We need to do something significant for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
On Sept. 30, we all need to practice expecting Indigenous success.
Politicians won’t be caught dead agreeing, even when there’s common ground
CHELSEA, QUE.—This will come as a shock to many, but, looked at from a certain angle, our major federal parties—even premiers and municipal leaders—actually do agree on some of the fundamental issues facing Canadians. Consider the housing affordability crisis. A cast of characters as diverse at Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford, and leading Ottawa […]
Expect nasty, divisive political ‘fist fight’ this fall between Poilievre and Trudeau, say political insiders
With Pierre Poilievre now the Conservative Party leader, the Liberals are expecting a divisive “air war” and nasty exchanges between the two in the daily Question Period and on social media this fall in an effort to define each other in a negative light, say political insiders. “It’s going to be a fist fight,” said […]
Poilievre only managed to include two women and one racialized Canadian in his leadership team
OTTAWA—Will Rogers said you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Pierre Poilievre must not have been listening. If so, his first week as leader could have been a winner. On the evening of his coronation, even with regal funereal news competition from across the pond, Poilievre knocked it out of the […]
Crane: Canada needs to rethink its ‘zombie’ identity as an oil and gas superpower
TORONTO—In Canada we have a new zombie—a bad idea that refuses to die. This is the ongoing push to build liquified natural gas plants on Canada’s East Coast to replace natural gas from Russia in Europe. Goldy Hyder, president of the Business Council of Canada, implies we even have a “moral obligation” to do so. […]
Poilievre ‘putting his stamp’ on party by shaking up top echelons of Conservative ranks, say politicos
After winning a landslide victory to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Pierre Poilievre is now putting his stamp on the party by shaking up its senior ranks, surrounding himself with a team that will play a key role in his success as party leader and in the next election. “There’s a big […]
LeBlanc to play bigger role in cabinet while government keeps an eye on Poilievre
When the House resumes on Tuesday, expect Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Dominic LeBlanc to a play a major role in the upcoming session for a federal government that will keep a close eye on newly minted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, according to federal political observers. “LeBlanc will have a lot to deal with,” […]
NDP caucus members angling to be ‘adults in the room’ as House resumes
Senior NDP MPs say they’re going to rise above whatever mud-slinging might take place between the Liberals and Conservatives, and will be heavily focused on pressuring the Liberals to deliver on the promises made in their supply-and-confidence agreement—but, experts say they can’t ignore the newly minted Conservative leader altogether, as he is cutting into their […]
Poilievre begins his spittle-flecked rule of the Conservative Party
HALIFAX—And so begins the spittle-flecked rule of Pierre Poilievre at the helm of the Conservative Party of Canada. With an apology for harassing texts, firings at the Conservative Party Fund, and another attack on the media, Poilievre, spurs and all, has announced that there is a new marshal in town. But it has been a […]
Internal strife has ‘held Canadians back’ from voting Green, say candidates looking to revitalize party governance
A potential delay of the Green Party leadership race was averted by a recent vote of the party’s federal council, but the issue of party governance is set to remain at the heart of the race, because two sets of candidates are proposing to fundamentally change the party’s structure to a co-leadership model. On the […]
