New political power paradigm could be on shaky ground if progressives coalesce, say Big Shift authors
The Tories have built a winning coalition between Ontario’s new Canadian suburbanites and the West, but Big Shift authors Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson admit that the majority governing Conservatives’ mastery of Canada’s new power paradigm could be on shaky ground if progressive voters coalesce around one leader. Mr. Bricker and Mr. Ibbitson have […]
Rethinking natural resources, building Canadian prosperity for the long term
Today, the laissez-faire Conservative approach to resource exploitation is facing renewed challenges. After seven years of delaying and misdirection, the Conservatives are simply out of step when it comes to sustainable resource development—with Canadians, and with our closest allies. To hear Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver tell it, over the last few years the […]
Dutch disease debate ‘generating more heat than light,’ says former Environment Canada deputy minister
Economist and former Environment Canada deputy minister Paul Boothe says he doesn’t put much stock in claims that Canada’s manufacturing sector is a victim of so-called Dutch disease, but admits that the resource-rich Canadian dollar has made it harder for manufacturers to sell their products abroad. “Resource booms do have exchange rate impacts and […]
NDP Leader Mulcair has new tour coordinator
NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, who recently travelled to Washington, D.C., and New York and spoke about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, has a new tour coordinator in the OLO. Marie-Pierre Daigle began working in Mr. Mulcair’s Centre Block office in February and now leads his tour and scheduling unit. According to her LinkedIn […]
Most, including Quebecers, say Quebec should require well over 50 per cent to separate: Forum Research poll
PARLIAMENT HILL—Most Canadians, including a majority in Quebec, believe the province’s separation from Canada would require well over 50 per cent of the vote in a referendum on Quebec independence, a Forum Research survey has found. The poll, taken last week following a House of Commons showdown over a Bloc Québécois private member’s bill […]
British Columbia NDP MPs strongly object to riding boundary changes
British Columbia NDP MPs Peter Julian and Kennedy Stewart have come out swinging against the final riding boundary proposed changes put forward by the B.C. Boundary Commission, and a robocall survey was even conducted in what has become an increasingly contentious area for electoral change. On March 5, Mr. Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster, B.C.), who […]
High time we put Conservative economic ‘stewardship’ myth to rest
Conservative economic “stewardship”—it’s high time we put that myth to rest. For too long, the Conservatives’ reputation for economic stewardship and commitment to innovation has gone unchallenged. The stark reality, however, is that Canadian productivity has plummeted under the Harper government’s Conservatives, costing the Canadian economy billions of dollars. To make matters worse, Conservative […]
Constitutional experts skewer opposition calls for Senate abolition
Constitutional experts say abolishing the Senate is highly unlikely, despite vocal calls from the official opposition for the Upper Chamber to be scrapped. While the government awaits a Supreme Court decision on numerous proposed Senate reforms including abolition, observers say that Prime Minister Stephen Harper could be getting better advice on his Red Chamber […]
‘It’s hectic, but it’s great,’ says NDP OLO’s new media logistics assistant
The NDP OLO has hired a new media logistics assistant. Jordan Reid, who previously was running NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair’s tour and scheduling unit, says her new job is “hectic, but it’s great.” “In tour [and scheduling], it was looking across the country, doing some more long-term planning. And the new job is very […]
It’s time to reduce our national consumption of salt
What if I told you about a common-sense step that would save thousands of lives each year, reduce the burden on our health-care system, and cost next to nothing to implement? What if this step was already in place in leading industrialized nations? I am putting forward a private member’s bill that would progressively […]
