Trudeau internally announces provincial campaign co-chairs for next election, Liberal sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the newly appointed national campaign committee ‘unequivocally’ last week that he will lead the party in the next election, according to Liberal sources.
Trump’s poll numbers are actually increasing
Joe Biden is banking on the fact that Donald Trump’s daily one-liners will be overshadowed by the substance required to sustain a full debate.
Cabinet government is on life support, and it needs a reboot, stat
Canada should commit to limit the size of cabinet to 20, and to bring all important government decisions before cabinet. Give more power to cabinet and stop using it as a focus group. This would also help to bring cabinet government back and reallocate some of the savings to MPs and parliamentary committees.
Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy
Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive legacy behind.
Sanctions do nothing to promote democracy
What works in foreign policy is diplomacy, negotiations, and ethical consistency, which is hard to do when you are busy trying to topple governments.
Federal parties face tighter privacy rules after losing ‘unprecedented’ voter data case, but appeal could delay enforcement
Rapid advancement of technology allows for ‘profiling and micro-targeting voters’ and creates ‘risks of misuse’ that ‘could result in the erosion of trust in our political system,’ ruled Justice Gordon Weatherill.
Comms staff on the move: new press secretaries for Champagne, Sudds
Plus, Audrey Champoux has taken over as communications director to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne following Laurie Bouchard’s return to the PMO.
Parties should ‘govern themselves’ but must better regulate nominations and voter data, says former candidate Maddeaux
Digital privacy expert Colin Bennett says complaints of improper use of Conservative voter lists in the York region riding contest offer a ‘real-life example’ of the problems with parties self-regulating their nomination races.
Poilievre’s notwithstanding clause gambit
If Pierre Poilievre keeps his focus on fixing the economy, his side musings about how he might use the notwithstanding clause likely won’t raise many eyebrows.
House Foreign Affairs Committee offers no advice to reverse foreign service ‘atrophy’
A Senate committee previously presented 29 recommendations to the government to fix Canada’s diplomatic capacity.
