House is back: buckle up for an unruly 2024
Buckle up. We’re three years into a Parliament that history suggested would last only for two. The party governing in minority is in a polling slump from which it seems unable to recover. The prime minister, now in his eighth year of governing, is convinced he can achieve an unlikely fourth consecutive election win. The […]
Boissonnault to talk about innovation, sustainability, and the future of work on Jan. 29 at NAC in Ottawa
MONDAY, JAN. 29 House Sitting—Parliamentarians return 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 week […]
Quebec mayors dismayed with Poilievre’s accusations of incompetence, but pollsters say Conservative leader ‘doesn’t have much to lose’ by going on attack
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘is looking at people to blame for problems that exist in the big cities,’ but the challenge is how to be relevant in Quebec, said pollster Greg Lyle.
AG to publish ArriveCan report next month, House Public Accounts Committee hears
Deputy Auditor General Andrew Hayes told the House Public Accounts Committee that the report on the application will be released on Feb. 12, during a meeting that Liberal and NDP MPs criticized the timing of.
Trade Minister Ng hires new comms director, Innovation Minister Champagne adds to his team
Among the new hires in the trade minister’s office is former Ontario deputy minister Sheldon Levy, who’s now a senior adviser to Mary Ng.
Would a united left stop Poilievre?
The Toronto Star’s Martin Regg Cohn recently urged the Liberals and NDP to join forces, but even though the parties get along in the ‘friend zone,’ it doesn’t mean they should get married.
OGGO takes centre stage as top committee arena for uncovering ‘scandals’ and ‘bombshells’
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee’s work made headlines in 2023 for its scrutiny of government spending, including studies into the ArriveCAN app and McKinsey contracts.
Liberals decamp to Ottawa for caucus retreat
Plus, agricultural leader Mary Robinson is named as the newest Senator for P.E.I., Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says this is last hurrah, and Irish Ambassador Eamonn McKee is hosting a celebration of women on Feb. 1.
Parliament construction work chugs ahead, as new acting LTVP point person steps in
Jennifer Garrett has been tapped to replace Rob Wright as the assistant deputy minister responsible for overseeing Hill renovations on an interim basis.
Readying the spring-sitting scorecard
The prime minister’s resilience, the opposition’s strategy, the U.S. election, and the Canadian economy make for interesting watching between now and June.
