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 […]
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.
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.
After talking to Ontarians for six months, Yasir Naqvi has advice for his fellow federal Liberals
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says all Canadians want to feel hopeful right now. And hope is about the future, not the past.
Diversity, Inclusion Minister Khera hires three new staffers
Plus, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly added a new aide, and Hill Climbers catches up with staffing in National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s shop.
Conservatives not immune from attacks on Byrne’s lobbying firm, but it won’t solve ‘fundamental problem’ facing Grits: pollster
One Conservative insider said the story could be the ‘beginning of the end’ for Byrne, while two others said ‘there is no way on earth’ it would affect her grip on the party. Meanwhile, Liberal Elliot Hughes says it’s great fodder for Question Period, but Liberals should not overplay their hand.
What a Poilievre government might look like
Hint: it’s remarkably similar to what a Maxime Bernier government might look like.
Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy
What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a populist lens.
‘Your friends are constantly keeping your feet to the fire’: meet two staffers helping to confront Canada’s housing crisis
‘Housing is an important issue, it’s an important issue for the Canadian people, it’s an important issue for young people, it’s an important issue for me,’ says Josh Mbandi.
Right at home in Canada: Tucker Carlson spews lies and hate in Alberta
Despite Carlson having no real political weight, it’s still disgusting that we now have a pro-Trump MAGA influencer being wildly applauded on Canadian soil as he tells Canadians how to run their country.
