Poilievre’s politics is out of place in this century: Tom McElroy
Re: “Lantsman calls Poilievre’s remarks on trans women ‘the position of the Conservative Party’,” (The Hill Times, by Chelsea Nash, March 1, 2024). The U.S. has demonstrated the damage hyper-partisanship does to the fabric of democracy. Pierre Poilievre is out of step with his Members of Parliament who represent their constituents. They have publicly, strongly […]
Some Liberal MPs say Durham byelection result a ‘canary in the coal mine’ and ‘high time to re-examine some of our most basic assumptions’
The next election is not scheduled until October 2025, and political dynamics could be very different then versus now, says Dan Arnold, a former Liberal Party senior strategist.
With Brian Mulroney, we were adversaries, never enemies
Brian Mulroney was a people person. Even when his party had plummeted in popularity, he was able to keep the caucus united thanks to his awesome interpersonal skills. Though we were political adversaries, we remained friends long after he left politics.
Mulroney never played the game in half measures
Throughout his career, Brian Mulroney—a charismatic, ambitious, and shrewd political tactician—enjoyed great achievements, but also suffered spectacular failures.
Ministers Anandasangaree, Boissonnault add new assistants
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree has made some changes to his ministerial staff lineup of late, including recently promoting his press secretary, Matthieu Perrotin, to the added title of Quebec regional affairs adviser. Perrotin first joined Anandasangaree’s team as press secretary last November, arriving fresh from Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office, where […]
Attorney general calls B.C. privacy case ‘premature,’ says federal political parties can ‘self-regulate’ use of voter data: new documents
The attorney general’s ‘principal strategy’ appears to be to ‘push off a court ruling to a later date,’ but the ‘elephant in the room’ is the federal election set for October 2025 or sooner, said lawyer Connor Bildfell.
Feds look for $13.2-billion boost to budgetary spending to wrap up 2023-24
Roughly $8.9-billion of the additional spending authorities being sought through the most recent supplementary estimates for 2023-24 will be voted on by Parliament.
Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says $3,450 political donation cap ‘unfair, unethical, and undemocratic’
A recent study by the government watchdog found the median donation between 2016 and 2022 was just $77, and only one per cent of contributors gave the maximum annual contribution of $3,450.
Mulroney was a fearless giant in federal politics
Whenever Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney—who won a landslide majority in 1984 and another majority in 1988—got up to speak in the House, you could almost hear a pin drop. The man knew how to deliver a speech. In his deep baritone voice, he delivered some monumental ones, usually punctuated by self-deprecating jokes and […]
‘Flexing some legal muscle’: info watchdog takes Blair to court as DND eschews access law
The Department of National Defence is only the second governmental entity that Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard is taking to court to compel it to follow the law.
