May says she’ll lead Greens in a snap election, but wants Pedneault centre stage by 2025
Elizabeth May’s running mate Jonathan Pedneault says he does not plan to seek a seat before the next general election, at which time he will run in his home province of Quebec.
Minister Duclos down a deputy chief of staff, up a press secretary
Plus, National Defence Minister Anita Anand has hired Samriddha Chaudhury as a new communications adviser for her office.
Hill Times contributor Cardozo one of three new Senators named
Plus, former Quebec senator Jean Lapointe has died and Green Party members have elected MP Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault as co-leaders.
Reaction to Trudeau-Xi exchange shows partisanship trumps all, even our national interest
Rather than see it for what it really was, right-wing media, politicians, and commentators couldn’t resist the opportunity to portray Canada’s leader as weak and chastened.
MPs continue push to confront China’s Uyghur persecution as pressure builds for feds to apply genocide label
Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe says the fact the Canadian government has yet to label China’s repression of Uyghurs as a genocide is a concern for the Uyghur community at home and abroad.
Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos
Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next election.
Something’s got to give
The House of Commons is primed to hold late-night sittings in the final stretch before it rises for the winter break next month, after a motion was passed with Liberal and NDP support on Nov. 15. Enabling the House to debate late into the night is an ordinary move for the final weeks of any […]
Twitter may be ailing, but Mastodon is no remedy
Mastodon is fundamentally different from Twitter in that it’s a decentralized platform. And therein lies the problem: Mastodon is a gatekeeper’s paradise.
Elections Canada chief maintains 2019 contest was ‘fair’ in light of Chinese interference allegations
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault also warned against taking media reports of election interference at face value, cautioning that ‘there’s not enough facts at this point.’
New boss, new chief: changes in Tory whip, House leader offices
Sean Murphy, who was previously chief of staff to the Conservative whip, has left the Hill and is now a senior consultant with Earnscliffe Strategies.
