Rowe’s Supreme Court appointment shows bilingualism requirement not unreasonable
MONTREAL—As Justice Malcolm Rowe—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first appointee to the Supreme Court—fielded a barrage of questions from MPs and senators on Tuesday, there was nothing to suggest that he was not a flesh-and-blood person. And yet, only a few months ago, a legal creature with Rowe’s attributes was widely deemed to not exist. Trudeau […]
Aerospace industry paying price of Liberal inaction
The first anniversary of Justin Trudeau’s government leaves us with few reasons to celebrate. When it comes to aviation, as with many other industries, there is a huge gap between what was promised and what was actually delivered. The aerospace industry and its workers are paying the price of Liberal inaction on many issues facing […]
Diversity approach should be defended
OTTAWA—Here is a much abbreviated list of the current and former Canadian politicians who believe that when it comes to cultural diversity, Canada should be exporting its live-and-let-live model, not looking for inspiration from countries such as France that have put in place coercive measures to affirm their national identity. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sees […]
Wilson-Raybould hires policy adviser who represented Ontario’s first person granted doctor-assisted death
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould welcomed Emma Carver to work in her office as a new policy adviser on Sept. 26. Ms. Carver spent roughly the last year working as a lawyer with Toronto law firm Polley Faith LLP, during which time she helped represent an 81-year-old Toronto man known as A.B., who became the first […]
Conservative letter to electors claims Liberal scheme to rig next election
A House of Commons mail-out to electors from an unknown number of Conservative MPs alleges a government plan to “rig” the next federal election by forcing through a new voting system that will favour the Liberal Party. “The Liberal Plan to Rig the 2019 Election And How You Can Stop It,” screams the mail-out in […]
‘What you’re seeing is people starting to mobilize,’ Angus, Ashton, Julian, Singh, among those expected to run in still-vacant NDP leadership race
PARLIAMENT HILL—It’s been three months and no one has yet entered the race to become the next federal NDP leader, but prospective candidates are sizing up support and potential competitors with one or two expected to announce before year’s end. Five names of likely candidates are currently floating around, including NDP MPs Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewatinook-Aski, Man.), […]
E-petition condemning all forms of Islamophobia attracts highest number of signatures in a year, fails to receive unanimous House consent
Rookie Liberal MP Frank Baylis’s e-petition condemning all forms of Islamophobia in the country failed to receive unanimous consent in the House last week, despite having garnered the highest number of signatures of any e-petition on the parliamentary website since the e-petition system began last year. The non-partisan e-petition, numbered 411 and sponsored by Mr. Baylis (Pierrefonds-Dollard, […]
All-party support for Global Dignity Day looks good on Canada
OTTAWA—Canada was recently ranked the fourth-most generous country in the world, a highly respectable distinction by any standards. The 2015 global survey of 145 countries representing 96 per cent of the world’s population was prepared by the Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index. It ranks countries by averaging the percentage of its people who donated […]
Taking a page from Trump’s playbook, Bernier embraces his Mad Max
OTTAWA—Peter MacKay is the ultimate political strategist. He was one-half of the team that united the Conservative and Reform parties, after promising never to do so in writing. He went on to join the cabinet of his negotiating partner and future boss, prime minister Stephen Harper. The two were not exactly bosom buddies. But they […]
New adviser for Minister Wilson-Raybould, Fortin bidding farewell to NDP
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who’s faced questions of late over the new judicial appointments process with MPs voting unanimously to support continued regional representation in the Supreme Court, recently hired a new judicial affairs adviser to her ministerial staff team, along with a new legislative assistant. Katie Black marked her first day as a judicial […]
