Transition teams must be prepared for ‘unpredictable outcomes’ in minority situation, say former senior bureaucrats
Former senior bureaucrats say they hope Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s transition team is “already plugged into the Privy Council Office,” and that both the Liberal and Conservative transition teams should be “prepared for unpredictable outcomes” at this point in the campaign. According to CBC’s poll tracker, updated on Oct. 14, the Conservatives were in the […]
What’s your issue? Taxes, climate change, health care top leaders’ campaign pitches this election
With less than a week to go until Oct. 21, there’s been plenty of lamenting over the issues that aren’t being talked about this campaign. So, what have the leaders spent their time spotlighting? And what issues have media definitively brought to the fore? The Hill Times took a look at the issues raised by or with […]
Elizabeth May’s dilemma
CHELSEA, QUE.—For a while, it looked as if this election might be the breakthrough Elizabeth May and her ardent Green Party supporters have been working towards for decades. It still could be, but the forecast remains uncertain in an unsettled season. May is generally more popular than her political rivals, rightly admired for her honesty […]
Start of Trans Mountain pipeline construction amid election a threat to Liberals in B.C., say observers
Construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project will be underway during the federal election, and while the start of work may steal steam from certain Conservative attacks, observers say it’s overall likely bad news for Liberal fortunes in seat-rich British Columbia. “From the Liberals’ perspective, it’s a big problem. I really, for the life […]
‘Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Is the government doing enough to combat climate change? Is your party offering anything powerful on that front?’
Cory Hann Conservative strategist “Canadians trusted Justin Trudeau when he said he would protect the environment and lower Canada’s emissions. Instead, all they got was a carbon tax. Not only is Canada failing to hit our Paris Agreement targets, we are getting further away. As an environmental policy, the carbon tax is a failure. It […]
‘Every half degree matters, every action matters’: IPCC report tackles role of land use in climate change
Canada has a unique opportunity to play a leadership role in nature-based solutions to climate change, say environmental experts, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report last week on why land use must be considered a vital tool in the battle against climate change. The IPCC, the United Nations body tasked […]
Show us the receipts on potential pipeline profits, says reader
Using the “profits” from the Trans Mountain pipeline to wage war on climate change is the Liberal mantra. What profits? They have to spend as much as and more than they already have to build the second pipeline. Let’s see the business plan. My hunch: we should see profits maybe in 2050 when the Earth […]
BCCLA case shows how ignorant Canadians really are about CSIS
OTTAWA—As spy agencies go, ours in Canada is not that different from others in the Western world. Okay, CSIS does not have the sexiness of MI6’s James Bond and may not overthrow regimes like the CIA does, but it does share many characteristics with its closest equivalents. It collects intelligence to advise governments. It tries […]
Majority of Canadians may support TMX, but the project remains an electoral risk for Liberals: pollsters
Recent polls may indicate a majority of Canadians support the government’s plowing ahead with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, but with further opposition actions expected, experts say the best Liberals can likely hope for is to not lose too many progressive voters. “It’s very unlikely that it’s going to help them win support anywhere […]
It’s time for the media to ask some tough Trans Mountain questions
Please make a point of asking or rather demanding the government for answers to our questions about the Trans Mountain pipeline. Your readers, and we, as Canadians, have a right to know. We need to know the costs of what has already been spent and what are the costs of the proposed expansion. We need […]
