Feds should view Alberta Sovereignty Act as ‘a warning’ that needs careful ‘wait-and-see’ response, say strategists
The bill puts ‘lots on the page to be worried about’ but there’s no guarantee it ever ‘comes to pass,’ says political scientist Lori Turnbull, so the federal response may shape the ‘narrative’ around it.
Chasing ‘meh’ voters
The much-anticipated Republican ‘red wave’ was more like a ‘red trickle.’ The question is, what happened? Why did the supposed Republican juggernaut fizzle out?
Seniors Minister Khera hires new press secretary, Quebec adviser
Plus, there are new staff on board in the offices of Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
Conservatives look to ‘slice’ off worker vote from NDP as economy puts Liberals in ‘a very tight spot,’ say strategists
The Conservative strategy is based on building a ‘continual narrative’ of getting officials ‘on the record’ agreeing to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s past statements on inflation, says Shakir Chambers.
Three federal agencies ‘demystified’ at 3 Brewers Sparks in Ottawa
IPAC-NCR hosted its third educational event offering a behind-the-scenes look at Treasury, Finance, and the Privy Council Office.
The real Rouleau inquiry question: who was responsible for allowing the illegal trucker blockades to drag on?
The issue of responsibility has tended to get lost in the endless hours of legalistic testimony in the Emergencies Act review.
‘What to do when the battle is everywhere’: Carleton to host panel discussion surrounding journalists and online hate
Plus, professor Cristine de Clercy has been appointed as the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership at Trent University, and Global National Ottawa correspondent Abigail Bimman has a new baby.
‘Marathon of work’: Public Order Emergency Commission proceedings ‘one of the most transparent inquiries ever,’ says lawyer Paul Champ
Lawyers involved in the hearings were provided with more than 30,000 documents, but ministers’ testimony doesn’t get full-transparency marks, says Tim Powers.
Higher rate of government bills starting in Senate down to ‘ambitious agenda,’ says Holland
So far, 22.7 per cent of government bills this Parliament have started in the Senate, compared to 7.1 per cent in the 43rd Parliament, 4.7 per cent in the 42nd, 13.8 per cent in the 41st, and 15.7 per cent in the 40th Parliament.
Advocates want Canada to take up historic arms control leadership role in fight for nuclear disarmament
Canada’s past work as a champion in the fight to ban landmines in the 1990s should guide Ottawa’s approach to nuclear disarmament, say advocates.
