Politicos question why Liberals are holding their fire against Poilievre
Should Pierre Poilievre win the Conservative leadership race next month as expected, political insiders say he won’t make an easy opponent for the Liberals. Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) has already been blasting the prime minister and the government day-in and day-out, and has been gaining traction with Canadians. But the Liberals have done little to respond […]
Michael Chong should reconsider his crusade for reform: Copps
OTTAWA—Member of Parliament Michael Chong is back on the reform bandwagon. The veteran Conservative MP from Wellington-Halton Hills is touting a trio of reforms that he claims will take power away from the prime minister and give it to members of Parliament. But before we jump on the Chong train-wreck, let’s review the result of […]
All hands on deck to get out the vote in the Conservative leadership election
With the Conservative leadership election in the home stretch, the winner needs to walk away with 16,901 of the total 33,800 available points, and all five leadership campaigns are making last ditch efforts to urge their supporters to cast their votes as soon as possible. “We’re pushing on every channel we can,” said Chris Rougier, […]
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos adds to policy team
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos welcomed a new policy adviser, Jed Graham, to his team at the end of July. Graham is currently working toward earning a doctor of philosophy degree in political economy from Glasgow Caledonian University—where he earlier earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences—and is a former part-time lecturer at the school. He’s […]
How Conservatives should approach their back-to-Parliament strategy
It’s that time of year again. It’s time for the House of Commons to resume sitting after the BBQ circuit summer recess. And what a recess it was: high gasoline prices, global supply chain issues, and interest rate hikes. The Conservatives could not have asked for a better issue set heading into the fall, and […]
NDP upped pressure on Liberals to meet deal deadlines due to communications ‘bottleneck,’ says NDP House leader
The NDP’s recent public pressure demanding Liberal progress on supply-and-confidence deal promises was to address a “bottleneck” in communications between the two parties, according to NDP House Leader Peter Julian, who said he remains confident the government will deliver on the agreement’s 2022 targets. Julian (New Westminster–Burnaby, B.C.) added that talks between the two parties […]
The NDP’s strategic dilemma
Federal New Democrats should view the partition of Poland in the 18th century as a cautionary tale. For those of you not up on your European history, let me explain: In the late 1700s, Poland was progressively carved up by its rivals—Austria, Russia, and Prussia—until nothing was left of the once-powerful country. Poland basically disappeared […]
Collective action needed to confront authoritarian regimes, says departing Taiwanese envoy
Taiwan’s outgoing representative says the troubled Canada-China relationship and the Russian invasion of Ukraine shows the need for democracies to stand together. “If we are not going to prepare today … then tomorrow everyone is going to suffer,” Taiwanese representative Winston Wen-yi Chen told The Hill Times during an interview at the Taipei Economic and […]
Partisanship still clouds government appointments as Liberal overhaul a work in progress
The recent appointment of a former Liberal MP as Manitoba’s lieutenant-governor raises the age-old concern of patronage appointments, but some experts say barring the appointment of former political players would be a harmful prospect. The federal government appoints thousands of people to hold governmental roles that range from governors general to ambassadors, ombudspersons, Crown corporation […]
Wait for a new ambassador in China grows eight months after Barton’s exit
Eight months after controversial Canadian ambassador to China Dominic Barton left his posting in Beijing, the government has yet to name a successor, leading many to question why it has taken so long to name a new ambassador for a mission that should be prioritized. Before Barton was appointed ambassador in 2019, there was a […]
