‘Some won’t rebuild’: MPs say hundreds of their constituents face hard choices in wake of Ottawa River floods
As many residents in Ottawa-Gatineau region, Quebec, and New Brunswick grapple with the fallout of another year of intense flooding of the Ottawa River last month, MPs say, it’s forced hundreds of their constituents to decide whether to rebuild or relocate. Drastic flooding in those areas has resulted in damages of more than 17,500 homes […]
Crowded field of candidates expected for Liberal nomination in GTA swing riding of Oakville
A crowded field of candidates is expected to seek the Liberal Party’s nomination in the affluent, GTA swing riding of Oakville, which opened up after rookie incumbent Liberal MP John Oliver decided not to seek re-election in the October election. The Liberal Party recently officially opened the contest, but as of last week had not […]
Women should be leading the world, female MPs should come together to seize the moment
This is an open letter to all female Members of Parliament of all parties. I would like you to consider the following thought: “If there ever comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of mankind, it will be a force such as the world has […]
Daughters of the Vote, Camp Day on the Hill festivities include selfies, s’mores, and a lot of Parliamentarians
While the SNC-Lavalin affair continued to spiral last week, the party circuit was perhaps at its most inspiring, with both the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation’s Camp Day on the Hill and Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote receptions playing host to Parliamentarians and other Ottawa influencers. Daughters of the Vote brings 338 young women, one […]
Making an equal WAGE: Monsef talks new department
In a few short weeks, Maryam Monsef has gone from being a junior minister in charge of an oft-sidelined agency, to juggling managing one full-fledged department and part of another. On Dec. 13, Ms. Monsef’s (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) portfolio was transformed from Status of Women, the agency, to Women and Gender Equality (WAGE), the full department, […]
Critics decry new minister as election ploy, say Liberals dropping ball on rural internet access
Shifting responsibility for getting better internet connectivity in rural areas to a new cabinet minister may just be a “smoke screen” for the Liberals dropping the ball on the file and other rural issues, say opposition MPs. But Liberals and stakeholders say there’s time for real progress on broadband and other rural files before the […]
‘Ambitious’ feminist aid targets potential victim of Liberal ‘gender washing,’ says report
A new report says Canadians should be skeptical if the Liberals meet their “highly ambitious” targets on increasing gender-focused international aid. It’s a concern echoed by opposition critics, who warn of the potential for the “feminist washing” of the country’s aid program. Canadian aid is “quite unfocused,” “spread too thin,” and vulnerable to the “danger […]
Liberal changes to foreign aid bill raise ‘red flag,’ say Grit MP, critics, aid groups
A Liberal MP says he’s “skeptical” a provision tucked in the government’s massive budget implementation bill that makes changes to a law governing foreign aid accountability is as harmless as it appears. Opposition critics and foreign aid groups also say the proposed change to the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act found in Bill C-86 is […]
G7 is Canada’s chance to ‘galvanize’ action on feminist policy: World Vision
When Canada takes the stage as host of June’s G7 Summit, the Liberals should take advantage of the “international moment” to encourage action on education of girls in crisis, according to the head of World Vision Canada. But opposition critics warn any promises made would be coming from a government with a history of “not […]
A great event to mark World AIDS Day and Canada’s historic LGBTQ2 apology
It was a night of emotional speeches, lots of laughs, and of people feeling proud of Canada. Down in Ottawa’s ByWard Market at the swanky Andaz Hotel on Nov. 29, the ONE Campaign hosted its event marking the occasion of World AIDS Day, coinciding with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s historic apology to the LGBTQ2 community, […]
