Two candidates look to unseat Natan Obed in ITK election this month
Two candidates, including a former Member of Parliament, are vying to unseat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami incumbent president Natan Obed in the national Inuit group’s Aug. 16 election. Peter Williamson is a rookie candidate, but he’s worked on Inuit issues for more than 20 years, including five years with ITK and 15 years at Indigenous and […]
Perry Bellegarde re-elected as AFN national chief ahead of potentially turbulent fall session
Perry Bellegarde has been re-elected national chief of the Assembly of First Nations on Wednesday night following a bitterly contested race, a decisive victory ahead of a critical fall parliamentary session in which a landmark bill on Indigenous rights is expected to be tabled—one that could be politically explosive for both him and the Liberals. Mr. Bellegarde won […]
Ford has proven that the populist formula shouldn’t be underestimated
OTTAWA—When it appeared that Doug Ford was on his way to landing the job of Ontario premier, a lot of people tried to reassure themselves that the Progressive Conservative leader, while a coarse, macho populist, was no Donald Trump. But the Ford government has immediately shown its willingness to follow the demagogic, disruptive politics of […]
Newly-created, rebranded cabinet posts expected to be key policy planks in 2019 Liberal election platform, say political insiders
The newly created and rebranded cabinet posts in last week’s shuffle, including “irregular migration,” “digital government,” “export promotion,” “seniors,” “international trade diversification,” and “accessibility” will be some of the key policy planks in the Liberals’ 2019 election platform, say some Liberal insiders and pundits. “If you look at the portfolios created what you’ll find is […]
Polling headlines should reach beyond horse race figures, say pollsters eyeing 2019 election
Dig past the horserace questions, ignore probability projections, and pay for it: those are some of the suggestions pollsters have for the media covering polls before the next federal election. Last month’s Ontario election served as a lesson of sorts on the dangers of reading too much into so-called horse race polling. Vote preference polls […]
Deep-dive look: what a new Fisheries and Oceans minister means for the Liberals in B.C.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) decision to add another B.C. MP to his cabinet, and put him in charge of the Fisheries and Oceans file, may be a move to reassure B.C. voters concerned about the government’s purchase of the $4.5-billion Trans Mountain Pipeline that will boost oil tanker traffic near Burnaby, B.C., and […]
Amid strained relations with U.S., Ontario, Trudeau debuts bigger cabinet with fresh faces, new posts
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled on Wednesday a larger cabinet, shuffling familiar faces to new posts and creating fresh portfolios, in a bid to emphasize his government’s push to diversify international trade in the face of Washington’s protectionist policies and to brace his party for the 2019 election. In a morning ceremony inside Rideau Hall’s […]
Political parties should face stricter privacy rules
The massive Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal that emerged this past spring was shocking due to the level of carelessness with which Facebook users’ data was harvested and used without their knowledge. But, to a certain extent, it wasn’t surprising. In recent years, political parties in many places have been sucking up as much data about voters […]
There’s a ‘good chance’ NDP Leader Singh will run in my riding, says departing B.C. MP Kennedy Stewart
Outgoing NDP MP Kennedy Stewart says there’s a “good chance” that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in his riding, Burnaby South, B.C., if a byelection is called there soon. Mr. Singh was in Burnaby on July 12 as part of his summer tour, meeting with health-care professionals on pharmacare. Mr. Stewart, who announced in […]
Is social licence to govern a thing?
As we approach the end of a decade, with another provincial election under our belts–and a new government–I find myself reflecting on days gone by and what the future might hold. With change on the horizon, I can’t help but feel a sense of uncertainty. Will this new government reflect my values? Enact change that benefits […]
