Surprising takeaways from Quebec’s vote
To fully measure the electoral earthquake that left Quebec’s once-dominant parties in shambles on Monday, consider that 84 of the 125 members of the new national assembly ran under the banner of parties that did not even exist a bit more than a decade ago, let alone at the time of the 1995 referendum. That’s […]
Greater need for Canada, Denmark to lead on world stage, new envoy says
Even before arriving in Canada last month, Denmark’s new envoy had plenty of connections to work with: colleagues from Ottawa’s international legal community, a few trips under his belt, and the familiar responsibility of covering a vast, cold country given his recent stint in Russia—never mind Thomas Winkler’s expertise drafting one of the key documents […]
Saskatchewan NDP riding associations frustrated with party’s lack of communication: internal document
Some Saskatchewan NDP organizers say the party hasn’t responded to repeated calls to address provincial concerns, including requests for a visit from leader Jagmeet Singh, and that “better communication” is needed, according to a copy of June minutes from a meeting of riding associations sent to The Hill Times. Months later, that frustration hasn’t subsided, […]
It would have been ‘cheeky’ for Trudeau to intervene on notwithstanding clause, says reader
Re: “Trudeau should have stood up to Ford over notwithstanding clause,” (The Hill Times, letter to the editor, p. 8). Alykhan Pabani writes that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is no leader. Prime Minister Trudeau has sidestepped the Supreme Court by refusing to revise abortion legislation, which the Supreme Court struck down, and instead took it […]
Grits in unusual spot of being attacked on both sides for controversial Trans Mountain pipeline, say strategists, pollsters
The federal Liberals are being attacked from all sides on the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and their support of the project could threaten their centre-left coalition, say pollsters and strategists. “It takes a certain amount of political skill to be shot from two different fronts,” said Robin Sears, former national director of the NDP […]
A whale of a problem developing in Canada’s Arctic
VICTORIA, B.C.—The horrors of right whales drowning in tangles of fishing ropes and the alarming prospect of endangered orcas crossing paths with oil-laden tankers has created more than a few headaches for the federal government. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the feds have been forced to respond to public—and legal—demands that more be done […]
Tackling global warming must be this government’s top priority
It was exciting to have the prime minister visit our Okanagan city of Penticton, B.C., this summer. I am glad that his trip in early August coincided with one of our few smoke-free days. After that, for more days than I care to count, the scene up and down our grape-growing valley was more like […]
Quebec expected to be two-way race in 2019, all eyes on Québec City region, say strategists
Quebec is on course to be a two-way race between the Liberals and Conservatives in the 2019 federal election, say strategists, and the Québec City region is likely to be a hotly contested battleground amongst the federal parties. Despite the reunion of the Bloc Québécois on Sept. 17—with five MPs who had split from the […]
‘Use or lose it’: Canada’s best way to claim Arctic sovereignty
Despite department assurances that Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic isn’t under threat, some MPs say more needs to be done to ensure Canada’s claim isn’t weakened. In the face of “increased pressure” on the Arctic from climate change, commercial interest, Russian militarization, China’s claim it’s a “Near-Arctic State,” and continued international disagreement over territorial borders, […]
Poilievre shouldn’t be misleading constituents about Phoenix pay fiasco, says reader
Re: “‘Kind of an asinine comment’: opponents react to Poilievre’s claims of ‘zero’ Phoenix pay problems under Conservatives. It is not out of character for Conservative MP Pierre Polievre to say something like this. If you follow his political career, you’ll see that he likes to distort and exaggerate. This is, after all, the man who […]
