Senate Human Rights Committee exposes systemic Islamophobia in the CRA
It is becoming increasingly clear the federal government needs to show strong leadership to tackle systemic Islamophobia to rebuild the public trust in the government and its agencies.
Experts eager to see Canada’s African strategy brought forward to address perception of neglect
‘The truth of the matter is it is a policy that should have been crafted yesterday,’ says University of Western Ontario professor Thomas Tieku.
Parliamentary committee hopes to lift PMO ‘veil’ shrouding the legal opinion behind Emergencies Act invocation
‘The way in which Trudeau is concentrating his power and hiding behind the veil of his office would make Harper blush,’ says NDP MP Matthew Green as Conservative MPs push for info hidden throughout the Rouleau commission.
‘Procedural cat-fishing’: final proposal for Nova Scotia riding redraw raises ire
As of Dec. 5, three redistribution commissions—for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island—have tabled final proposed boundary changes with the House of Commons.
Anne Dawson now head of PMO appointments team
Plus, Brock University’s Kate Bezanson is now at work in the top office as a special adviser, and Kate VanGerven has returned to the PM’s team as a strategic adviser for planning.
Danielle Smith a political mayfly, not long for the job
The idea that a province in Confederation can decide which federal laws it will obey, and which ones it won’t, is absurd. Is it really a step forward to give Smith the right to order the national police force, the RCMP, not to enforce federal law?
Speculation starts about a potential cabinet shuffle
‘January is a good time for a reset because it sets the table for the year and then you get your cabinet in place for the upcoming federal budget in the spring,’ says Nik Nanos, chief data scientist for Nanos Research.
Smith wants Alberta’s sovereignty
If Danielle Smith doesn’t like a federal law, she and her cabinet will simply toss it out. Sovereignty in a united Canada—sounds just like the separatists.
John Lorinc takes home top Balsillie prize for book on smart cities
Plus, Equal Voice appoints a former Ontario Liberal Party candidate as its new executive director, and Party Under the Stars, an event supporting post-combat wellness programs is back.
How to fix the Senate’s procedure and practice
Well-designed procedural rules and practices can also increase Senators’ effectiveness and efficiency. In this column, I’ll offer a few suggestions for modernizing the Senate’s procedure and practice.
