Immigration is our future
Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the construction industry, and from Ontario to the Northwest Territories, we can bring our skills and our abilities to help move Canada forward.
Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024
Minister Portfolio Chief of Staff D. Comms Press Secretary* Main Office # Trudeau, Justin Prime Minister Katie Telford Vanessa Hage-Moussa (acting) Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, Mohammad Hussain, Jenna Ghassabeh 613-992-4211 Freeland, Chrystia Deputy Prime Minister, Finance Andrew Bevan Alex Lawrence Katherine Cuplinskas 613-369-5696 Anand, Anita Treasury Board Monique Lugli Emelyana Titarenko Ronny Al-Nosir 613-369-3170 Anandasangaree, Gary Crown-Indigenous […]
Macklem to deliver speech at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Feb. 6
MONDAY, FEB. 5 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 […]
Laws are like sausages: it’s best not to see them being made
With the government seeking to delay an expansion of MAID by three years, the Senate must depart from a process resembling sausage-making, and bring law-making back into repute by considering all relevant evidence.
Beech, Hutchings, and Petitpas Taylor have new press secretaries on board
Recent changes in Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech’s office also include Ellen Galupo’s promotion to director of policy.
Issue of MAID could end up back in the courts, but some advocates will first seek to block government’s legislation in the Senate
With many key readiness criteria in place, advocates and opponents of expanding MAID say the latest developments point to a larger shift in the federal government’s position on the issue.
The Liberals are paying the price for timid Government of Canada advertising
The government should embrace a bolder, more strategic, and creative approach to promoting its climate change initiatives.
Apples to oranges
Given the current environment, a Liberal cry about Donald Trump’s political approach crippling Canada could have limited appeal.
Government’s ‘culture of secrecy’ overshadows public’s ‘right to know’ in first week of foreign interference inquiry: Democracy Watch
Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard should have been an ‘obvious choice’ of witness as the inquiry balances national security concerns with public interest and transparency, says watchdog co-founder Duff Conacher.
Canada’s international self-awareness will help to offset Brexit-style risks
Canada may not quite have the U.K.’s economic and/or political power, but it has a healthier appreciation of its relative strength on the world stage.
