MP Serré reups call for extra funds, legislation to address northern Ontario seat loss
If legislation isn’t introduced to protect the region’s seats, it’s ‘guaranteed northern Ontario goes to eight seats’ with the next redistribution, says Liberal MP Marc Serré.
Ex-veterans staff aplenty on Petitpas Taylor’s new Treasury Board team
Plus, an updated look at Democratic Institutions Minister Ruby Sahota’s team, which Cindy Caturao recently joined as press secretary.
Conservatives and Liberals hiring paid door-knockers ahead of election as volunteer numbers dwindle
Door-knockers in election campaigns are more crucial than ever, as most people have unlisted cell phone numbers, and those with landlines often screen their calls, say Liberal and Conservative candidates.
With potential federal election on the horizon, MPs and candidates secure campaign offices, order signs, and assemble teams
But if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs this month, the governing Liberals may also find it challenging to call a snap election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Singh’s no-win scenario
It’s hard to see how Jagmeet Singh can overcome this no-win scenario. Of course, Captain Kirk beat the Kobayashi Maru test, but he cheated.
Gould is a truly liberal Liberal
Karina Gould is a force to be reckoned with. If Liberal voters actually want a future that will reflect the best elements of the Trudeau era, they should vote Gould, writes Sheila Copps.
Trump is coming: quick, build a pipeline!
Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed aside. But people still care.
Mexico and the U.S. play rough with public records and information regulators. What about Canada?
It is not just what is happening to erode transparency further south in the U.S. and Mexico that should be of concern here: it’s what has been going on over the years in Canada to erode transparency.
Bill Blair to speak at Conference of Defence Associations Institute this week
MONDAY, MARCH 3 ‘Fifty Years of Women Leaders in the RCMP‘—The National Police Federation hosts “The March Forward: Honouring 50 Years of Women as Leaders in the RCMP,” a discussion on leadership, the challenges of being a female police officer, and opportunities for the future. Monday, March 3, at the National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin […]
Canadian democracy remains strong, but trust is low in politicians and parties: reports
Two international studies show Canada’s democratic institutions remain the most robust in the Americas, but a domestic survey of trust shows bad news for the country’s political figures.
