The Liberal Party must show up locally to win new seats
Nostalgia for 2015, 1993, and 1930, won’t win the next election. The party needs humility, and hard and patient work: person to person, policy by policy, riding by riding.
How will the 45th Parliament work?
A functional relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government is crucial to the country’s future. To put it bluntly: we have no time for partisan games. We need the legislature to do its job of holding the government to account.
Carney’s Trump problem
By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
‘All-hands-on-deck’ fall session as Liberals face pressure to deliver, say lobbyists, pollsters
Conservatives will face pressure since the Liberals have ‘effectively stolen’ some policy directions, such as increased defence spending and building energy infrastructure, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show
Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And, 61 per cent of those surveyed also said they favoured taking a ‘hard’ approach with the U.S., according to Angus Reid.
First Nations chiefs criticize feds for failing to consult on Indigenous body tied to Major Projects Office
But, the Métis Nation of Ontario says it submitted names for the 11-member body after the government invited groups to provide suggestions at a recent summit on the Building Canada Act.
Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways
The fall sitting looks to be shaping up as a disastrous combination of an unstoppable force and immovable object that will spark conflict in the House of Commons, bleeding into the Senate.
Carney cabinet shuffle speculation grows alongside backbench ‘grumbles’ as Grits gather in Edmonton
The prime minister may still be enjoying his electoral ‘honeymoon,’ but this fall will determine whether his ministers can prove themselves or lose their post, say Liberal sources.
Q&A | Carney’s ‘balancing act’ keeping the ‘elbows up’ crowd happy, with Sheila Copps
The Liberals are still in ‘a honeymoon period,’ but the government needs to be careful with the coming cuts, says the Chrétien-era cabinet minister.
A dose of realism about Canada’s LNG plans
Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may happen.
