Leaks on China’s interference attempts ‘deeply damaging to Canadian democracy’: former CSE official
Neither the Conservatives or Liberals are helping to restore confidence in Canada’s elections by engaging in partisan politics.
Ottawa plays Inspector Gadget
Some favour a formal, independent inquiry by an esteemed retired jurist into alleged Chinese interference in our last two federal elections but it, too, would hear the pertinent evidence in private. All these options could usefully recommend improvements to current spy craft, but we will never know how serious, or frivolous, the threats are that have everyone hyper-ventilating.
Poilievre will need to win a clear majority in next election or Trudeau could stay in power with support of left-of-centre parties, say politicos
The three left-of-centre parties tried to unseat Stephen Harper’s Conservatives after the 2008 election, and they could prevent Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from forming government after the next election, says Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.
PROC to hear from top officials Wednesday, as Trudeau maintains no public inquiry into foreign interference necessary
Meanwhile the Conservatives will attempt once more to summon PMO Chief of Staff Katie Telford before committee.
‘Mixed emotions’ in the north, anger in Toronto over final Ontario riding redraw draft
‘It seems like they just took a problem in Scarborough and moved it into North York,’ says Liberal MP Micheal Coteau, whose riding is being broken up and eliminated under the final proposal.
B.C.’s new seat shakes up the Southern Interior as final riding proposal sparks concerns
‘They have created a completely different new riding on both west and east sides, and now there’s no public input process,’ says NDP MP Richard Cannings of the final changes proposed to his riding.
Conservative MPs press intelligence officials on allegations of foreign interference in past federal elections
Liberal MPs say repeating unproven allegations of interference ‘does China’s bidding’ by undermining public confidence in Canadian institutions.
NDP, CPC MPs take joint Manitoba riding-redraw appeal to PROC
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee recently heard MPs’ objections to the final proposed new maps for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie making pitches for both provinces.
Poilievre’s ground game for next election should focus on 24 ridings O’Toole lost by slimmest margins in 2021, say politicos
Conservatives lost the 2021 election by a slim margin of 16,928 more votes in 24 ridings across the country.
With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing
Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett.
