‘Someone needed to call out’ Toronto Mayor John Tory for his affair with staffer, says women’s advocate
Despite the fact that Tory had a consensual relationship with a woman who worked for him as mayor, ‘you cannot separate the power dynamic from the relationship,’ says Kristin Raworth.
Aero-curiosities and affairs a welcome distraction for Trudeau, Ford
Doug Ford’s wedding woes have been getting some attention, but it’s certainly not at the forefront of the news agenda, nor are Canadians’ economic issues, providing some relief for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Politicians entrench health-care status quo by preying on misconceptions
Rather than putting forward solutions, politicians of all political stripes have readily played into Canadians’ emotions and lack of knowledge on the subject to push forward their own political agenda.
Quebec MPs line up to oppose province’s riding map proposal
Pollster Dan Arnold says, ‘by and large,’ Conservatives stand to gain the most electorally from this decade’s riding redistribution effort, including in Alberta, where three seats are being added.
Ford’s free pass from integrity commissioner shows plenty of leeway in Ontario ethics conventions
The public may want to concentrate a bit more closely than it has been on the actions of the premier and his colleagues.
‘A serious level of interest’: Housing Minister Hussen fielding calls to run for Toronto mayor, say Liberal sources
If Ahmed Hussen decides to run for Toronto mayor and the Liberal machine backs him, it could be a dry run in the region for the next federal election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Greens’ call for ‘peace talks’ to end Russian invasion angers both Ukrainians and anti-war members
Arguing against weapons to Ukraine is ‘tacitly endorsing Russia’s genocide’ says the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, while Quebec’s Green Party leader accuses May and Pedneault of abandoning the federal party’s ‘founding principles of pacifism and anti-violence.’
New economic adviser on deck in the Prime Minister’s Office
Plus, there are two staff changes to report in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office, including director of operations Olivier Cullen’s recent exit.
The guy who likes to pick fights strikes again
In the current dust-up, Poilievre has travelled from the contrived to the absurd, declaring Catherine Tait’s comments about him ‘prove’ that the CBC is the ‘mouthpiece’ of Justin Trudeau. That is Marjory Taylor Greene logic.
After a ‘disastrous start’ to the year, shuffle of senior PMO and chiefs of staff a ‘course correct in anticipation of things to come,’ say political players
Sean Mullin, a former senior Queen’s Park Liberal staffer, is joining the PMO as special adviser on the economy, according to a Liberal source.
