Indigenous women look to federal parties to commit to national inquiry calls in October platforms
With the release of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls’ final report and recommendations, Indigenous women say they’re looking to all federal parties to pick up the inquiry’s calls in their platforms for October. “I’m really hoping that all the parties will make a commitment to what their platform will […]
Doing politics differently? Sure, Jan
OTTAWA—Often considered to be the season of change and rebirth, spring has finally arrived in the capital and that is evident for no party more than the Liberals, for whom the comings and goings reveal their true regard for the women in their ranks. Last week, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced their candidacy for […]
A genocide by any other name would still smell as foul
Apparently, the worst thing you can do these days is make someone uncomfortable. There’s really no other explanation for why there was such a hue and cry over the conclusions from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In the commission’s final report, “Reclaiming Power and Place,” there were 231 individual […]
How Canada can get its tourism strategy right
Last year, Canada welcomed over 21 million international visitors—a little more than half of our entire population. While that number may sound impressive, and is indeed increasing on an annual basis, Canada has fallen behind our international counterparts when it comes to the pace of tourism growth. Canada once ranked in the top 10 destinations […]
Tanker ban Bill C-48 ‘discriminatory and divisive,’ says Senate report, but ISG Senators criticize committee chair behind it
A report from the Senate Transport Committee slams the government’s bill to ban oil tankers from the northern B.C. coast, calling it “economically irresponsible” and “an affront to common sense” to ban tankers out West while allowing commercial ship traffic on the East Coast. The committee tabled the 5,300-word report in the Senate on Monday […]
Scheer’s and Strahl’s absence from reception for retiring MP Nicholson ‘insulting,’ say some Conservatives
The Conservative caucus hosted a special reception for one of its most senior MPs, former Harper-era cabinet minister Rob Nicholson, last week on the Hill, but Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer and Whip Mark Strahl did not attend, and some Conservatives are “disappointed,” describing it as an “insult” that the two senior leadership team members […]
Why should Canadians shut up about access to safe abortions?
OTTAWA—The usual suspects are lining up telling Canadian women to shut up about the abortion question. Anti-feminist Margaret Wente penned a column last week accusing Liberals of creating a false issue. Talk show hosts joined with Global Television’s Ottawa bureau chief David Akin to downplay any concern on abortion access in this country. “Alarming rhetoric […]
Politicians will be talking a lot about jobs and prosperity as they seek our votes
TORONTO—As we head into the upcoming federal election, we will hear a great deal from competing politicians on jobs and prosperity as they seek our votes. Canadians will need to decide who would be best at building a successful economy—and society—for the future. This is critical for good jobs and the wealth creation needed to […]
It’s like ‘Michael Ignatieff all over again’: Liberals say reported talks on Trudeau succession plan ‘ridiculous,’ and must be stopped
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals may be trailing the Conservatives in opinion polls four months ahead of an election, but talk of a replacing Mr. Trudeau should the Grits lose in the fall is politically “unhelpful,” “ridiculous,” and “self-serving” on the part of the people engaged in the backroom strategizing, say Liberals. “I thought it […]
Mandatory minimum sentences are about politics, not justice
HALIFAX—On the face of it, it is political eye candy. Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer says that if he becomes prime minister, he will get tough on child sex crimes. In particular, he says that any government he leads will impose a mandatory-minimum sentence (MMS) of five years for the sexual assault of children. Try […]
