Meet Trudeau’s lead on multicultural communications, PMO press secretary Amreet Kaur
Canadian political parties are increasingly emphasizing multicultural communications and outreach work, and as the Liberal government’s lead staffer focused on communicating with the country’s many multicultural communities and news outlets, PMO press secretary Amreet Kaur plays a “vital” role in the office. “The component of multicultural outreach remains one of the vital components of any […]
Liberal MPs hope cabinet ministers, PM Trudeau ‘learned their lessons’ from ‘unforced errors’ of last two years
As Justin Trudeau’s Liberals start the third year of their first mandate, Liberal MPs say they hope their caucus colleagues, including cabinet ministers and the prime minister, won’t repeat the “unforced errors” made in the first half of their term, which have become a “distraction” and have thrown them off the government’s agenda. “It certainly […]
Handful of new staff hires to Conservative leader Scheer’s team
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has hired a handful of new aides to help support the work of his official opposition caucus on the Hill, including a new digital media liaison, Morgan Swan. Ms. Swan joined the Official Opposition Leader’s Office (OLO) earlier this month, after spending the last stretch of 2017 doing public affairs […]
Summer jobs program anti-abortion clause is a crock of Liberal nonsense
OTTAWA—When Justin Trudeau’s government was elected in late 2015, one of the things the then incoming prime minister signalled was there would be a change in tone and approach: a lot less smash-mouth wedge-type politics that typified the Harper era. So it has taken many by surprise to see the Canada Summer Jobs program become […]
Federal fiscal policies ‘sustainable’ over long term, says new PBO report
Parliament’s fiscal watchdog is giving a major vote of confidence in the Trudeau government’s spending and taxation plans. In a new report released Tuesday, the Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette concluded that current federal fiscal policies are “sustainable” over the long term, pointing to new projections showing the deficit plummeting from 30 per cent of […]
Issues director exits Government House Leader Chagger’s Office
Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, who is also the minister responsible for Small Business and Tourism, is down one political aide, following director of issues management Chad Mariage’s recent exit. After a little more than a year, Mr. Mariage left the minister’s office on Jan. 12, according to filings on the conflict of interest and […]
Watchdog petitions Federal Court to kill new appointments for lobbying, ethics commissioners
An ethics watchdog is suing the Trudeau government for the way it handled appointments for the lobbying and ethics commissioners, saying the Liberals failed to honour legislative requirements mandating consultations with all parties recognized in the House of Commons. Democracy Watch announced on Jan. 18 that it had filed lawsuits in Federal Court challenging the appointments […]
Policy director to Natural Resources Minister Carr re-joins department
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr’s in need of a new director of policy, with Michael Rau having recently left the minister’s office to return to work for the department. Mr. Rau is now acting director of the international energy branch at Natural Resources Canada, under the energy sector of deputy minister Christyne Tremblay’s office. In […]
Hold the last rites, Scheer’s got a pulse
OTTAWA—Compared to our southern neighbours, we are blessed these days to have predictable patterns in our national politics. One of those familiar routines is to have columnists and others write the obituary of the opposition leader of the day. If the Conservatives lead the official Opposition, it is almost certain such pronouncements will appear not […]
Conservatives surge to within three points of Liberals in newest Nanos poll, though may be too early to decipher trend
The governing Liberals are ceding ground to their rivals in the House in the wake of a series of ethics controversies involving the prime minister and finance minister, with the opposition Conservatives now sitting only three points off first place, according to the latest weekly poll from Nanos Research. In the tracking survey for the […]
