Trudeau’s rose-tinted history avoids reality of Ukrainian support
By every conventional measure, Canada is involved in a proxy war with Russia.
Mass killing report a scathing condemnation of Canada’s failure to curb violence against women
As the Nova Scotia inquiry found, there is no excuse for not moving ahead vigorously and forcefully to address this shameful, ongoing crisis.
Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’
The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn’t know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer to the question ‘what did he do about it?’ becomes even more important, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Buying ammunition together will help bring a just peace in Ukraine
On March 20, European leaders agreed to a three-track proposal to work together and supply Ukraine with the ammunition it so urgently needs.
CRA lawyers say Muslim charity audit ‘only reasonable action’ given available information
After the Muslim Association of Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency had their days in court, national security expert Huda Mukbil says feds’ risk assessment shows lack of expertise to take ‘concerns to solid conclusions.’
Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts
The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a ‘portion’ of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.
People’s Commission pushes for post-convoy apologies as joint parliamentary committee readies report
Despite nearing the end of its work, the special committee studying the use of the Emergencies Act will add the new Ottawa People’s Commission report to its evidence.
The challenge with using old ideas to solve the CAF staffing crisis
The Naval Experience Program mirrors that of standard recruitment into the Canadian Armed Forces.
Budget does little to support Canada’s self-proclaimed global leadership
While we are a supportive player, there is scant evidence that we really are the major player we see in our self-image. What we should do is to define where we can be most useful and deliver.
Important to differentiate between good and bad federal public service contracts
To say federal contracting can get a little complicated is an understatement. The factors that help distinguish the good service contracts from the bad ones include assessing the contract’s purpose, business case, expected value, duration, and the method of procurement.
