Cross-party Parliamentarians to urge feds to take strong response to new Hong Kong security law
As Chinese lawmakers have moved forward with national security legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” bedrock, Parliamentarians across the partisan spectrum will be participating in a virtual press conference to urge the federal government to take strong action in opposition to the new law. Alongside human rights activists, such as Alex Neve […]
Paul Thomas named new director of Parliamentary Internship Programme
An alumni of the Parliamentary Internship Programme will be taking the organization’s reins in July. Paul E.J. Thomas was named the program’s new director earlier this month. Mr. Thomas was an intern with the program from 2005 to 2006. Alums also include some current Parliamentarians—Liberal MP Arif Virani and Conservative MP Brad Vis—and a member […]
Maple syrup, maple chocolate, maple lollipops: a look inside Canada’s gifts to UN diplomats
When keeping up the tradition of diplomatic gift-giving, Canada’s mission to the United Nations takes cues from its flag—handing out an assortment of maple-related items to envoys from across the world. Maple syrup, maple cookies, maple butter, maple chocolate, and maple lollipops are some of the items that Canadian diplomats in New York City gift […]
Push to reopen the economy fuelled by disinformation, political gaslighting
OTTAWA—Donald Trump’s gaslighting of America is rapidly turning into Canadian policy. This is being orchestrated through an aggressive disinformation campaign, controlled and co-ordinated by the White House. On May 11, thousands of children in Quebec returned to school after an eight-week absence as a result of measures undertaken to stop the spread of COVID-19. […]
Newspaper industry must ‘speak with one voice,’ say publishers pushing feds to ‘level the playing field’
As the Canadian newspaper industry continues to feel the crunch from lost advertising revenues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic downturn, publishers of Canada’s major newspapers came together in a rare demonstration of coordination to deliver a dire message to the federal government earlier this month. Titled “An urgent message […]
Globe and Mail team wins National Newspaper Award for SNC-Lavalin reporting
A team of reporters headlined by Globe and Mail parliamentary bureau chief Robert Fife and reporters Steven Chase and Daniel Leblanc won the National Newspaper Award for political reporting for their coverage of the pressure from Justin Trudeau‘s Prime Minister’s Office to give SNC-Lavalin a deferred prosecution agreement. The team of reporters who won the […]
Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour
For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change Canada the 2019 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy. With last October’s federal election just months away, Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom Spears filed an access to information […]
This just in: Donner Prize, Dafoe Prize name books shortlisted for honours
The nominees for 2020’s prestigious Donner and Dafoe book prizes are now out, with 10 books earning the nod and offering Canadians another enlightening way to pass their time in the COVID-19 lockdown. The five books nominated for the Donner Prize for best public policy book include Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson‘s Empty Planet: The […]
MPs join fight to stamp out COVID-19 disinformation that’s ‘spreading faster than the virus’
The World Health Organization has warned of an “infodemic” of misinformation and disinformation around COVID-19, and as authorities, companies, and individuals work to combat it, two Members of Parliament have joined an international initiative aimed at calling out and fact-checking online content around the virus. “We’ve seen misinformation in many other contexts—electoral contexts and certainly other […]
Feds ‘on the hot seat’ for past and new decisions, as journos, staffers contend with new media environment
Despite the dwindling numbers of journalists standing face-to-face with decision makers as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes more people to work from home, public officials and the media have done an effective job of communicating with the public so far, despite challenging conditions, say observers. In addition to daily updates by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, […]
