Policy adviser exits Mental Health Minister Bennett’s team
Plus, Hill Climbers catches up with some former staffers, including a number of ex-aides in then-Conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s office.
Treasury Board’s overdue review of Access Act is big on propaganda, light on recommendations
Treasury Board is not capable of being the engine and manager of any access-to-information regime, writes Ken Rubin.
As NDP ups pressure on health care, a PM focused on re-election may not want to make supply-and-confidence deal last, says strategist
Pollster David Coletto says opposition parties have not yet drawn clear ‘battle lines’ to differentiate their own positions from the government.
Liberal Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection win a ‘spanking’ for Poilievre, and ‘flashing red sirens’ for Singh, says pollster
The effect of strategic voting is ‘critical’ and a key concern for New Democrats as it could create a ‘winning scenario’ for the Liberals in a future election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Jude Welch now chief of staff to Heritage Minister Rodriguez
Plus, Justice Minister David Lametti has seen a few staff moves in his office this fall, including the departure of policy adviser Anushua Nag, who’s switched over to the departmental side.
A Christmas letter to Canadians, from an Albertan
Not all Albertans are interested in separating from Canada, we don’t regard the Constitution as a buffet, and we’re not all climate-change deniers.
Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding
The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House of Commons, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Poilievre’s Anger Train may just pull into the station empty at the end of the day
One swallow does not a spring make. But the loss in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., should come as a wake-up call for the Conservatives.
Harper’s ideals live on
The Canadian Alliance Stephen Harper, not the Conservative Harper, exuded ideological fervour, which mobilized the conservative base. And right now, the conservative base needs mobilizing.
Poilievre doubles as most valuable, least valuable politician in 2022 in The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll
Raquel Dancho is one to watch, and most people would like to sit down for dinner with House Speaker Anthony Rota. Stephen Harper, Jean Chrétien, and Pierre Trudeau were picked as the most admired former prime minsters. From favourites to flops, we’ve got the results of this year’s All Politics Poll.
