Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade
Student encampments protesting the genocide in Gaza will surely pack a political punch that will rankle the sensitivities of the Laurentian elites.
The Senate shouldn’t stand in the way of its own progress
The Senate is an antiquated institution that remains—at its core—a place where an unelected group of Canadians (who must be property owners) can have a second opinion on laws approved by elected representatives. But the country and the way it’s governed is changing. That means its institutions should change as well. There are some who […]
Canada’s pledged forced labour bill should follow U.S. example banning Xinjiang imports, says Uyghur advocate
Since banning imported goods made with forced labour in 2020, Canada has yet to stop a single shipment.
Liberal budget comms ‘a miss’ at catching young voters, unlikely to achieve ‘narrative shift,’ say pollsters
Like with traditional media, there’s no guarantee about the kinds of coverage when courting earned media from influencers, and there will be some ‘growing pains,’ says former PMO staffer Alex Kohut.
Let’s improve our understanding of how we nominate candidates, and pass S-283
Bill S-283 is a modest step to stop the downward trajectory in Canada’s international standings in gender and diverse political representation.
FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams
Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is down a staffer following Ashley Fearnall’s exit to join the Liberal research bureau.
Public hearings provided ‘no great revelations’ for upcoming foreign interference report, says national security expert Wesley Wark
Former CSIS intelligence analyst Stephanie Carvin says the commission is ‘another inconvenient warning’ from an exasperated intelligence community with an outdated mandate.
Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs
Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a victim.
Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd
Mark Carney recently reminded us that the slogan ‘Britain is broken’ led to that country’s exit from the European Union. Brexiteers promised what he called ‘Singapore on the Thames.’ Instead, they made ‘Argentina on the Channel.’
Trudeau tells Grit MPs not to expect any dramatic boost in public support until next year
The Tories’ double-digit lead is not so much an endorsement of Pierre Poilievre as leader, but because Canadians want a change in government, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
