The tens of billions in additional military spending will quickly translate into massive social spending cuts.

The Liberals on Monday passed a closure motion with the support of the Conservatives to speed through study and debate of Bill C-5 by week's end.

The former staffer turned entrepreneur said she left the Hill back in the 2000s because she wanted to run for office one day, vowing to become an MP in her 40s. She did just that in the April election ...