Opportunity to advance Arctic infrastructure strategy in response to increased defence threats, say NDP MP, CSG senator
Arctic360 argues that Canada needs an Arctic infrastructure strategy to address issues facing northern communities related to telecommunications, energy, roads, ports and airports.
Danielle Smith a political mayfly, not long for the job
The idea that a province in Confederation can decide which federal laws it will obey, and which ones it won’t, is absurd. Is it really a step forward to give Smith the right to order the national police force, the RCMP, not to enforce federal law?
Smith wants Alberta’s sovereignty
If Danielle Smith doesn’t like a federal law, she and her cabinet will simply toss it out. Sovereignty in a united Canada—sounds just like the separatists.
It’s time to do something about the notwithstanding clause
The issue of how to constrain, if not outright end, use of the notwithstanding clause should be on the agenda of upcoming meetings of federal, provincial and territorial ministers of justice. A parallel experts’ roundtable could be convened to review options for limiting and eventually revoking Sec. 33.
Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists
The bill puts ‘lots on the page to be worried about’ but there’s no guarantee it ever ‘comes to pass,’ says political scientist Lori Turnbull, so the federal response may shape the ‘narrative’ around it.
The Notwithstanding Act: a proposal for reform
Whether the notwithstanding clause was necessary or wise was questionable from the beginning, but it was the price of reaching agreement on the Charter.
NORAD modernization urgently needed for Canada to maintain competitive edge in the Arctic
Canada now has an unprecedented opportunity to modernize urgently needed defence infrastructure in the Arctic—but many observers are already saying that more investments will be needed.
Ford-CUPE feud portrays Tories as ‘black-hearted accountants,’ an image which could harm federal Conservatives
The CUPE strike has changed the channel from affordability issues to individual rights for now, but other factors will come into play before byelection day on Dec. 12, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Closing a Charter loophole
So that’s the lesson for all those who oppose the notwithstanding clause. Maybe you can’t close that loophole in the court of law, but you can close it in the court of public opinion.
Anglade’s resignation a sad end for a leader with wasted potential
Her first mistake may have been in listening to her advisers, who, astonishingly, recommended the Quebec Liberal Party become more nationalist.
