Truck rally comes to Ottawa, bringing complaints on pipelines, immigration
After a nearly five-day trek across Canada, which began in Red Deer, Alta., a convoy of semi-trucks and pickups made its way to Parliament Hill to protest the Trudeau government’s performance on the energy and climate files on Feb. 19. The protesters aired their grievances with delays in pipeline construction to transport Alberta oil to […]
Mark Eyking becomes fourth Nova Scotia Liberal MP not to seek re-election
After 18 years in Ottawa, well-liked Liberal MP Mark Eyking says he won’t run again and will return home to the Bluenoser province. The six-term federal lawmaker announced on Feb. 14 in a Facebook post that he was leaving public life. “I’ve come to the stage in my life that’s telling me I have had a […]
New book for early-career civil servants meant to demystify how government works
Not sure what the bureaucracy’s hierarchy is? Never heard of a policy cycle? Not sure what you need to emphasize in your public-sector job application? Memorial University political science professor Alex Marland has a book for you. Teaming up with University of Alberta political science professor Jared Wesley, the two are trying to make sense […]
New book, Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice, explores minutiae of ‘all too familiar’ Boushie-Stanley case
The criminal trial into the death of Colten Boushie that “galvanized national attention” last year laid bare systemic issues of Indigenous injustice in the Canadian justice system and should not be forgotten, says University of Toronto law professor Kent Roach, author of a new, deep-dive book on the controversial case, Canadian Justice, Indigenous Injustice: The Gerald […]
On the House is informative and enduring
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—It has become a truism of Canadian politics that too much power is concentrated in a prime minister. There are many reasons for friendly dictatorships and many counterarguments that the whole thing is just a myth. The corollary is that private members who round out the backbenches are powerless. One underappreciated reason for […]
MPs remember six ‘victims of hate’ murdered in Québec City mosque attack
Two years ago, six Muslim men were murdered during prayers at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec. Last week, MPs of all political stripes came together to honour their memory. “Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Abdelkrim Hassane, and Azzedine Soufiane were all killed. A father, a son, a brother, a husband, […]
This just in: new books from The Globe’s John Ibbitson and pollster Darrell Bricker, former international trade minister Roy MacLaren, and more
In three decades the world’s population will peak and then drop, and when the decline starts it won’t end, The Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson and Ipsos’s Darrell Bricker suggest in a new book. Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline finds that the population decline will result from an ahistorical trend. Throughout history, […]
This just in: Rick Mercer added to Samara’s board
Canada’s ranter-in-chief Rick Mercer was added to the Samara Centre for Democracy’s board of directors. Mr. Mercer hosted the self-titled Rick Mercer Report on CBC for 15 seasons, known for his signature rant on every episode in which he marches through a colourful graffiti-filled Toronto alleyway. The show ran from 2004 to 2018. The Newfoundland-born […]
Heymans exhibit the Art of Diplomacy in new book
Bruce and Vicki Heyman have penned a new book offering their personal insights into the Canada-U.S. relationship. Mr. Heyman served as U.S. ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2017 during the second term of the Obama administration. Since leaving the ambassador’s residence, Mr. Heyman has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration and its […]
Beardmore Viking hoax highlights importance of questioning power, authorities, says author
The saga of Northern Ontario’s Beardmore relics marks a curious chapter in Canadian history, and it’s one that author and historian Douglas Hunter explores and unravels in his latest novel, Beardmore: The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History. “Hoaxes are great detective stories, and the book ends up being a detective story about a detective story,” […]
