Minister Virani bids farewell to aides, Minister Hajdu tweaks office roster
Recent changes in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office include Jack Welsh’s hiring as a policy adviser for litigation.
‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month
Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking releases its annual report.
‘Crappy’ polling numbers make some Liberal MPs uneasy about electoral prospects, but still consider next election ‘worth fighting’
The caucus morale ‘waxes and wanes,’ but overall MPs have their ‘eye on the ball,’ says Liberal MP Sean Casey.
Once a coveted safe Liberal seat, Toronto-St. Paul’s now a ‘swing riding’ and leaning Conservative, says pollster Lyle
A veteran GTA Liberal says that their party will win the Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection, but with a single-digit margin.
House Speaker Fergus is currently on strike two
Parliament’s hyper-partisan climate has made the Speaker’s job doubly difficult, but Greg Fergus can defuse crisis situations with his moderate demeanour. But the Conservatives feel that any venial sin is reason for his dismissal.
Clark makes passionate plea for a return to ‘co-operation across our differences’ in politics today
At a dinner in his honour last week, Joe Clark rebuked the modern Conservative Party for worsening Canada’s divisions today, and the Liberals for not ignoring ‘the unwinding world’ around us. The Alberta boy was in fighting form.
Hillman to deliver speech at lunch hosted by Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on May 29 in Montreal
MONDAY, MAY 27 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for five straight weeks until June 21. After the summer break, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, […]
Canada should renew Charlevoix Declaration at G7 in Italy, lasting impact on children worldwide: letter writer
Did you know that more children were killed in just over four months of conflict in Gaza than in four years of wars worldwide combined? This tragic reality underscores the urgent need to protect children in emergencies. As Canada prepares to host the G7 summit in 2025, we have a critical opportunity to champion their […]
Author of Trudeau biography says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again, but Lanthier says ‘even if he might lose, he wants to go down fighting against Pierre Poilievre’
In a sensational new book, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s looking forward to running against Pierre Poilievre because he doesn’t want Poilievre to run the country, but author and veteran journalist Stephen Maher says he doesn’t think Trudeau will run again.
B.C. voter data complainant calls out microtargeting, as parties mum on next steps after court loss
Using voter data for targeted messaging ‘exposes you to a manipulative process rather than a public deliberative process,’ says Andrew Clement, who filed a privacy complaint against federal political parties.
