Staff changes for Ministers McCallum, Brison, and Mihychuk
Immigration Minister John McCallum‘s ministerial staffing roster is in transition, with the recent departure of senior adviser for strategic communications Felix Corriveau, among other changes. Mr. Corriveau exited the minister’s office late last month. Special assistant Francesco Biondi-Morra has for now stepped in as acting press secretary to the minister, but he’s set to also […]
O’Leary joins Democratic Institutions Minister Monsef’s team as D. Comms
John O’Leary has landed a new role with the Liberal government after his recent exit from Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk’s office, and started his new job as communications director to Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef last week. A former manager of public affairs and communications for Coca-Cola, Hill Climbers reported last […]
Morneau tightens mortgage requirements, Liberal MPs concerned new rules will shut out first-time homebuyers
Liberal MPs are concerned sweeping mortgage rule changes introduced by Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently will exclude a significant number of first-time homebuyers from entering the housing market and are wondering why he didn’t consult the national Liberal caucus or the House Finance Committee prior to making the announcement intended to cool down the overheated housing market in major […]
Wilson-Raybould hires policy adviser who represented Ontario’s first person granted doctor-assisted death
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould welcomed Emma Carver to work in her office as a new policy adviser on Sept. 26. Ms. Carver spent roughly the last year working as a lawyer with Toronto law firm Polley Faith LLP, during which time she helped represent an 81-year-old Toronto man known as A.B., who became the first […]
While key issues divide other societies, Canada has consensus
MONTREAL—Looking back on the year since voters handed Justin Trudeau a majority mandate, it is impossible to overstate the contrast between post-election Canada and the pre-election United States. Much, of course, has already been said about Trudeau’s knack for connecting with people, his relative youth for a government leader, his enduring popularity at home, and […]
Conservative letter to electors claims Liberal scheme to rig next election
A House of Commons mail-out to electors from an unknown number of Conservative MPs alleges a government plan to “rig” the next federal election by forcing through a new voting system that will favour the Liberal Party. “The Liberal Plan to Rig the 2019 Election And How You Can Stop It,” screams the mail-out in […]
“Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently introduced a national carbon price plan. What do you think of it?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “The Government of Canada is committed to creating a cleaner, more innovative economy that reduces emissions and protects our environment, while creating well-paying jobs for the middle class and those working hard to join it. We know climate change is one of the defining issues of this century, and that Canadians expect their […]
Is Trudeau’s vision ours?
It is clear that the general public around the world is becoming increasingly impatient with the establishment and out-of-touch media and politicians more insistent on furthering their own agendas than the will of the people. The epidemic of political correctness has reached absurd proportions and people are getting sick of it. Take the absurdity of Justin Trudeau and […]
PMO hires new digital aide, Monsef expands team
PARLIAMENT HILL—Former summer intern Johanna Robinson marked her first day as a full-time staffer in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office on Oct. 11. Ms. Robinson is now a full-time digital content assistant in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), working closely with digital creative lead Dave Sommer as part of the office’s communications unit overseen by […]
A year in, Trudeau Liberals carving out risky, activist agenda
OTTAWA—A year ago on Thanksgiving morning, Justin Trudeau headed out into the last stretch of the election campaign. One of the first stops was a strip mall in the Ottawa suburbs, where the parking lot was unexpectedly packed with cars and people that bright holiday morning. The election was still up in the air as […]
