Elections bill poses privacy, foreign funding problems, says Elections Canada head
Canada’s prospective chief electoral officer is recommending seven changes to the Liberals’ elections modernization bill, including rules on how political parties can collect data and closing what opposition MPs have called a loophole in the legislation that still makes it possible for foreign interference. Stéphane Perrault said Elections Canada is “generally in agreement” with Bill […]
Ontario election rattling federal Grits’ confidence, cockiness, say some Liberals
The federal Liberals are watching the Ontario provincial election with “great interest” and the possibility of a Conservative or an NDP win is making them nervous because the same scenario could be repeated federally in 2019, say some Liberals, while others say every election is different and the June 7 outcome would have “no bearing” […]
Horwath campaign stocked with NDPers from Manitoba, B.C., Alberta, and Ottawa who know how to win
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who saw a surge in support for her leadership and her party last week, has some big names working on her election team, including experienced campaigners from Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, and Ottawa. “What Andrea Horwath has done is assemble a team that combines experience and knowledge on how to win […]
Majority of Canadians says pipeline could lift economy, but generational divide in support exists: poll
Ottawa is ensnared in a legal battle with British Columbia over concerns of the environmental impact of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but one recent poll suggests that a significant proportion of Canadians thinks that the project could be a boon to the economy, though there’s a sharp generational gap in support that could dampen […]
Wynne’s nightmare is Couillard’s dream
As Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals go in Ontario’s spring election, so too will go Philippe Couillard’s ruling party in Quebec in the fall? Given the turn of the campaign for the Ontario Liberals, there certainly are too many parallels to comfort their Quebec cousins. But there are also striking differences. Wynne and Couillard became leaders of […]
Rae Days in the rearview: polling shows few Ontarians fear an NDP government
OTTAWA—The adventure that has been Ontario politics in 2018 just continues to get wilder. The once dull, predictable province when it came to political outcomes is now tilting frantically, like some aged roller-coaster ride. With a couple of weeks to go before the June 7 vote, polls, yes those dastardly things, are all showing public […]
PM Trudeau should declare Elections Modernization Act No. 1 priority if he wants it passed by next month, says Sen. Joyal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to get his sweeping Elections Modernization Act through Parliament before the summer recess next month, but Quebec Liberal Senator Serge Joyal says he should make it the top priority in order to do that. “If the government comes to the conclusion that this bill is the top priority over and […]
In the political fight of her life: who’s who on Wynne’s campaign team
The Ontario Liberals, led by Premier Kathleen Wynne, are in the political battle of their lives to win a fifth consecutive term in government on June 7 and have recruited some top talent to help out, including a number of former aides to former prime minister Paul Martin and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. “It’s […]
New staffers for ministers Freeland, Morneau, Sajjan
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has been busy lately with North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Washington, D.C., but back home in Ottawa a new assistant has joined her ministerial staff team. Brett Aylward is now working in Ms. Freeland’s office as an assistant to the minister’s parliamentary secretary, Andrew Leslie, who supports the minister […]
Feds’ Bill C-76 privacy changes ‘insufficient,’ and a missed opportunity to make long-called-for reforms, say critics
Privacy-related changes in the Liberal government’s large elections reform package, Bill C-76, are being criticized as “insufficient” by academics and opposition MPs alike, and as a missed opportunity to make long-called-for changes to bring political parties under federal privacy laws before the next election. “There’s nothing like the pressure of an election combined with public […]
