Employment Minister Qualtrough names official new chief of staff, policy director
Plus, Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek has welcomed a new deputy director and a new policy adviser to her team.
Five byelections in four provinces a ‘good thermometer reading’ of ‘national patterns’ for major federal parties, say pollsters
It will be interesting to see what campaign strategies and messaging political parties test in the five byelections expected to be called in the coming weeks, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Trump’s brand of politics by personal attack is creeping into our national conversation
The public dialogue is not so much a contest of ideas between political parties, as it has traditionally been, but a kind of cage fight of the Texas death-match variety. Apart from being distressingly Trumpian, the approach taken by the Conservative Party is totally unnecessary.
Compared to last three Conservative leaders, Poilievre in more favourable political environment to unseat Trudeau, but still has ‘a hell of a fight ahead,’ say veteran political players
Pierre Poilievre’s leadership has not been tested in a general election, so it’s too early to conclude that he’s ‘the best challenger Trudeau has faced,’ says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Pubic Affairs.
Politics: the only job where the more experience you get, the more people want to get rid of you
But when supporters in the media start calling for your head, it is definitely worth taking a listen.
Conservatives’ own riding campaign cuts also to blame for election losses
What we do know is that if Conservatives want to win Chinese Canadian dominated ridings, they would be wise to invest in their local riding campaigns and connecting with Chinese Canadian voters. More staff, volunteers, and outreach, not less, is key to success.
Canadian security brass must come clean on China’s attempted meddling in our elections, now
China’s attempted meddling in Canadian elections has been dogging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government for months. Several leaks from intelligence sources have claimed that the government has been looking the other way in the face of interference from China in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections because it benefited the Liberals. Citing secret and top-secret CSIS […]
House of Commons is back for five busy, brisk, and bustling weeks
MONDAY, APRIL 17 House Sitting—The House returns on Monday, April 17. It will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May 19). It will adjourn on Friday, May 19, for one week and will return again on Monday, May 29, and will sit for four consecutive weeks (May 29-June 23). It’s scheduled to adjourn for the […]
Are Canadians happy or glum about their democracy?
Collectively, Canadians defer to authority without coercion. Massive public support for police action against the convoy occupation that crippled Ottawa and various border crossings last year demonstrated faith in our institutions. Canadians may complain about our institutions, but our behaviour speaks louder.
Canadian and American travellers have yet to enjoy a more streamlined border-crossing regime: Greer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden’s long-overdue signing of an update/amendment to the 2002 Safe Third Country Accord is too little, too late. The COVID shutdown presented an excellent opportunity for Canada and the United States to harmonize their border procedures, and to expand the rail, marine, and ferry pre-clearance that Trudeau […]
