Liberal war room may have to stop releasing dirt on Tory candidates, for fear of appearing ‘hypocritical’
In the traditionally Conservative-area of Kanata-Carleton, the Liberals have highlighted the relationship between the Conservative candidate and a far-right activist, but they may have to curtail attacking the alleged detriments of Tory candidates in light of photographs surfacing showing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface. When Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) headed […]
BCE lobbied Trudeau and senior advisers on ‘industry’ month before key CRTC decision
The CEO of Bell Canada’s parent company extended an intensive lobbying campaign to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his top officials last month, reporting discussions on “industry” a month before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced a decision the company has since said would cost it $100-million. On July 17, George Cope, president and […]
‘Show up and do something’: critics call on lobbying commissioner to act on Dion report
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion’s damning report on the prime minister documented previously undisclosed interactions between SNC-Lavalin and the government during the embattled company’s pursuit of a deferred prosecution agreement, raising questions from critics about whether it was operating in full compliance with federal lobbying regulations or whether disclosure rules should change. SNC-Lavalin is registered to […]
Canada’s life-saving supervised consumption services could be in jeopardy
Supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites save lives by allowing people to use drugs safely under the supervision of trained volunteers and staff. This should be reason enough for any government to take bold, rapid action to scale up access to these services, especially as Canada is now fully immersed in an opioid overdose crisis—fuelled […]
Despite majority support for a Canadian handgun ban, the politics of doing so may remain insurmountable
OTTAWA—There’s nothing like the gun lobby. Imagine if car manufacturers objected to the registration of automobiles because it was an infringement on the liberties of people with cars. Canadians are rightly reassured, however, that the obsession with these weapons here is nothing like in the U.S., where possessing guns is constitutionally guaranteed, and ownership of […]
Tale as old as time: Liberal ethics breach proves politics still about comforting the comfortable
OTTAWA—This past April, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to the Daughters of the Vote delegation, which included Indigenous women protesting his treatment of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould following her expulsion from the Liberal party over the SNC-Lavalin debacle. He pontificated in response that “diversity only works if there’s trust.” Now, after having been found to […]
For oral health, prevention is key
The statistics are clear: Canadians between the ages of 60 and 79 are 40 per cent less likely to have private dental insurance compared to the general population. As a result, older Canadians tend to be less frequent users of oral care services, with long-term care residents in particular experiencing a high rate of untreated […]
‘Fundraiser-in-chief’: Trudeau tops list of big-ticket political fundraisers
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headlined more big-ticket Liberal fundraisers than anyone else over the past two years, far outpacing other members of his cabinet and reinforcing his role as the face of the Liberals. Disclosures filed by the party since early 2017 showed that of the 164 political fundraisers the party held at the local […]
‘We didn’t get the job done’: Liberals poised to break promise on corporate ombudsperson, say observers
After four years of repeating its promise to create a corporate ombudsperson with teeth, the federal Liberal government appears ready to reverse itself and drop the matter as it prepares for the fall election, say observers close to the issue in Ottawa. “It’s very disappointing that the government backed away at the last minute. And […]
Last chance to lobby MPs sees June numbers shrink, with influencers eyeing the campaign season
The waning days of the House’s busy legislative calendar were coupled with an unsurprising dip in lobbying, but some were making the most of the last month with MPs in Ottawa before an extended break for the campaign ahead of an October election. With party platforms still being written, June was a good time for […]
