Trudeau needs to step up his game to meet Paris, says energy economist
The Liberal government is “a determined bunch,” but its policies need to be more stringent to meet Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction commitment in the Paris Climate Accord, says Simon Fraser University energy economist Mark Jaccard. Current and planned policies expand the oil sands, he said, and the government can’t wait around to impose emissions regulations […]
Obhrai complains to police, House security over anonymous email to constituents calling him ‘laziest,’ ‘most entitled’ MP
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai has filed a complaint with the Calgary police and the House security about a nasty, anonymous email circulated in his riding saying the seven-term MP is “the laziest and most entitled MP in the country,” according to a copy of the email obtained by The Hill Times. The email has circulated […]
Trans Mountain expansion could be ‘major issue’ in next election, says Riis, but most MPs in pipeline’s path cite ‘overwhelming’ support
The government’s approval of Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is expected to cost the party electorally in 2019, but most MPs in the pipeline’s proposed path say the majority of their constituents support it. “This could be one of the major issues in the next federal election, particularly in the Lower Mainland […]
Liberals bungle trade with India, China
The Conservative Party of Canada is the party of free trade, having secured trade access to more than 50 countries while in office. Major trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Canada-European Union free trade agreement (CETA) are legacies of past Conservative governments. Conservatives recognize that one in five […]
Liberals are right to leave the deficit fixation behind
OTTAWA—It was Paul Martin, in full Mr. Dithers mode, who some 20 years ago explicitly adopted the idea of a contingency fund in budget fiscal plans—spawning confusion about how the government was actually constructing its budget forever after. For the coming 2018-19 fiscal year, for example, Finance Minister Bill Morneau is predicting an $18.1-billion budget […]
Scheer’s bold conversion plan
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer might have a dull persona, but that hasn’t stopped him from dreaming up audacious plans. One such audacious plan, for instance, is his scheme to plunder the Liberal Party for votes. Basically, Scheer is hoping he can take “fiscally-conservative” Liberals, who might be disillusioned with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s […]
New Ottawa-based national manager hired for ministers’ regional offices
Christine Burke joined Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office on Feb. 12 to work as the Liberal government’s new national manager for ministers’ regional offices. Ms. Burke comes to Parliament Hill from the Ontario Liberal staff ranks at Queen’s Park in Toronto. She was most recently working as a senior communications adviser to Ontario […]
Trudeau’s personal approval rating drops, but voters still back his federal Liberal Party: poll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal approval rating has dropped nearly 10 points since last May, but the Liberal Party of Canada has yet to take a hit, polling as strongly as it did when the Grits won a majority in the 2015 federal election, according to the latest poll from Campaign Research. The poll showed […]
Unlikeable PC leader could be a ‘pathway to victory’ for Horwath’s Ontario NDP: Bricker
Forget about Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals. It’s the Ontario NDP that stands to gain if the public doesn’t support the winner of the leadership brawl for the front-running Progressive Conservative party in Canada’s biggest province, says pollster Darrell Bricker. Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s personal brand far outperforms Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne and all of the […]
The desire for change is changing politics
OAKVILLE, ONT.—The trendiest word in the political lexicon these days is “change.” Everywhere you look, political parties are inserting this term into their electoral messaging. “It’s Time for a Change,” “Change you can count on,” “Change That Works,” “Change That Matters,” “Our Change is Better than their Change.” The question is, why do political strategists […]
