Searching for consensus in a divided country
The reaction to the budget is all the more pertinent for the Liberals at a time when culture war issues are eclipsing already meagre policy-related consensus-building.
A budget unworthy of the name
This is a shopping list, with little regard for balance sheets, fiscal projections, the state of the economy, and the requirement governments be careful stewards of the public purse.
Three federal bureaucrats stripped of security clearances since 2017 for alleged spying
Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor Christian Leuprecht.
Lack of government disclosure hurt Afghanistan Committee’s work, say opposition MPs
Despite the criticisms, MPs say the Special Committee on Afghanistan played a useful role.
Sarah Hussaini to take over as PMO policy head next month
John Brodhead, who’s been running the prime minister’s policy shop since January 2022, will once again become a senior adviser in the top office.
Propping up Parliament: inside plans to stabilize Centre Block
To install seismic upgrades and connect the underground Parliament Welcome Centre to the historic building, workers will be digging some 23-metres below most of Centre Block’s foundation.
Note to Poilievre: politics of personal destruction can only go so far
The big question is whether relentless personal attacks on Justin Trudeau, aided and abetted by sympathetic media and endorsed by former prime minister Stephen Harper, will work for the Conservatives.
‘What the hell is going on here?’ MPs alarmed by ‘anonymous smears’ from security establishment against MP Dong, and wonder how many other MPs are being monitored
NDP MP Charlie Angus questions why a secretly recorded conversation with MP Han Dong was leaked to the media ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s first official visit to Canada.
We may never be able to fully stop interference in our politics, so where do we draw the line?
Clear thresholds don’t yet exist to define which activities are acceptable and which are not. Frankly, we deserve clarity as to what defines foreign interference, otherwise we may never be able to stop it, writes Bert Chen.
Security establishment needs to show leadership in controversy over attempted Chinese interference in Canadian elections
The attempted Chinese meddling in Canadian elections has been dominating the news for months. Since February, Don Valley North MP Han Dong has been facing a serious allegation that he’s been a witting partner of the Chinese interference network in Canada. Last month, based on two anonymous national security sources, a Global News story alleged […]
