Lobbyists prepare for ‘very serious’ Carney government prioritizing economy, trade and housing
The ‘Trump factor’ will likely influence the industries Prime Minister Mark Carney will be trying to help right away, including automotive, steel and aluminium.
Smith wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signalled early that she would be following the Quebec separatist path of obfuscating the facts and promising what she cannot deliver.
Carney plays the straight man in Trump’s reality TV fiasco
Better for the prime minister to glance at the camera every now and then than to join Trump and his associates in the mud.
Carney pulls off mission impossible
In Carney’s world, two plus two always equals four. In banking and finance, facts matter. In the navel-gazing nightmare of intuitive Trumpism, two plus two equals whatever the president says it does.
Senator Boehm to talk about ‘Finding Canada’s place in a Disordered World’ on May 12
MONDAY, MAY 12 Lunch: ‘Legal Ethics and the Attorney General’—The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre hosts a conversation with Andrew Martin on his forthcoming book, Legal Ethics and the Attorney General, looking at the position of Canada’s attorney general, emphasizing the ethical standards they must uphold as lawyers and the importance of professional accountability […]
Conservatives had a ‘somewhat frank’ talk about their fourth election loss to Liberals since 2015, some want a full post-mortem: ‘there should be accountability’
The Conservative Party began its post-election review last week and talked about what happened in the April 28 election, with the process expected to continue in the coming weeks, says Rob Batherson, former Conservative Party president.
Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents
‘That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,’ says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.
Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?
Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain in cabinet, but there’s no shortage of ‘shiny new penny’ MPs to tap for senior roles.
From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament
From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the throne speech.
Poilievre’s safe Alberta seat: a symbol of retreat or renewal?
OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to re-enter the House of Commons through an Alberta byelection—after losing his longtime Ontario seat in Carleton—is about more than personal recovery. It’s a test of the party’s judgment and future electoral prospects. Despite securing 143 seats in the April 28 federal election, the Conservatives leader lost his seat. That […]
