Politics This Morning: It’s budget day
Editor’s Note: Thank you for reading Politics This Morning. Due to a technical error, this was not sent out at 5 a.m. as it should have been. We apologize for this delay. Good Tuesday morning! It’s budget day in the nation’s capital, and all eyes will be on Finance Minister Bill Morneau who will […]
Why Canada’s permanent election campaign is here to stay
TORONTO—When Parliament was dissolved last August and the writ issued for the October election, the media reported that the election campaign would be 11 weeks, the lengthiest since 1872. The media, however, did not explain what made that long-ago campaign so drawn out. In Canada’s first two federal elections, the government determined the election date in […]
Politics This Morning: Liberals hold 44 per cent support
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s selfies are paying off, according to a new poll by Abacus Data. “Mr. Trudeau’s trips, selfies and all, are far from a source of dismay for most people: instead they seem to sense value in Canada’s profile being raised in a positive way,” said Abacus Data’s Bruce Anderson in a statement […]
Three inconvenient truths for the NDP
As the New Democrats ponder the future of their federal party and its leadership, here are a few inconvenient truths they might have to face up to. 1. Yes, the NDP lost the last federal campaign on a fiscal and social platform that the Liberals could have written. The key planks of yearly balanced budgets […]
Politics This Morning: Elections Canada should organize federal leaders debates
With five leaders debates during the last election and no clear rules on purpose, who should be invited and which medium was best, one thing’s for certain: “There is no going back to a television consortium model for federal leaders’ debates,” says a new report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy. “Months before […]
Mulcair faces ‘fight of his life’ at convention, says Capstick
More than 1,200 people are expected at the NDP’s convention in Edmonton next month and with a leadership review vote on the agenda following a disappointing election result last fall, at least one NDP supporter says Leader Tom Mulcair faces the “fight of his life.” “It’s a huge toss up right now as to what happens. We’re […]
Some House committees in ‘chaos,’ says NDP MP Julian
The Liberals promised to strengthen Commons committees, but some have gone “from censorship,” under prime minister Stephen Harper’s time in power, “to a chaotic structure” under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau so far, says New Democrat House Leader Peter Julian. Mr. Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) said that under the Conservatives in the previous Parliaments, House committees under […]
Politics This Morning: Mulcair not taking anything for granted as leadership review nears
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, who faces a leadership review in Edmonton, Alta., next month at the party’s convention, says he’s not taking anything for granted when it comes to support. “I’m going to continue to work tirelessly as I’ve always done. But people are showing more and more confidence in the way things are going […]
Minister Lebouthillier hires directors, Fitz-Morris now D. Comms to Chagger
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is building up her ministerial team and has hired a director of parliamentary affairs and a director of policy. Cédrick Beauregard has returned to the Hill to help guide Ms. Lebouthillier through complicated parliamentary procedure and her work in the House of Commons, Hill Climbers has learned. In recent years, […]
MPs to vote March 8 on new Canadian mission against ISIL
A House of Commons vote on the Liberal government’s decision to pull Canadian fighter planes out of air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria while tripling the number of Canadian soldiers near front lines with Iraqi security forces is set to be held on Tuesday, March 8, according to a schedule all […]
