Number of students in public service hits 10-year high as union warns against use as cheap labour
The federal student program remains ‘a key recruitment priority’ says the government, as it looks to shrink Canada’s public sector.
‘All bets are off’: Liberal-NDP rupture leaves ‘the clock ticking’ on Parliament’s lifecycle
Jagmeet Singh’s declaration that he has ‘ripped up’ the Liberal-NDP deal is like ‘lighting a match and setting the bridge on fire,’ says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. ‘There’s no going back.’
Will Liberals quit on Trudeau?
The real mystery isn’t whether or not the prime minister will stay, it’s whether or not his base will leave.
A newcomer’s view of Ottawa’s ‘Parliament: The Immersive Experience’
An Indian immigrant from England reviews Parliament Hill’s immersive experience, one year on.
Mulroney’s 1984 victory marked the start of something big
On Sept. 4, 1984, Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives achieved a historic electoral win, bringing 211 MPs to Ottawa, and shaping a new Canada along the way.
Ready to rumble: ‘We are going to fight for Canadians,’ says Liberal House Leader Gould
With 25 sitting weeks left in this minority Parliament, any final pre-election progress on this Liberal government’s legislative agenda hangs on negotiations with the opposition.
Ministers Boissonnault, Vandal add new assistants to their teams
Plus, Kevin McHarg is now officially director of operations to Fisheries and Oceans Minister Diane Lebouthillier.
This Labour Day, don’t be fooled by fair-weather friends
Both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are failing workers with their anti-labour policies.
Federal nomination contests yield candidates beholden to party leaders, not constituents, say ex-MPs
Former Liberal cabinet minister Sheila Copps says when the central party tips the scales it ‘poisons the well.’ This means fewer people ‘are going to believe that their vote has any value,’ says Rachel Gilliland, who was rejected from seeking a Tory nomination.
Trudeau’s motto seems to be ‘more of the same’ after retreat
The cabinet retreat showcased a laissez-faire prime minister not interested in a cabinet shuffle or bringing new blood into the party.
