Little chance Liberals will see Harris-style poll bump
The boost in polling that Democrats have enjoyed since U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the race would not be shared by the Liberals if Justin Trudeau were to do the same.
Some Grit staffers try to ‘get ahead of the curve’ in private sector outreach before next election
Some lobby firms are fielding inquiries from Liberal staffers looking for new jobs this summer, which one lobbyist says is part of a natural turnover cycle.
Agriculture Minister MacAulay finds a new policy lead
Plus, there are a few staff promotions, and one new hire, to report in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s shop.
Nearly half of Canada’s public servants are now millennials, but Gen X holds onto management reins
Millennials’ ‘fingerprints’ are now on the federal public service, says Deloitte’s Stephen Harrington, while a Carleton University professor says the demographic could be better divided into those hired pre- or post-pandemic.
Poilievre lacks pizzazz, and that’s OK
For conservative politicians, lacking star power is actually a feature, not a bug.
Poilievre pushes Singh to pull ripcord on ‘costly coalition’ in Parliament Hill presser
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre broke his silence on last week’s rail shutdown at a press conference Thursday, blaming the conflict on rising inflation and pivoting to accuse NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh of “selling out” the workers. By maintaining the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement, Poilievre argued Singh wasn’t on the side of unionized rail workers who the […]
Cabinet retreat policy announcements show Liberals ‘waking up,’ but lack ‘unique vision,’ says pollster
A day-one housing announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shows the Conservatives have been ‘beating the Liberals over their head’ on that issue, says former Tory staffer Shakir Chambers.
The independent Senate amends legislation like never before
If the Upper Chamber is amending many bills—improving them—then it is doing exactly what the Senate is supposed to do.
Liberals’ Ottawa Pride boycott sparks further division, concerns over conditional solidarity
While some Liberals say they found their party’s decision to withdraw ‘distressing,’ others say it was the right call in the response to a ‘complete diversion from what Capital Pride should be focusing on.’
It’s the prime minister’s ship, and everyone is just along for the ride
It is hard to conceive that any other organization would mimic the approach of the current government to right its ship.
