Liberals’ fall priorities should centre on building support from NDP, key voting blocs: lobbyists, pollsters
With a current ‘hodgepodge’ of bills before Parliament, the Liberals may want to form a cohesive narrative through their fall legislative agenda, says Yaroslav Baran.
Defence spending push to reach NATO target coming in fall from business advocacy groups
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in July that Canada ‘fully expects’ to reach a spending target of two per cent of GDP on defence by 2032, but critics say the announcement ‘lacks any substance.’ It’s expected the government will be lobbied hard on this in the fall.
Project 2025 could render trade and other agreements with U.S. uncertain, say political players
Project 2025 is not really on the radar for most average Canadians, but anyone in government should be taking note. Pollster Darrell Bricker calls the document ‘shocking’ and ‘like the monster under the bed.’
Another privilege battle brewing as feds refuse to give House unredacted green fund docs
Twenty-one governmental departments and agencies responded to a June 10 order for documents by redacting or withholding information, while ten entities submitted unredacted documents.
Hot takes: Trudeau needs bold policy action to win back support, say pollsters, pundits
‘Far fewer people have a positive view of [Justin Trudeau],’ and changing that perception may be difficult if those people have stopped listening to him, says pollster David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data.
U.S. election outcome doesn’t change policy issues, but Trump harder to predict, say pundits, lobbyists
Leadership in North America faces a potential shakeup with the U.S. election coming up in November, and Canada’s federal election coming by October of 2025 at the latest.
Final clean electricity regulations need more flexibility to adapt to physical limits, says Electricity Canada CEO
A final draft of Clean Electricity Regulations, part of Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, are expected to be published before the end of 2024.
Yet-to-be-named members of new council supporting green energy transition a focus for environmental and labour group advocacy
The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act, which requires the government to make five-year plans to help workers transition to cleaner jobs in the green economy, received royal assent on June 20.
Emissions cap concerns among top environment issues in federal lobbying for six months of 2024
‘There’s a real sense of urgency on the part of the government to get [environment policy measures] finished,’ says Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence.
‘Sea change’ could be coming after next election, but policy knowledge still more important than personal connections, say lobbyists
Lobbyists with backgrounds that include Conservative connections could help them to hit the ground running if Pierre Poilievre were elected, say some in the industry.
