What are people buying into with Poilievre?
OTTAWA—In 2008, when then-prime minister Stephen Harper delivered a formal apology to former students of the residential schools program, Pierre Poilievre said the Indigenous recipients of compensation payments needed to get to work, not get money from Ottawa. “My view is that we need to engender the values of hard work and independence and self-reliance. […]
Fresh faces on board for ministers Wilkinson, Champagne
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has made a couple of tweaks to his staff roster in light of the recent departure of special assistant for policy and British Columbia regional affairs Jack Welsh. Welsh, a former Prairies regional adviser to Wilkinson as environment minister, joined the natural resources office in April. Hill Climbers understands he’s […]
Pierre Poilievre’s resume should tell you all you need to know
HALIFAX—Pierre Poilievre has caught the eye of Washington Post contributing columnist David Moscrop, and it isn’t pretty. “The problems Canada and the world face are far too great to leave to a right-wing, doctrinaire, stuffed-shirt of a politician of such little distinction, capacity, or imagination,” he recently wrote. In case you missed his drift, Moscrop […]
Alberta Sovereignty Act a ‘huge’ challenge for Poilievre if he wins federal leadership election, say political players
The issue of Alberta sovereignty will be the first “huge” political hot potato for Pierre Poilievre should he win the Conservative leadership this September, particularly if Danielle Smith also wins the leadership of the United Conservative Party in Alberta, say political players. Smith, the UCP leadership contest front-runner, has proposed the “Alberta Sovereignty Act” that […]
Women in journalism need an Equal Voice
Rosemary Speirs passed away last week just as Lisa LaFlamme was being unceremoniously dumped as CTV’s award-winning anchor. Both were luminaries in the field of journalism. Rosemary’s forte was the written word. She was a print journalist for more than three decades, and spent the majority of her career at the Toronto Star covering politics. […]
Conservative caucus to hold summer retreat after the election of new leader, say MPs
With party unity as the issue top of mind for Conservative Parliamentarians and party members, the 119-member Conservative caucus is tentatively scheduled to meet on Sept. 15-16 in Ottawa for its annual summer caucus retreat to plot strategy for the fall sitting of Parliament. This will be the Conservative MPs and Senators’ first retreat after […]
‘Prevailing sense that toxicity is continuing to rise,’ as report finds one in six tweets analyzed during 2021 federal election ‘likely to be toxic’
An analysis of over two-and-a-half million tweets over 36 days during the 2021 federal election campaign by the Samara Centre for Democracy found that over 475,000—or one in six—were identified as “likely toxic,” meaning they likely contained sexually explicit content, profanity, identity attacks, threats, and insults. Amid an increasing trend in toxic exchanges, threats, and […]
Cole Davidson exits as Liberal research bureau comms head
The Liberal research bureau on the Hill will soon have a new director of communications at the helm, following Cole Davidson’s recent exit from the post. Davidson, who’d led communications for the office since June 2021, left last month, and, as noted by his LinkedIn profile, is now busy as the co-founder (with his partner, […]
Survey suggests Translation Bureau’s existing interpretation resources could be better used, says AIIC
Almost half of responding Translation Bureau-accredited freelance interpreters have taken zero or very few assignments with the bureau in the last six months, according to a new survey by the International Association of Conference Interpreters—findings rep Nicole Gagnon says show the House of Commons’ pilot project to test the use of external providers is “needlessly […]
Politics This Morning: House Foreign Affairs Committee cancels Russian gas turbine hearing
Good Thursday morning, The House Foreign Affairs Committee has cancelled today’s planned hearings into the government’s decision to grant an exemption to its economic sanctions against Russia and approve the return of several gas turbines. The turbines were in Montreal for repairs when Canada imposed wide-ranging sanctions on trade with Russia. Ukrainian president VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY […]
