The clock is ticking on tackling climate change
Eleven. That’s how many years we have left to get our act together before we reach the point of no return. As a father of four, it’s a fact that I’m reminded of every single day. How will future generations look back upon us? As a Member of Parliament, I feel twice as responsible. Humans […]
Here’s a list of all party candidates nominated for the 2019 election so far
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Conservative party leads nominees, NDP lags with quarter of ridings confirmed
Five months out from the federal election, the Conservative Party has the most candidates named, its 277 nominees far ahead of the governing Liberals’ 197 candidates, according to the latest numbers from their parties. That means the Tories have filled 82 per cent of the 338 ridings needed to offer a full slate. Maxime Bernier’s […]
Indigenous women look to federal parties to commit to national inquiry calls in October platforms
With the release of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ final report and recommendations, Indigenous women say they’re looking to all federal parties to pick up the inquiry’s calls in their platforms for October. “I’m really hoping that all the parties will make a commitment to what their platform will […]
Scheer’s and Strahl’s absence from reception for retiring MP Nicholson ‘insulting,’ say some Conservatives
The Conservative caucus hosted a special reception for one of its most senior MPs, former Harper-era cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, last week on the Hill, but Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and Whip Mark Strahl did not attend, and some Conservatives are “disappointed,” describing it as an “insult” that the two senior leadership team members […]
Elizabeth May gets her moment
TORONTO—Elizabeth May’s Green Party has mo. Big mo. Says everybody. I recently met May for the first time. She was friendly, genuine, and smart. She was what she has been working so hard to be: a national leader. A legitimate political choice. A voice worth listening to. Her party didn’t win the P.E.I. provincial election, […]
On Brexit, U.K. now headed for the worst of all possible outcomes
OTTAWA—For months in Europe, the question everyone asked about British Prime Minister Theresa May was: why does she cling to power in the face of repeated national rejection, public humiliation and back-stabbing within her own Conservative Party? The tenacious Tory leader finally threw in her cards last week, with her Brexit deal with the European […]
Conservatives lead in big-donor fundraising in seven provinces
The Conservatives led fundraising in seven of 10 provinces among big donors during the first three months this year, with the greatest hauls in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia adding up to $4.3-million. That’s more than half of the $8-million raised in a record first quarter for the Conservatives, according to last month’s numbers from […]
Social media can be powerful campaign tool, but Canadian politicians have much to learn
OTTAWA—From the moment we heard about her, the radical young woman from New York who dared issue a primary challenge to a long-sitting House Democrat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has illustrated that social media can be a powerful campaign tool—if used correctly. Candidates for our upcoming federal election should be taking notes, because their social media game […]
The Jane and Jody show gets picked up for another season and it’s going to be worth watching
OTTAWA—The Jody and Jane show lives on. Earlier this week, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced they would in fact be running as Independents in this fall’s federal election. More power to them, as winning a seat as an unaffiliated candidate in the Canadian Parliament is damn hard. According to CBC’s […]
