Senate Conservative ranks could continue to grow, says caucus leader Housakos
Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos pointed to the recent change in prime minister and a desire to join a party-affiliated national caucus as reasons for the uptick.
Speaking for a forgotten people
The rule of international law in Palestine today—or on the 49th parallel tomorrow.
Dong settlement gives closure, but little clarity on foreign interference, say national security and intelligence experts
The lawsuit’s settlement affirms that‘ intelligence isn’t evidence,’ but former CSIS analyst Stephanie Carvin says politicians and the media must be better equipped to process and contextualize ‘fragmented’ intelligence leaks.
Carney blows the roof off inertia-bound Ottawa, but there’s no guarantee of success
Canada’s highly decentralized federation requires time, energy, and good fortune to reach consensus.
Carney’s quiet public service revolution
The public service is being retooled piece by piece to meet the demands of delivery. The changes may outlast the agenda that sparked them.
Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires
For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
‘Very, very unhappy’ with his party’s handling of nominations, former Conservative Senate leader Plett not ruling out running for national council
The Conservative Party’s national council has internally established an ad hoc committee to review party nomination rules for the next election cycle, say Conservative sources.
This summer, Poilievre will be campaigning for his survival
As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of support among the rank and file in preparation for a review vote at the party’s national convention next January in Calgary. It’s going to be a long, hot summer.
Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25
SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the Netherlands to participate in the Canada-EU Summit and the NATO Summit from Sunday, June 22, to Wednesday, June 25. MONDAY, JUNE 23—SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Ottawa International Jazz Festival—The Ottawa International […]
Carney’s riding high right now, but his real tests are yet to come
Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will also be highly disruptive.
