The fall political roadmap has plenty of potholes
The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP all need to show signs of life when Parliament resumes.
Canada, Europe, and NATO: a renewed commitment to shared security
Whether it is supporting Ukraine, reinforcing NATO’s northern flank, or building the tools to defend sovereignty in the Arctic, Canada is showing it will lead by example.
Summer’s over, and a possibly raucous House awaits
Experienced MP and current Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will have to use all his wiles to ensure the fall session does not descend into chaos.
A Liberal by the same name is not necessarily the same Liberal
There are Canadians who hoped that in voting for Mark Carney’s Liberals, some of some of Justin Trudeau’s social policies would survive. They are likely now wondering if this is the government that best represents them.
Calls mount for the Arctic to make national-interest list with launch of Major Projects Office: there’s an ‘Achilles heel in the North’
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs’ Heidi Cook says the Carney government backing Manitoba’s Port of Churchill as a national-interest project was a ‘surprise to a lot’ of First Nations in the area.
A defeated NDP means labour, progressive movements have to ‘fill that void,’ says CUPE head Hancock
Former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says New Democrats need a moderate leader who can ‘counterbalance’ the further-left bent of the party and speak to Canadians’ everyday issues.
A nation-building project that will protect the environment and our health
A transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy has the potential to create a safer and healthier environment, less suffering from the ongoing effects of continued greenhouse gas emissions, and a stronger economy driven by the new jobs created.
Can the opposition hold its own in a Trudeau-free Parliament?
The Conservative Party spent years optimizing itself to defeat Mark Carney’s predecessor but the current prime minister has a very different personality; and the NDP is a non-factor in our federal politics—so much so that a real recovery may prove extremely difficult.
Carney was talking about Canada’s productivity problem in 2010. It’s now his job to fix it.
The challenge for the Carney government is to map a way out of this slow growth trap, which is why productivity, fueled by innovation and investment, is the key to a better future.
It’s time to retire the one-liners
Question Period has become more well-known for zingers and unanswered questions. This September, MPs should focus on questions and answers of substance.
