Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?
Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.
Whither the centrist option?
The state of our politics may have centrist Canadians dreaming of the different electoral system the Trudeau government promised, but ultimately failed to deliver.
Far more still to be done for infrastructure in the Yukon
Supporting the families and people who live, work, play, and visit in the North requires more critical infrastructure, including energy and communications.
Federal messaging, concerns bleed into campaigns as three provinces head to polls
Leaders seeking re-election in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan paint opponents as Trudeau allies, while BC Conservatives adopt similar messaging to Poilievre.
The case for a high-speed train between Quebec and Ontario
A high-speed train would be more than just a faster way to travel; it could serve as a literal and symbolic link between Quebec and Ontario.
Fixing the housing affordability crisis? It’s the density, stupid
In Ontario, the Ford government’s long-brewing housing plan fails to adequately address the single most important issue: density.
A remarkable Montreal ‘salon’ has endured five decades
In these times of fractious political debate, a tribune of knowledgeable voices is of enormous value.
Disasters the result of ‘our actions or inaction,’ Ottawa emergency management conference hears
The Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation discussed options for future disaster resiliency in Canada as federal MPs probed the response to the Jasper wildfire in committee.
‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties
In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.
The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario
Although not banned by federal restrictions, private operators cannot properly compete in a sector now awash in public funds without equal access to funding.
