Checking up on Health Minister Michel’s current 17-member team
For one, Sandenga Yeba has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the first-time minister.
If we want a prosperous and sovereign nation, big disruptive change is needed right now
Building an economy for the future poses huge challenges that will require strong leadership and a focus on clearly set targets and timelines, co-operation from provinces, and cities as well as the private sector, and an earned buy-in from the public.
Canadian Health Coalition to host a webinar on July 28, ‘Continuing the fight for pharmacare, breaking the grip of big pharma’
MONDAY, JULY 28 Webinar: ‘Continuing the Fight for Pharmacare’—The Canadian Health Coalition hosts a webinar, “Continuing the fight for pharmacare, breaking the grip of big pharma,” featuring Dr. Joel Lexchin and Sharon Batt. Monday, July 28, at 12 p.m. ET. happening online: healthcoalition.ca. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Panel: ‘Telecommunications in Canada’—As part of its CIPPIC Summer Speaker […]
Trump named in Epstein files, lies his way into a corner again
CNN just published a poll that found Trump is ‘under water’ on every file, including immigration, the economy, tariffs, foreign affairs and, yes, the Epstein scandal. A recent Gallup poll (July 7-21) reported that Trump’s approval rating is at 37 per cent and his disapproval rating is at 58 per cent.
If Trump thinks we’re mean and nasty, he ain’t seen nothing yet
Pete Hoeskstra says Donald Trump thinks Canadians are mean and nasty for boycotting American booze and travel. But for the first time in my lifetime, the federal and provincial leaders seem committed to work together in securing long-term solutions for Canada. If we can exert monetary influence simply by using our won purchasing power, there is nothing mean or nasty about that.
Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to save $25-billion and to boost military spending significantly, but he and his government better make sure the cuts don’t affect vital services to Canadians, including at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration. That would create another other mess for the country, and no one wants that. The government is also setting itself up for another showdown with the public service unions.
This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one
Alex Marland has a new book coming out in October, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, published by the University of Toronto Press. Written by Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette, it’s been in the work for years, Marland said on social media last week. “It’s packed with new research and […]
Musk versus Goliath
Musk’s America Party lacks a regional base, it doesn’t represent a defined demographic group, and its ideology is vague.
But new parties in the United States can sometimes make electoral waves if they become political vehicles for charismatic and powerful people. The jury’s still out on Musk’s America Party.
Carney has three more months to make his mark on Ottawa before Ottawa changes him
Mark Carney deserves time. He needs time in order to get up to speed, fair enough. But time is not his friend.
The One Canadian Economy Act: a new governance framework
Governance is about relationships as much as it is about rules and structures. The legislation is only the framework. So far, there has been much unity around the first ministers’ table. But time will tell how durable this solidarity is and whether it can have a positive effect on Canada’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples.
