Parliamentarians praise ‘bridge-builder’ Liberal MP Carr after death at 71
The former cabinet minister, who died on Dec. 12 after a long battle against cancer, was recognized by his peers as a ‘proud champion of the Prairies.’
Extra $25.8-billion request brings federal spending up 4.6 per cent this year to $433-billion
One-third of Supplementary Estimates (B) spending is tied to Budget 2022 items, with another third tied to Indigenous reconciliation, and the rest to new spending, according to a Parliamentary Budget Officer analysis.
Liberal stall tactics threaten to derail pension protection bill
With this historic private member’s bill, the Liberal government appears to be prioritizing banks over seniors, according to the Canadian Federation of Pensioners.
Defence committee to invite Anand for rare secret meeting on NORAD modernization
The discussions about NORAD modernization ‘should be happening in the public domain,’ says Conservative MP James Bezan.
Defence Minister Anand names defence procurement, industry relations director
National Defence Minister Anita Anand now has a director of defence procurement and industry relations in her office, hiring Thomas Gagné to take on the new title. Previously, Léo Newman, who left the minister’s office in August, tackled the procurement and industry files as a senior policy adviser. Gagné started on the job last week, […]
New operations director on deck in Minister Sajjan’s office
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan scooped up Emily Heffernan from National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s team to take over as his new director of operations in mid July. Heffernan, who had been deputy director of communications to Anand since just after the 2021 federal election, fills a vacancy left by Sher Rodrigo, who exited Sajjan’s […]
Some MPs hope for more transparency on Canada’s military response to invasion of Ukraine
With media reports of Canadian special forces troops operating on the ground in Ukraine and the announcement of successive military deployments in response to Russia’s invasion, there has been limited willingness for increased parliamentary consultations—though some MPs are hoping that will change. While the deployment of the Canadian Forces is under the executive’s jurisdiction, successive […]
Influx of women into nuclear disarmament gives us hope, unless they work for a NATO country
EDMONTON—At 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, the fourth day of the month-long Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, Canadian Ambassador Leslie Norton stepped to the green marble podium of the UN General Assembly in New York and delivered a speech on behalf of 67 nations. A maple leaf broach emblazoned on her jacket, the ambassador called […]
Cost of war in Ukraine is rising, and Canada missed a key opportunity to stymie Russia’s tap
OTTAWA—On Aug. 4, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand held a press conference in Toronto wherein she announced that the Canadian military would resume training Ukrainian soldiers. In September 2015, Canada began deploying combat instructors to Ukraine as part of Operation Unifier. Since then, it is estimated that Canada has trained more than 33,000 Ukraine […]
‘Timing is essential’: quick delivery of arms needed ahead of ‘intense’ fighting, says new Ukrainian ambassador
With “intense” fighting expected in the coming months, Ukraine’s new ambassador says prompt delivery of arms is crucial as negotiations with Russia will happen on the battlefield. A first-time diplomat, Ukrainian Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv has the arduous task of keeping Ottawa’s focus on aiding in Ukraine’s war effort amid domestic pressures. That task has even […]
