Distrustful of each other, Liberals and Conservatives preparing for potential spring showdown
The Liberal Party wants to be ready whenever the next election comes, says Matteo Rossi, director, projects and strategic communications of the Liberal Party.
Stephen Harper’s global director Shuvaloy Majumdar said to be eyeing coveted Calgary Heritage seat
Prior to outgoing Conservative MP Bob Benzen, former prime minister Stephen Harper and elder statesman Preston Manning represented Calgary Heritage.
Rouleau Inquiry lifts lid on ‘federal, provincial, municipal dysfunction in crisis management and policing,’ say politicos
Testimony from federal officials last week shown light on the earliest and final days of the Freedom Convoy protests, discussions around the potential for ‘serious violence’ leading up to the first-ever invocation of the Emergencies Act, and why the federal government needed to step up.
Trudeau might actually be having a successful tour abroad, for once
Justin Trudeau’s confrontation with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali last week offered up a chance for Trudeau to score some domestic points—a rarity for Trudeau while abroad.
Canada lags behind its peers on foreign interference legislation: former CSIS officer
China’s involvement in Canadian politics has been going on for decades, sometimes in subtle ways, says former senior intelligence CSIS officer Michel Juneau-Katsuya, who served as chief of the agency’s Asia-Pacific division.
Haisla revitalization with bison burgers on the side, and the Hill comes alive with the sound of SOCAN
The First Nation Education Foundation reception celebrates Indigenous Language Revitalization and SOCAN showcases new Canadian talent;
Trudeau’s international travel seems to be beset with problems
Foreign trips usually build a politician up. When they don’t, the Prime Minister’s Office needs to know why. Justin Trudeau’s international planners should hit the reset button.
‘A quiet killing of the Charter’: experts debate spirit and letter of notwithstanding clause’s pre-emptive use
Despite the federal government’s rhetoric, the Liberals may be reluctant to seek limits on the section’s pre-emptive use and leave Ottawa ‘out of a tool,’ says law professor Howard Kislowicz.
Military must do its part to curb carbon emissions
It is not just the big industrial polluters or everyday consumers filling up their gas tanks that are poisoning the atmosphere, it is also the militaries of the world, literally flying quietly under the radar of public and political scrutiny.
Freeland’s self-sabotaging comment
Chrystia Freeland’s apology essentially informed Canadians that she really isn’t like ‘us,’ which is why she doesn’t understand our economic problems, which is why she mentioned her family cutting off its subscription to Disney+. That’s about as close to self-sabotage as a politician is ever going to get. Still, Freeland can recover.
