While the bombshell allegations of rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment continue to mount against disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and as the U.S. movie-making industry begins to take a hard look at its…
On Tuesday, Catalan President Carles Puigdemont announced he and other leaders in the Spanish region had signed a declaration of independence, bolstering what secessionists are calling a successful referendum for Catalan independence from Spain. According…
Julie Gelfand, Canada's commissioner of environment and sustainable development, who tabled five audit reports last week, gave a "failing grade" to 14 government departments, including Environment Canada and Finance Canada, for their work to assess…
On Tuesday, the House of Commons Status of Women Committee finally settled on a chair, with members accepting the nomination of Conservative MP Karen Vecchio. Ms. Vecchio’s election to the head of the committee comes…
Heritage Minister Melanie Joly knew a political millstone when she saw it, and decided not to order Netflix and similar services to start collecting sales tax from subscribers in her government’s new cultural policy. Canadian…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to the UN last week to speak to the world. His speech, though, was not focused on North Korea, Myanmar, Syria, climate change, or the host of other global problems.…
Peter Harder, the government's lead guy in the Senate, is urging the Senate to act on Auditor General Michael Ferguson's recommendations on expenses. In a piece published on Sept. 15 in the IRPP's Policy Options…
Liberal Senator Lillian Dyck told The Hill Times last week there is “no compromise” on amending Bill S-3, after the House Liberals rejected changes earlier this year that would have removed the last shred of sexist…