'I indicated to a couple of his staff people that I was happy to talk—if he ever wanted to talk—about what it was like to be in a minority situation, what was it like to do not quite as well you’d like in an election as you might’ve hoped for. I can certainly talk to anybody about that,' says Bob Rae, who offered the prime minister advice after the government was reduced to a minority.
Incoming UN ambassador, Bob Rae, pictured in 2018, suggests his conversations with the prime minister after the election and the downing of Flight 752 may have helped put him in line for his latest assignment. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Canada’s incoming UN ambassador says a “greater sense of solidarity” among European nations meant Canada was overlooked by traditional allies in its unsuccessful bid for a temporary seat on the Security Council.
People. Policy. Politics. This is an exclusive subscriber-only story.
Quebec is expected to once again be a key electoral battleground, spurred on by the Bloc Québécois’ resurgence in 2019, with multiple candidates already nominated in three target ridings.
He faced potential expulsion last year during the leadership race over comments he made that appeared to question whether chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who is of Asian descent, was a pawn of China.
'I hope that intelligence and security officials in Canada learned after what they saw in the U.S. and can make sure something like that does not happen here,' says Ottawa-turned-Washington correspondent Richard Madan.
‘The rise of political extremism, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism [is one] that we must confront and will defeat,’ said U.S. President Joe Biden in his first address.
With Garneau's appointment as foreign affairs minister, the 'big message' to Biden in Washington is 'we have somebody here who can work with you' and who 'understands you,' says Carleton professor Fen Olser Hampson.
The U.S. insurrection was an ‘inevitable consequence,’ says documentary filmmaker Daniel Lombroso, after years of far-right activity he witnessed first-hand.
'Knowing that you won't get too many seats in the West, [Prime Minister Justin Trudeau] can turn around and say, ‘Well, I did everything I could to get the project going forward,' ' says a former diplomat.