Centre Block reno, welcome centre construction pegged at upwards of $5-billion by PSPC, to finish by 2030-31
The massive project to restore and modernize Parliament Hill’s focal point building, the Centre Block, and build a new underground welcome centre complex is expected to cost between $4.5- and $5-billion in all, and be completed by 2030-31, according to long-awaited cost and time estimates released by Public Services and Procurement Canada on June 17. […]
Liberals play delicate balancing act in response to escalating violence in Israel and Palestine
As the Liberal government responds to escalating attacks in Palestine and Israel, it has to balance two crucial constituencies with diverging interests. In statements raising condemnation and concern for the escalation of violence and the eviction of Palestinians, the government has attempted to position itself supporting both sides of the conflict. That support for Israel […]
Aspiring Liberal candidates for Don Valley East campaigning by phone, social media
With retail politics put on hold in Ontario by the third wave of COVID-19, potential candidates for the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted Toronto riding of Don Valley East are relying on phones and social media to run their campaigns. “The number one thing is being on the phone, talking to people…going through your […]
New contract keeps distance interpreting definition deemed problematic by association
New contract terms for federal freelance interpreters are out, and while one proposed aspect flagged as problematic has been reversed, a definition of distance interpreting that’s been criticized as likely to open up the workforce to greater health and safety risks has been maintained. “Because they’re putting it down in the contract for the very […]
Don’t call or force a federal election, work together for the people, says London reader
As a concerned citizen, I am writing because it is ethically and fiscally wrong to call for an early election. In the middle of the pandemic, with a deficit of $381-billion and growing, an election is the last thing we need now. I checked Elections Canada’s website to see what an election might cost. The 2011 […]
Ford’s critiques of federal vaccine procurement rebutted by Minister Anand
In response to a condemnation of vaccine procurement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand fired back. Mr. Ford called the current vaccine acquirement efforts “a joke” on March 26, pointing to federal procurement processes as the root cause of shortages at the municipal level. He further said they lack […]
BOIE gives OK for MPs to mail constituents abroad, slate of new post-election transition measures
Members of Parliament are now able to send mailings to constituents living abroad, one of a series of rule changes recently approved by the House Board of Internal Economy. The change comes following a request made by an unnamed MP, which prompted the House of Commons administration to look into potential policies to allow MPs […]
Éloge Butera returns to Hill to work for Minister Anand
Éloge Butera joined Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s office as a senior policy adviser earlier this month, marking his return to the Hill after more than a year away. Mr. Butera last worked for then-public safety and emergency preparedness minister Ralph Goodale, starting in the early days of the 42nd Parliament in January […]
Liberal MP Will Amos backs his small town in clash with NCC
Liberal MP Will Amos is calling on the National Capital Commission to pay up, and end its dispute with three small municipalities in and near his riding over payments for land in Gatineau Park. The town of Chelsea, Que., with a population of roughly 7,000, has been chasing the NCC for money for several years. […]
Ontario MPP Coteau ‘very open’ to seeking federal Liberal nomination in Don Valley East
Previously unsure about seeking the federal Liberal nomination in the coveted Toronto riding of Don Valley East, Michael Coteau, who was the runner-up in the 2020 provincial Liberal leadership contest and represents the same riding provincially, says he is now “very open” if and when the nomination process opens up. “So many people in the […]
