‘Coalition government in everything but name’: experts say NDP-Liberal agreement in good shape one year in, don’t expect election any time soon
But NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom says the ‘only wild card is the foreign interference piece,’ and that if the public sees the government failing to protect democracy, it makes it ‘near impossible’ for the NDP to keep the agreement going.
Ottawa Liberal MP Arya sponsors e-petition calling on government to reconsider proposed foreign influence transparency registry
The federal government’s proposed foreign influence registry has the potential to be abused against ethnic minorities in Canada, says Liberal MP Chandra Arya. And British Columbia ISG Senator Yuen Pau Woo says it will ‘do more harm than good.’ If the e-petition garners 500 signatures, the government will have to respond.
Telford sticks to script as Tories say their questions were ‘skirted’ or ‘shut down’
The government’s messaging makes it hard for the prime minister to ‘pretend he didn’t know’ about concerns of foreign interference, which means the answer to the question ‘what did he do about it?’ becomes even more important, says pollster Greg Lyle.
The Liberal succession problem
Regardless of talent, it will be difficult for anybody to fill Justin Trudeau’s shoes because the Liberal Party has been transformed over the years into what might be called the ‘Justin Trudeau Party.’
New staff on board for ministers Hajdu, Miller
Plus, Olivier Cullen, former director of operations to Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, has a new job off the Hill.
Former MPs talk about the ‘tug of war’ between personal and party politics on new Samara Centre podcast
In the latest episode, former Liberal MP Adam Vaughan said it ‘became really weird to have your voice taken from you’ if the party position was different than one’s own.
Senate Internal Economy subcommittee seats opened to non-members to ease workload
‘Being on CIBA is like being on two or three committees, because some of these subcommittees are very time consuming,’ says Progressive Senate Group Leader Jane Cordy.
A uniquely Canadian national embarrassment
It’s been obvious for many years that Canadians resent spending on the prime minister’s residence, labelling it self-indulgent and wasteful.
Continued public service travel cuts could threaten Canada’s international engagement, say experts
The 2023 budget aims for public service travel cuts to compose a ‘portion’ of a 15 per cent reduction in professional services and travel.
Long road ahead to complete U.K. accession to Canada’s Pacific Rim trade deal
The legislative timeline to pass the U.K.’s accession protocol is expected to take a minimum of 18 months for all CPTPP members.
