‘We’re in the dark’: CSG pushes for security clearance for Senate leaders to parse NSICOP report
Only the Canadian Senators Group has pushed to read the full NSICOP report, with the government saying access to ‘information of this nature is serious and extremely complex,’ and deciding to expand the audience ‘should not be taken lightly.’
New chief of staff incoming for Minister LeBlanc as Jamie Innes exits
Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien is in need of a new press secretary.
MPs should be eyeing a bigger chopping block for interference issues
On top of allegations of foreign government meddling, domestically, there is a growing pattern of interfering with, delaying, and repressing requests made under Canada’s limited access to information legislation.
Poilievre has the most room to move, but he also has to make sure ‘he doesn’t make a mistake,’ say pollsters
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a high disapproval rating, but the Conservative and NDP leaders are struggling to achieve net-positive impressions with voters.
Party leaders’ communications strategy on foreign interference report ‘not a positive’ for public interest, say political strategists
Canadians have no further clarity about the content of the NSICOP report because of mixed messaging from party leaders, say Garry Keller and Yaroslav Baran. Keller says the messaging has been ‘awful’ and is now sowing doubt and discord in the House and among Canadians.
Blair to deliver defence policy update speech on June 27 in Halifax
MONDAY, JUNE 24 House Not Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to begin its summer break on June 21, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks Oct. 14-18, and resumes sitting on Oct. 21. It sits Oct. […]
Keeping clips in context: MPs should convince Canadians with arguments, not edits
For a room designed to host debate, the House increasingly feels like a recording studio. Has its purpose shifted?
Is Carney gunning for Trudeau’s job?
If I were Trudeau, I’d watch my back.
Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase
Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
Poilievre poised for big battle over capital gains
Liberals would be better off to focus on the good parts of their spend list than pick a fight on a tax increase that few understand and even fewer will be paying.
