Toronto Sun’s exposé, not so much
OTTAWA—Warren Kinsella was granted an exclusive interview last week with former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould who promised to spill all, once she had permission from a new prime minister to speak. The “exclusive” Toronto Sun headline screamed, “SHE’LL TELL ALL.” But in the article there was nothing to tell. According to Kinsella, […]
Liberal MPs want Finance Minister Morneau to revisit mortgage stress test
Liberal MPs from Greater Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area are calling on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to either remove or alter the mortgage stress test, saying it’s negatively affecting middle class jobs and restricting their constituents’ ability to buy a house in all major urban centres. “I’m hearing a lot of concerns,” said Liberal […]
Military slow to address sexual harassment problem: Senators
PARLIAMENT HILL—In 2014, Maclean’s and L’actualité revealed that sexual assault in the military takes place with disturbing regularity—about five times per day. To its credit, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) took these reports seriously. The military hired a former Supreme Court justice to conduct a wide-ranging assessment of military policies and practices regarding sexual assault […]
Wilson-Raybould running in Vancouver Granville, but not for the Liberals
TORONTO—“A new nation-to-nation process,” they said. “We will renew the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. It is time for Canada to have a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples, based on recognition, rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership,” they said. “This is both the right thing to do and a sure path to economic growth.” […]
Make it personal: lessons in political fundraising from gurus in Washington, Ottawa
Want to raise money in politics in 2019? Make sure you know who you’re talking to before you ask them to open their wallet, says a fundraising specialist for U.S. Democrats. Swanky receptions where ministers mix with max-level donors are never far from the headlines in Canadian politics, but grassroots fundraising still represents a big […]
Kenney, Ford to spend $60-million on PR war against Trudeau’s carbon tax, and that ain’t right
HALIFAX—So now premiers Jason Kenney and Doug Ford plan to actively campaign in the 2019 federal election. Kenney, whose head has gone up several hat sizes since crushing Rachel Notley in the recent Alberta election, will be travelling to Ontario to woo immigrant voters back to the Tory fold on Andrew Scheer’s behalf. It is […]
Scheer’s fiscal policy reveals a Conservative Party stuck in the past
With some fanfare, the Conservative Party not long ago announced that its leader, Andrew Scheer, would engage Canadians with a series of speeches outlining how his party would govern, should it win the upcoming federal election. But if Canadians had been hoping for creative and bold new thinking to address the big challenges facing the […]
Meslin’s first-ever book a condemnation of and prescription for all that ails modern Canadian politics
Author and activist Dave Meslin doesn’t mince his words in describing what he sees as an ailing political system in Canada, calling it a “childish circus” and a “demoralizing farce,” plagued by toxic discourse, and populated by unrepresentative party “cartels.” His prescription, as laid out in his new book: tear it all down, and rebuild […]
Caesar-Chavannes now considering run as an Independent MP in October election
PARLIAMENT HILL—Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says she’s also considering to running as an Independent candidate in the October federal election, after watching Independent MPs Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announce their plans to run as Independents. “The option of running as an Independent is intriguing, I will certainly consider it,” said Ms. Caesar-Chavannes (Whitby, Ont.) […]
Justice Minister Lametti makes policy staff changes
Three policy staffers are on the move in and out of Justice Minister David Lametti’s office, including senior adviser Farzin Yousefian, who recently returned to his old post as litigation counsel with the Ontario ministry of the attorney general. Mr. Yousefian spent roughly nine months in all working for the Trudeau Liberal government in Ottawa […]
