A parliamentary year like no other: shifting alliances, a cautious ‘legacy’ agenda, and a potential deal with the devil
The Liberals can no longer count on the NDP, and the “legacy-building year” will be a limited parliamentary agenda where the government works hard for support bill-by-bill.
Google signs deal to launch journalism fund in California, while cash from its Canadian media fund has yet to flow
Google awaits the CRTC go-ahead for $100-million-a-year Canadian media fund as news outlets call for urgent access to cash.
‘Tense’ fall sitting begins, with Liberals under pressure from Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, say pollsters, lobbyists
The House is back. Get ready for a lot more parliamentary tactics, a lot more focus on the House, and a lot more of day-to-day instability in the government, says pollster Darrell Bricker. NDP House Leader Peter Julian, meanwhile, says his party will approach the fall sitting on a ‘vote-by-vote basis, much as we did during COVID.’
Public servants sound off over new return-to-office mandate, while union faces heat over its ‘Buy Nothing’ campaign
Public service union walks back calls to boycott downtown Ottawa business.
Liberal MPs unclear about party’s strategy for 2025 at final summer retreat before next federal election
If the Liberals lose the Montreal byelection on Sept. 16, more MPs will speak up criticizing their leadership, say some Liberal MPs.
Trudeau needs a post-byelection game plan
On the heels of the byelection collapse of a Liberal stronghold in June, a loss of another Liberal-held riding would be a big blow to the prime minister’s caché.
Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates
John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social movements, and ‘politely asking, in a lot of cases, does not work.’
Blame games on politically-targeted bot campaigns ‘irresponsible’ without verification, says researcher
Newsrooms ‘didn’t do a great job’ when first reporting on the bots promoting a Poilievre rally, and that’s ‘the danger in horse race political coverage,’ says media expert Brian Daly.
Federal Liberals face ‘wipeout’ in B.C. blue wave, say pollsters
Angus Reid’s Shachi Kurl says B.C. United sunk under a rising Conservative tide, and warns previously safe Vancouver federal Liberal ridings could face similar flooding.
Only pushback from members will drive party leadership to loosen grip on nominations, say campaign veterans
‘Most people will back out because they realize there’s no point running if the leader doesn’t want you there,’ says former Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps.
