The problem with applause lines
Message discipline should always trump the urge to score with applause lines.
Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle
‘January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place for the upcoming federal budget in the spring,’ says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.
Planning the politics of division
Will Pierre Poilievre emulate Ronald Reagan and try to split Canada along ideological lines, perhaps by setting populists against elites? Or, like Justin Trudeau, maybe he will focus on a particular divisive issue: crime, immigration, COVID.
Backbench Liberal MPs demand more clarity on nomination rules if next election happens after redistribution of electoral boundaries process
One key reason the Liberal Party has set the March 1 deadline for incumbent MPs’ nomination rules is to find out who is not running in the next election, according to a Liberal source.
Trudeau might actually be having a successful tour abroad, for once
Justin Trudeau’s confrontation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali last week offered up a chance for Trudeau to score some domestic points—a rarity for Trudeau while abroad.
Military must do its part to curb carbon emissions
It is not just the big industrial polluters or everyday consumers filling up their gas tanks that are poisoning the atmosphere, it is also the militaries of the world, literally flying quietly under the radar of public and political scrutiny.
Policy adviser exits for revenue, innovation ministers
Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez.
Communications staff change-ups for four ministers
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has a new press secretary, but recently bade farewell to his communications director, as did Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
Anglade’s resignation a sad end for a leader with wasted potential
Her first mistake may have been in listening to her advisers, who, astonishingly, recommended the Quebec Liberal Party become more nationalist.
Trade Minister Ng finds new policy director from ranks of PMO
The trade minister has also promoted a new director of communications within her office, after Jennifer Kuss exited to become chief of staff to FedDev Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi.
