Distance from Trudeau an advantage for Liberals on the Rock
A winning strategy out East seems to include flushing the words ‘Liberal’ and ‘Liberal Party’ until the national mood on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changes.
Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy
What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a populist lens.
Canada is completing Confederation
For generations, decisions about the North were made in Ottawa. While consultations improved, final decisions still rested outside the territory. That has now ended.
Nunavut’s infrastructure and housing crises are closely linked and need a federal partner to step up
New houses create additional infrastructure burdens on communities that the federal government must help them to address.
Derrick Bragg will be missed by so many in Newfoundland and Labrador
In these times of cynicism about government, the late cabinet minister’s story should inspire others to become involved in public life.
Quebec mayors dismayed with Poilievre’s accusations of incompetence, but pollsters say Conservative leader ‘doesn’t have much to lose’ by going on attack
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘is looking at people to blame for problems that exist in the big cities,’ but the challenge is how to be relevant in Quebec, said pollster Greg Lyle.
OGGO takes centre stage as top committee arena for uncovering ‘scandals’ and ‘bombshells’
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee’s work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app and McKinsey contracts.
French media bias hurts Quebec’s democracy
By not reporting fairly on the preoccupations of the anglophone community, the French media do a disservice to the cause of democracy in Quebec.
‘Proliferation of consultants hiring consultants’: MPs frustrated by tangled web of outsourcing in ArriveCan saga
Consultants ‘have never been doing better than they are now,’ says Conservative MP Garnett Genuis.
Facing ‘staggering’ hospital wait lists, pressure mounts on provinces to set plans with Ottawa to access funds
Despite an ‘unprecedented’ amount of health-care funding offered by Ottawa last year, many provinces haven’t yet finalized action plans to access some of those funds. ‘That’s likely why we haven’t seen significant impact’ yet, says CMA President Dr. Kathleen Ross.
