In the ‘game of margins,’ gender identity issue could become Trudeau’s ‘Achilles heel’ in next election, say political players
Political insiders say the gender identity and trans rights issue may not be a defining one in the next election, but it could dampen the enthusiasm of some minority communities, such as Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Chinese, and Eastern European immigrant communities that tend to be socially conservative, and that have previously voted for the Liberals.
For climate progress, maybe the rest of Canada should join Quebec
Plaudits to Quebec. It is more than carrying its weight when it comes to lowering national admissions and, unlike the federal government, gaining favourable notice outside our borders.
Lobbyists prepping clients for possible federal election shakeup, and a Conservative government
Policies that are being enacted and money that’s being spent could be reversed by a Conservative government, warns a senior consultant at Summa Strategies.
Poilievre and the politics of perception
Pierre Poilievre should not release detailed policies because the minute he shows his ‘hand on some key policy areas,’ is the minute he could blunt his perceived momentum. Don’t do it.
Feds aren’t to blame for BCE’s plans to cut 4,800 jobs, sell 45 radio stations
Bell Media says it lost $140-million in advertising revenues last year while its new division suffered more than $40-million in operating costs.
Black History Month is also an emotional one
Typically, by the end of February, I am exhausted. Chances are I’ve cried during or after most of these conversations because if we’re not digging deep, what is the benefit of these conversations? This is the emotional labour of Black leadership, of Black History Month.
The Liberals no longer have unconditional Muslim support
In recent years, the assumption that the Liberal Party holds unwavering support with Canada’s Muslim community has been increasingly challenged. A decade of Conservative governance, which ended in 2015, was marred by divisive identity politics and direct affronts to Canadian Muslims—including proposals to ban the niqab, and to establish hotlines for reporting so-called “barbaric cultural […]
Unionized Jewish employees to take PSAC to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal over Israel-Hamas war
Plus, Cape Breton pounded with 150 cm of snow; Hill launch of Howard McCurdy’s memoir in the House Speaker’s Office on Feb. 20; Jean Augustine to deliver speech in Toronto; and Liberal MP John McKay and ISG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne receive an award.
Iceland foreign minister to talk foreign policy, trade in Feb. 12 webinar hosted by Embassy of Iceland
MONDAY, FEB. 12 House Sitting—Parliamentarians have returned to Ottawa following six weeks in their constituencies. The House will sit until Friday, Feb. 16. The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It will sit Jan. 29-Feb. 16, and will break for one week (Feb. 19-23). It returns for one […]
Former Ontario cabinet minister Parm Gill’s appointment as federal candidate ‘unfair and undemocratic’: grassroots Conservatives
Grassroots party members want assurance from the party that they will be able to elect a candidate in the newly created riding of Milton East-Halton Hills South, and not have one appointed, says Laurie Norrie, a board member of the Wellington-Halton Hills Conservative EDA.
