. The Canada flag flies on top of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The House of Commons has passed a law that takes aim at child labour and forced labour around the world.

News The Canadian Climate Institute has estimated an average of 20 megatonnes a year in new emissions from the oilsands sector with new planned pipeline capacity. Boilers are shown at an oilsands facility near Fort McMurray, Alta., on Wednesday April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken An environmental economist says the oilsands sector is on track for a “fairly significant” increase in greenhouse gas emissions, even with the Pathways carbon storage project moving forward.

News Clark will be replaced by former oil and gas executive Susannah Pierce in the role, which involves promoting economic and cultural interests in New York state and some regional outreach. Ottawa is replacing former broadcast journalist Tom Clark as consul general to New York City. The Trudeau government appointed the former CTV and Global journalist to the post in 2023.

News National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said she’s seen a lot of interest in the meeting from federal ministers, private companies and environmental organizations. Assembly of First Nations Chief Cindy Woodhouse arrives to the installation of Governor General Louise Arbour in Ottawa on Monday, June 8, 2026 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Hundreds of First Nations chiefs are gathering in Ottawa today for the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting.

iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne participates in a media scrum before a pre-budget roundtable discussion with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, in Ottawa, on Monday, July 6, 2026.

News Sen. Pierre Moreau said Carney’s new “hybrid” process would continue to use an independent advisory board to select candidates, while protecting the prime minister’s “constitutional prerogative” to directly name senators. Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Senator Pierre Moreau (left) and Minister Steve Mackinnon in his Ottawa office on 26 June, 2025.

Evening Brief Welcome back to the Evening Brief! The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. The Senate will remain in what is Ottawa’s Old Train Station during the renovations of the Parliament Hill Centre Block. CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick We’re starting the newsletter this evening with some math happening in the Upper Chamber.

News The federal government committed to developing options to help cover carbon capture operating costs, without specifying how or how much. Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling is interviewed at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh The last piece of the Alberta-Ottawa energy framework became public Monday, when the governments released their agreement with five oil sands giants on the Pathways carbon capture project.