Poilievre’s pivot from migrant issue part of cross-party failure to offer policy solutions
There’s a lot of political posturing on the asylum seekers and parties seem content to appeal to their bases instead of offering policy solutions.
Treasury Board President Fortier names a director of operations
Plus, there are promotions to note in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including that of Oz Jungic, who’s now a senior policy adviser.
Increased longevity needed for Canada’s foreign minister, says past top diplomat Baird
Canada has had 13 foreign affairs ministers and two acting ministers over the last 23 years.
The politics of budget-making as Canadians brace for stagflation
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is trying to rein in spending at a time when the expected economic downturn could significantly worsen Ottawa’s deficit position.
Link blocking ‘always on the radar,’ but Google’s committee response a ‘threat to legislators’: Bittle
Liberal MP Chris Bittle calls Meta and Google’s intimidation tactics over Bill C-18 a ‘threat to Canadian Parliament’ that needs to be condemned by legislators of all parties.
‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: House committee tackles improving Indigenous graduation rates
‘Self-determination is the key out of this mess,’ said Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu during her March 6 committee appearance.
Staff exits for ministers Lebouthillier, LeBlanc
Plus, Connor Moen has joined Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s office as a senior policy and parliamentary affairs adviser.
The most hopeful sign Trump is headed for con-man oblivion
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg invited Donald Trump to testify, without a subpoena, before a grand jury. That’s usually a sign that prosecutors are about to lay charges.
Inquiries into China’s meddling must not discourage minorities from taking part in Canadian democracy, says Alberta Liberal MP Chahal
Election volunteers who took part in campaigns suspected of Chinese meddling should be interviewed to get the relevant facts, says Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian ambassador to China.
Public inquiry ‘not useful’ to investigate foreign interference, it could harm international relations, national defence, national security, says Wark
Wesley Wark says the government should have taken a more mature approach and outlined what it knows about Chinese interference, how it’s been tracked, and the steps it’s taking to prevent it. But he also said the focus has been on the ‘wrong issues.’ Wark says the threat of democratic interference by authoritarian countries like China and Russia are real and longstanding and he says the big dangers from foreign-state actor interference are two-fold.
