Trudeau holds cabinet retreat in London, Ont., as Liberals seek further gains in 2019
The federal cabinet is in London, Ont., on Thursday for the start of its traditional winter retreat, hinting that the Liberals are eyeing further gains in southwestern Ontario’s largest city come 2019. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and the Liberal front bench will spend today and tomorrow in the Forest City, where the party […]
2017: The Hill Times’ year in pictures
Minister, MP recount how little actions reveal big-picture racism
On Oct. 27, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen presented a TEDxTalk in Toronto detailing his personal experience of when he first arrived in Canada as a refugee. In the video posted on Youtube on Nov. 27, he detailed his story of being a 16-year-old boy who struggled to put himself through school to eventually become a […]
NDP byelection loss, current polls show Liberal path to victory in 2019, say pollsters
The Liberal victory in the South Surrey-White Rock byelection and recent polls show the Liberals can still win big by wooing away NDP voters, pollsters say. However, new NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might not be the problem for the party, polls show, despite it being trounced in four byelections across Canada last week. Mr. Singh […]
On the road to 2019: Singh, Scheer needs to steal Trudeau’s sunshine
OTTAWA—It’s hard to believe, but Canada’s 150th anniversary is almost done; it seems like it has gone by in a flash. It has been a year of significant change on the federal political front: for the first time since he has been prime minister, Justin Trudeau now knows who will compete against him in the […]
Singh in talks with party over his salary, Caron staffs up NDP leader’s Hill office
Without a seat in the House and therefore no MP salary or access to parliamentary funds, newly-elected NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will instead be receiving a salary from the federal party. And while it’s currently not under his direct oversight, new staffers have already begun transitioning into the NDP leader’s office on the Hill. “It […]
Liberals talk a good game, but science is still struggling
Many credit the Trudeau Liberals with ending the war on science, after years of funding cuts and muzzling by the Harper Conservatives. Nothing seemed to demonstrate this more than the fundamental science review report (chaired by former University of Toronto president David Naylor) commissioned by the Liberals and released in April, followed by the appointment […]
Of Jagmeet Singh and ‘othering’
Re: “Singh’s group loyalty challenges, and why we should be worried about that,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 9). Nothing is advanced by calling a party and factions a tribe and sub-tribes. Under the heading “Cultural tribalism,” the article’s description of New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh as markedly “different,” I believe, is an […]
NDP planning historic, secret vote in House to keep private member’s bill from sinking
NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson is looking to dust off a never-before-used parliamentary manoeuvre in an effort to keep her private member’s bill on abandoned vessels from fading into legislative oblivion. Ms. Malcolmson (Nanaimo-Ladysmith, B.C.) plans to become the first MP in Canadian history to trigger a vote by secret ballot in the House over an […]
Pharmacare for all: we can’t afford to wait
Canadians are justly proud of our public health-care system. It is an accomplishment that helps define us as a nation. However, it is not perfect, and it is not comprehensive. Many important health services remain uncovered, including dental, mental health, rehabilitation, and home care. For these, patients are at the mercy of their ability to pay. One of the most […]
