Senate on a spending ‘slippery slope,’ says Sen. Marshall, as Senators review office-expense rules
Controversy over a Senator’s use of her office budget to conduct a public opinion poll is the latest irritant for members of the Upper Chamber who say the way Senators spend is treading uncomfortably familiar ground, as Senators prepare to take a deeper dive into the rules that govern their expenses. On May 16, members […]
The Conservative vision for China needs more clarity
Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer is taking to the stage, splashing out his vision for the country under a Tory government. Is it a long time coming, or landing at just the right time? Who knows—people’s memories and attention spans are short, so six months before an election may be entirely sufficient to start introducing […]
Trying to derail serious climate change action will someday be viewed as the crime it is
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kept joking at the press gallery dinner the other night about the persistent questions about his party’s lack of a climate-change plan six months before a federal election. Yes, yes, it’s coming, he chuckled. This while newly elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, now considered the leader of the right-wing “opposition” to […]
The sad state of Canada’s left wing
OAKVILLE, ONT.—According to recent media reports, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer supposedly blundered when he secretly met not too long ago with oil company executives to plot a grand strategy aimed at ousting the Liberals from power. Why was that meeting seen as a blunder? Well, in ordinary times, such a move would certainly cause […]
Removal of Conservative candidate Khattra from Dufferin-Caledon leaves ‘a mess,’ unclear how the party will choose new candidate: Conservative MP Tilson
The Conservative Party is stuck with a “mess” in Dufferin-Caledon, and it’s not clear what process it will use to find a new candidate there after it rejected the nomination last week of Harzadan Khattra, following complaints of irregularities in the March 19 nomination contest that he won to represent the Tories in the Ontario […]
Former Ontario Conservative MP Chisu to run as a People’s Party candidate in upcoming election
A former one-term Conservative MP has left his party and has joined the People’s Party of Canada, saying his former party had been delaying holding the nomination contest and “shopping around” for another candidate. “I’m disappointed, absolutely disappointed by the party,” said Corneliu Chisu who turned 70 years old last month, adding he has a […]
NDP ‘under the gun’ to name candidates, say politicos, as they trail Grits, Tories on campaign slate
The NDP has 12 per cent of its candidates confirmed for the 2019 election, far behind the 61.5 per cent nominated under the Conservative banner and 50 per cent for the Liberals. It puts the New Democrats in a tough spot, say some analysts, but the party’s ex-national director said isn’t yet a problem. The […]
Mixed grades for party leaders’ responses to SNC-Lavalin scandal
OTTAWA—The ongoing saga of the Trudeau government’s self-made mess around SNC-Lavalin’s quest for a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and its aftermath has provided some insight into the three main federal party leaders. Specifically, how they have performed when the spotlight has turned their way. The results are mixed. Let’s start with the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh. […]
Jagmeet Singh passed his first test, but now it’s time for the next big one
The New Democrats and their leader, Jagmeet Singh, are breathing a big sigh of relief after Monday’s byelection victory in Burnaby South, B.C. But they should think twice if they think they can stop waiting to exhale, because it’s only a small (albeit significant) hurdle that’s been cleared. Mr. Singh has a lot of ground […]
Tories need to find a better use for their Twitter fingers
Who would have thought that trying to be a viral edgelord on the internet might have a few drawbacks when you want to be taken seriously? The Conservative Party of Canada is working to position itself as the alternative to a second Justin Trudeau-led Canadian government when voters go the polls in October. Someone should […]
