‘We have drive’: Indigenous MPs on their election and their future
Another election has come and gone and there was a record number of Indigenous candidates put forward this time, at least 77 people, with the end results showing that the actual count of Indigenous MPs who will sit in the House has also gone up, to 12 from the 10 elected after the 2019 campaign. […]
Freeland keeping finance, deputy PM roles as Trudeau announces cabinet unveiling in October
He triggered a pandemic election, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his top five post-election priorities will be focused on COVID-19 vaccinations, including setting up new mandatory measures and restrictions. As cases surge in parts of the country, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) said his government would get moving on vaccine passports, mandatory vaccinations for federal […]
Among 18 defeated incumbents, British Columbia, Ontario see most unseated MPs; Conservatives drop nine incumbents, Liberal lose eight
Of the estimated 52 new MPs who were elected across Canada on Sept. 20, 18 of them defeated incumbents and two of those 18 were MPs in the 42nd Parliament. The Conservatives lost the most in these contests, seeing nine incumbents ousted, while eight Liberal MPs lost their seats, and one Green. Three of the […]
Alberta energy sector has opportunity with two Liberal MPs elected in province, say lobbyists
Greater Liberal representation in Alberta in the new Parliament could give a stronger voice to the energy sector in Ottawa, according to some lobbyists. “By having someone at the table, I think Albertans’ hope is to have a strong oil and gas sector and have their issues brought to the table and actually be heard, […]
PM snap election call faces challenge by Democracy Watch in Federal Court
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request in August for a snap election is being challenged in the Federal Court by Democracy Watch, which is seeking a ruling to prevent future snap election calls if they come without a vote of non-confidence in the House. “[Our case is] really focused only on a ruling that it’s illegal […]
‘Sharper knives out earlier’ to bring down O’Toole after election defeat, say some Conservative MPs
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is in the fight of his political life, and it’s too early to tell whether he will be able to hold onto his job in the face of public attacks from some within the party, say MPs, former senior Conservatives, party operatives, and party insiders. “There seem to be sharper knives […]
Liberals call for collaboration in minority Parliament, while O’Toole fends off challenges
The 2021 election results are in, and Liberal MPs and strategists say Canadians have given Parliamentarians a clear message: get back to work. Some Liberals who spoke to The Hill Times said they were worried that work might be bogged down by acrimony in the House of Commons. By delivering the Liberals another minority government, […]
Politics is a vicious business
Politics is a vicious business. A petition to dump Erin O’Toole is already circulating and you don’t even have to be a party member to sign. Who can forget how ignominiously the New Democrats disposed of leader Thomas Mulcair after he took them so close to power that they could taste it? Perhaps the Tories […]
Canada’s first openly two-spirit candidate is elected to Parliament
Blake Desjarlais has become Canada’s first openly two-spirit MP, after winning the seat for Edmonton-Griesbach, Alta., for the NDP with 40.5 per cent of the vote. The newcomer and Alberta’s only Indigenous MP, Mr. Desjarlais took the seat from incumbent Conservative candidate Kerry Diotte, who was close behind with 37.1 per cent of the vote. “I’m […]
Look again: this election could be transformational
CHELSEA, QUE.—Last week’s election may, in retrospect, look far from inconsequential; it may even look momentous, notwithstanding the absence of a radical shift in seats. If it produces an affordable national child care program, for example—and that work is well underway—families, especially women, (along with the economy) will benefit far into the future. True, that […]
