U.S. lawmaker Richard Neal to travel to Ottawa to talk new NAFTA with Trudeau, Freeland
The Democratic chair of a powerful U.S. House of Representatives committee will travel to Ottawa on Nov. 6 to speak with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland about the implementation process for the new NAFTA. Richard Neal is the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, which is […]
The election interference call is coming from inside the house
OTTAWA—On Oct. 23, with the dust still settling in the wake of the federal election results, it was quietly announced by the Privy Council Office that there had been no attempted foreign inference in Canada’s democratic process. While it was reported by several national media outlets, if you blinked you likely missed this particular news […]
‘We’re not 100 per cent sure who’s framing the discussion anymore’: the evolving role of media in election coverage
With social media playing such a significant role in the federal election campaign, it was unclear whether it was political parties or the media who were responsible for framing the elusive “ballot-box question,” media critics say. Carleton journalism professor Paul Adams, who worked for CBC Television, CBC Radio, and in The Globe and Mail’s parliamentary bureau as senior […]
Scribes on the move: Andy Blatchford, Ryan Tumilty join new Hill bureaus; Katie Simpson heads to D.C., and Marie-Danielle Smith joins Maclean’s
In time for the new Parliament, veteran Hill reporter Andy Blatchford is becoming the first Ottawa-based reporter for upstart Politco Pro Canada, and Ryan Tumilty will be the newest re-addition to the Parliamentary Press Gallery as he joins The National Post. Leaving the Parliamentary Press Gallery, Katie Simpson is headed south to cover the Trump […]
Laurie Few named National Observer managing editor, Carl Meyer new Ottawa bureau chief
Following the departure of Mike De Souza as the National Observer‘s managing editor, it was announced last week that Laurie Few will be taking his place. Carl Meyer, who has been serving as the interim managing editor since Mr. De Souza left the organization in July for Global News, was named the Ottawa bureau chief. […]
This campaign has been getting odder by the day
OTTAWA—When a party starts public rumination about a new leader, it usually means it knows something the rest of us don’t. The Globe and Mail’s front-page story last week about Peter MacKay’s potential move to replace Andrew Scheer could not have come at a worse time. Canadians were chowing down on turkey and politics on the weekend, […]
Tassi, O’Regan exit their campaigns to tend to ill family members, Tassi’s mother dies on Oct. 12
As election day quickly approaches, two Liberal cabinet members took time off from their campaigns last week in order to spend time with family members who are sick. Seniors Minister Filomena Tassi and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan both announced last week they will be tending to ill family members. Ms. Tassi said in a […]
Trump’s pressuring of Ukraine is foreign interference on steroids
OTTAWA—Now that we are in the midst of our federal election, Canadians are constantly reminded by our security agencies that foreign “malign actors” are hard at work interfering with our democratic process. It is repeated so often and so emphatically that it must be true. I am not sure exactly what kind of divisive issues […]
Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story
Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at least one says “absolutely there’s a question” surrounding how the yearbook photograph didn’t surface after all the years in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a public figure. Carleton journalism […]
New Chinese envoy arrives in Ottawa
As Canada’s dispute with the Chinese government nears its 10-month mark, a new Chinese envoy has started his posting in Ottawa. Cong Peiwu officially took up his ambassadorial duties after presenting his Letter of Credence to Canada’s chief of protocol Stewart Wheeler on Sept. 23. He arrived in Ottawa on Sept. 22, according to the […]
