Newfoundland residents frustrated with carbon tax, have mixed reviews of their Liberal MPs, including Seamus O’Regan
‘I think it will still take more time for all those Liberal MPs to go back into their constituency and make the case to people in those ridings that they had sway,’ said David Coletto of Abacus Data.
PQ budget reflects an alternate reality
The Parti Québécois’ separatist financial plan doesn’t seem to recognize that an independent Quebec would be small, impoverished, and barely viable.
Carbon-pricing saga must have Liberal players questioning if they want to keep playing
The carbon-price carveout is either undermining a sought-after legacy, or not yet providing the political rewards that Liberals hoped for from a change of course.
What counts with voters?
If policy ever counted for much, it certainly is not the case in the era of QAnon and wall-to-wall misinformation.
New directors on Indigenous Services Minister Hajdu’s team
Plus, the minister is currently in the market for a new press secretary following Zeus Eden’s recent exit.
Federal spending dropped four per cent in 2022-23 as public debt charges continue climb
Finance Canada was the highest-spending department for the second year in a row at $117.8-billion, and ministerial office expenditures rose by $18.2-million in 2022-23.
Ian Shugart: may his memory be eternal
On Jan. 30, 2019, during a trip to Turkey, Ian Shugart, then deputy minister of foreign affairs, visited His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the world’s 300 million Orthodox Christians. I wrote to Shugart to express my gratitude to him for visiting the first throne of Orthodoxy; to my surprise, he wrote […]
India’s High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma to deliver remarks at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Nov. 7
MONDAY, NOV. 6 House Sitting—The House will sit Nov. 6-10. It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and will resume sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. #ChampionChildrenInEmergencies Reception—Results Canada hosts a parliamentary reception to draw attention to […]
On Trudeau’s future, Conservatives should be careful what they wish for
As long as Justin Trudeau’s around, the Conservatives are on the cusp of returning to power. But should the prime minister exit, it could be a whole new ball game for Pierre Poilievre’s party.
If polling trends don’t change for Liberals, expect more and louder voices for change in leadership, say political players
Senator Percy Downe has stated publicly what Liberals have been talking about privately since the 2021 election, say Liberal insiders. But pollster Frank Graves says the Liberals are experiencing regime fatigue and he’s not so sure a change in leadership is the best way out. Graves suggests the Libs may need a clearer and bolder vision to win voters back.
