‘Some won’t rebuild’: MPs say hundreds of their constituents face hard choices in wake of Ottawa River floods
As many residents in Ottawa-Gatineau region, Quebec, and New Brunswick grapple with the fallout of another year of intense flooding of the Ottawa River last month, MPs say, it’s forced hundreds of their constituents to decide whether to rebuild or relocate. Drastic flooding in those areas has resulted in damages of more than 17,500 homes […]
Environment will break through the electoral noise with 100 Debates
Unprecedented, near impossible, and absolutely necessary. All reactions I’ve heard when I’ve talked about an ambitious effort to create a country-wide, non-partisan conversation on the environment during the upcoming federal election campaign. Although Kim Campbell’s famous quote comes to mind, that “An election is no time to discuss serious matters,” GreenPAC is putting this notion […]
Bill C-69 can’t fix what’s really plaguing pipelines
At the end of May, the Senate accepted a committee report with an enormous package of amendments to Bill C-69, which seeks to reform how major energy projects, including pipelines, are regulated. The bill is one of the most contentious, well-studied, and well-lobbied pieces of legislation in recent memory. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney—echoing industry concerns—has […]
The clock is ticking on tackling climate change
Eleven. That’s how many years we have left to get our act together before we reach the point of no return. As a father of four, it’s a fact that I’m reminded of every single day. How will future generations look back upon us? As a Member of Parliament, I feel twice as responsible. Humans […]
NAFTA faces new risks as Trump mixes trade and immigration
OTTAWA—The general thinking was that U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence had popped up in Ottawa as part of a publicity campaign to promote support for U.S. Congressional approval of the new NAFTA deal—and to hold out an olive branch to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canadians. Maybe it was just a coincidence that Pence arrived a […]
Public servants, feds inch closer to contracts with tentative agreements before election
A growing number of federal public service unions have made significant progress in their negotiations with the government, with many securing tentative agreements around wage increases and restitution from the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. Bargaining units within the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, representing scientists and professionals, have reached tentative agreements with […]
Trudeau’s climate failures call for a new approach
In the weeks ahead, Canada’s Conservatives will put forward a climate change plan that will give Canada the best possible chance of meeting its Paris greenhouse gas emission targets. That plan will recognize that climate change is a global problem that requires global solutions, which Canadians are well-positioned to deliver. With that in mind, the […]
Here’s a list of all party candidates nominated for the 2019 election so far
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Conservative party leads nominees, NDP lags with quarter of ridings confirmed
Five months out from the federal election, the Conservative Party has the most candidates named, its 277 nominees far ahead of the governing Liberals’ 197 candidates, according to the latest numbers from their parties. That means the Tories have filled 82 per cent of the 338 ridings needed to offer a full slate. Maxime Bernier’s […]
For he’s a jolly good fellow: an ode to the best cabinet minister there never was
OTTAWA—Rodger Cuzner, the Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso, N.S., is retiring this year. It is a damn shame—a loss for Parliament, and Cape Breton loses a strong voice in Ottawa. Cuzner is a first-class person and exemplifies all that is good about politics. Rodger, if you are reading this, I do actually mean it. […]
