Empowering MPs means strengthening Canadian democracy
What Canada needs is a re-engagement and recalibration of the role of the MP, rooted not so much in a drastic change in formal powers as much as it is a respect for the powers that they already have. Surveys of former parliamentarians commonly express the fact that, in contrast to the well-organized, staffed, and funded Office of the Prime Minister, MPs enter office with little training or understanding of their role—outside of toeing the party line—and how they can affect change.
Poilievre might not have solutions to Canada’s opioid epidemic, but Senator Dalphond does
To be clear: amending Sec. 40 (3) of the CPCA will not end Canada’s opioid epidemic. Far from it. But Bill S-256 is a concrete solution to a significant part of a much larger societal issue—and that’s more than what Pierre Poilievre has proposed thus far.
Sajjan to co-host International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on March 16
MONDAY, MARCH 13 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this week. It will return on Monday, March 20, and will sit for two weeks (March 20-March 31). It will break again on Friday, March 31, for two weeks and will return on Monday, April 17, and will sit for five consecutive weeks (April 17-May […]
Pause in interest rate hikes offers no ‘breather’ to Liberals politically, says pollster
The Conservative and NDP finance critics say the ‘relentless interest hikes’ and rising mortgage rates are creating ‘hardship’ for Canadians, and urge the government to look to other avenues to fight inflation.
At Broadbent’s Progress Summit, a desire for more populism on the political left emerges
The political right is tapping into voters’ anger, and the political left should not shy away from harnessing it, too, a Bernie Sanders adviser, Faiz Shakir, told a group of labour leaders and progressives at the Broadbent Institute’s Progress Summit on March 9.
A look back at Canada in the world of the 1950s
In 1951, together with troops from the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and India, Canadians participated in the Korean War as part of the UN force. Cold War anxiety pervaded public discourse; more than one-third of Canadians believed a Soviet attack on Canada was imminent, and more than half expected a world war within five years.
Agriculture Minister Bibeau finds new press aide, NDP Leader Singh announces new comms head
Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has a new executive assistant, and there are staff changes to report on Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen’s team.
Dawson says goodbye to the Senate
Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I’m going to miss his insouciance, outspokenness, and his fight to make Canada a better place.
Politics This Morning: Joly and LeBlanc to discuss foreign interference at committee
Plus, Seniors Minister Kamal Khera replaces Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen on the Treasury Board.
Is ‘Canada’s Broken’ a good slogan?
It’s concise, it’s straightforward, and it’s easy to understand—all the hallmarks of a great political slogan. But there’s still a big communication problem with saying Canada’s broken. It’s just too negative.
