Only, but not lonely: former broadcaster and political rookie Marci Ien brings community to solitary House role
Marci Ien is used to going it alone. She was the first Black woman to co-host a morning show in Canada and now, as a recently elected Member of Parliament, she is the only Black woman in the House of Commons. “I’ve been an ‘only’ my whole life,” she said. “I’ve been an ‘only’ most […]
Trudeau told Liberals’ national board of directors ‘it looks like’ a spring election, according to a Liberal source, but Grits say it will happen based on important conditions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose Liberals are enjoying a comfortable lead in public opinion polls, told members of the party’s national board of directors before Christmas that “it looks like” the next election would happen this spring, said one source, but other sources say a spring election will only happen if the vaccine rollout is […]
Trump’s incitement of mob hopefully a wake-up call for senior Republicans, but America’s standing as ‘beacon of democracy’ damaged, say Canadian Parliamentarians
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s incitement of hundreds of his supporters to stymie the certification of the electoral results may leave him somewhat diminished, serving as a wake-up call for Republican leadership, say some Parliamentarians, but the violent attack is likely to scar America’s image as a beacon of democracy. For many, the assault on […]
‘Society is a community, it’s not something you hold at arm’s length’: legal scholar Gregory Tardi on his new book Anatomy of an Election
Knowledge about elections is an “absolutely fundamental” aspect of citizenship, says Greg Tardi, long-time public servant, legal scholar, and author of the new book, Anatomy of an Election: Canada’s Federal General Election of 2019 Through the Lens of Political Law. “If you’re going to be a member of society, then I think the best way to […]
Kenney’s political woes and Maverick Party could put at least four Alberta ridings in play in the next federal election, say veteran political players
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s unpopularity and the upstart right-of-centre Maverick Party running candidates in the next election could cost the federal Conservatives at least four ridings in the next election in the province, the bedrock of the Conservative base, where the party currently holds all but one seat, say some political insiders. “If Jason Kenney […]
Liberal elections bill shows ‘disdain’ for parliamentary process, say Conservative MPs with committee study not complete
The government’s tabling of a bill to make temporary election law changes in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic before a committee charged with studying the matter finished its work is an example of the “disdain” the Liberals have for the parliamentary process, say Conservative members of the House Affairs Committee. Queen’s Privy Council President […]
Some politicos not ruling out an election before March, others predict a spring election
With the country deep in the throes of the second wave of COVID-19 and the opposition parties sabre-rattling over the government’s fall economic statement, some political players are not ruling out the possibility of a winter election, but others say the rhetoric from across the aisle is aimed to extract concessions from the government in […]
Race to replace MP Kent as Thornhill’s Conservative on the ballot a chance to ‘bring Conservatives back into the fold,’ sign of ‘generational shift,’ say early candidates
The race to replace veteran MP and former journalist Peter Kent as the Conservative Party’s federal election candidate in Thornhill, Ont., offers an opportunity for the party to provide “Conservatives who have left the movement a reason to come back,” according to long-time Tory staffer Melissa Lantsman who recently announced her intention to run, with […]
Trump’s unprecedented failure to concede expected to have ‘very little’ impact on Canada-U.S. relations, says Heyman
Uncertainty about the transfer of power between U.S. presidents will have “very little” impact on America’s reputation or its relationship with Canada or other countries, says a former U.S. ambassador to Canada. But a former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. says the upcoming transition won’t be easy because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unprecedented refusal […]
No system in place to verify if mail-in ballots counted in official tally, says Elections Canada
Elections Canada’s top official says voters who choose to vote by mail won’t be able to verify if their ballots are tabulated, under current planning measures if an election were to be held in the spring. Testifying before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on Nov. 19, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault said while […]
