Polls show ‘across-the-board, generalized retreat’ from Liberals, says Coletto
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will ‘either walk up to the edge of the next election and run, or he’ll walk up to the edge of the next election and decide to retire,’ so until that time Liberals should focus on how to ‘get more competitive with the current prime minister,’ says former Martin-era Liberal PMO staffer Scott Reid.
PMO says no to Chrétien and Harper’s pitch to privately fundraise for 24 Sussex
Ed Broadbent, before his passing, agreed to join Liberals and Conservatives in an effort to save the structure and he was ready to co-sign a letter with Chrétien. So I approached Chrétien, who had an even better idea. He suggested that he would reach out to Harper so the pair could head up a fundraising effort which would be devoted to restoring the residence.
House Finance Committee receives record number of pre-budget consultation submissions, highest recommendations since Trudeau government first elected
More than 850 written submissions were received about the 2024 budget, compared to just 230 for the Liberals’ first budget in 2016.
America’s worrying political trend
No matter who wins the presidential election on Nov. 5, the majority of Americans will probably feel like they lost, and that’s not good for democracy.
Trudeau’s in the fight of his life, and it’s time he started acting like it
In this climate, nervous backbenchers, pollsters, and strategists seem to think hitting the ‘leadership change’ button will improve their fortunes. That would be a mistake.
Morguard sells CBC headquarters to PSPC for $125.3-million
Plus, Irish ambassador to host St. Patrick’s Day reception; MPs, Trudeau mourn death of Kim Rudd; Tom Kmiec’s family affected by two rare diseases; Shafqat Ali celebrates Marc Andrews; Oliphant pays respects to late Alan Redway and John Godfrey; and Cardozo, Fortier to host talk on crisis in news media.
Vandal to speak at Arctic Energy and Resources Symposium in Calgary this week
MONDAY, MARCH 18 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It returns on March 18 and sits for a week until March 22. It breaks for two weeks on March 25, and returns again on Monday, April 8, when it will sit until April 19. It […]
GC Strategies partner deems the auditor general’s findings ‘incorrect’ despite admitting to never having read them or intending to do so
Anthony testified that, to his knowledge, his government security clearance remains unaffected, while partner Kristian Firth’s was revoked amidst misconduct allegations and scrutiny around the app’s procurement.
It’s difficult to ‘follow the money’: former MPs, bureaucrats, and PBOs say budget and estimates process makes it tough for Parliament to hold government spending to account
As the government prepares to table its budget in April, individual MPs and Senators have ‘very little influence’ on spending, says Parliamentary Budget Office Yves Giroux.
Transport Minister Rodriguez promotes new chief of staff, policy director
Among the recent changes, director of cabinet, appointments, and parliamentary affairs Vasken Vosguian is now also deputy chief of staff to the transport minister.
