‘Unprecedented’ technical challenge to Centre Block renos means losing familiar spaces, says PSPC
Although the hope is that when Centre Block reopens after years of renovation work it will look as similar as possible to before it shut its doors, there will be some significant changes, Senators were told recently. The necessary upgrades to bring the historic Parliament Hill centrepiece into the 21st century will require losing a […]
Canadian political parties are prime targets for hackers: here’s how to defend them
Last month, the Communications Security Establishment released an update to its cyber threat report, where it unambiguously states that Canada will face foreign cyber interference in the fall federal election. It also notes that foreign cyber interference “has become the most common type of cyber threat activity against democratic processes worldwide.” After the well-publicized Russian […]
Why every Canadian should be interested in the Mueller report
What is the Mueller report? It is not the book entitled The final report of the Special Counsel into Donald Trump, Russia, and Collusion published on March 11 and available on Amazon. The Mueller report that Canadians should all read is the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election that […]
Bill C-262 too important to reconciliation for Senate delay
With the clock running out on the current session of Parliament, I’m paying close attention to whether the Senate passes a long overdue bill on reconciliation. Bill C-262 was approved by the House of Commons last year but it’s gotten held up in the Senate. What the bill does is set out a framework for […]
‘Veterans probably won’t vote Liberal for a very long time’: Norman case reflects Grits’ failed promises to vets, say advocates
The Mark Norman affair serves as the culmination of the government’s poor performance on the veterans affairs file, veterans advocates say. During the 2015 election, the Liberals actively sought the vote of veterans, who typically have supported the Conservatives, vets’ advocates say, but they say election promises have gone unkept. The treatment of Vice-Admiral Mark […]
New Quebec desk in the PMO, as more join Liberal Party headquarters ahead of election
There have been a few recent staffing moves in and out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including Jonathan Kalles’ recent addition as the top office’s new Quebec regional affairs adviser—or Quebec desk, as it’s commonly referred to—on April 8. Before then, Mr. Kalles had spent the last roughly seven months as a senior adviser […]
Liberals likely to ‘hemorrhage’ significant chunk of their 32 Atlantic seats in next election, say political insiders
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to lose a significant chunk of the 32 seats the Grits won in Atlantic Canada in 2015 mostly because there’s a growing feeling in the region that the governing party has taken it for granted, say political insiders, but senior Liberals also say it’s too early to make any […]
An ‘ugly’ federal election not inevitable
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conventional wisdom holds that the upcoming Canadian federal election will be one nasty affair. Indeed, a recent news story in this very newspaper sported the dramatic headline: “Expect ‘ugly’ and ‘intense’ election in the fall, fuelled by anger, say Liberal and NDP MPs.” So yes, everyone it seems is expecting the worst, including, I […]
Conservatives to launch Mark Norman offensive in the House
The Conservatives are planning to launch a multi-stage rhetorical attack on the Liberals in the House and its committees over their involvement in the investigation and abandoned prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, likely beginning this week. The Tories will use “every tool at our disposal” to take the government to task on the issue, Conservative […]
Henein takes a high-profile shot at Trudeau
TORONTO—Ah, The Feminist. There he was again, last week, sleeves rolled up, tie loosened. All moist-eyed sincerity, all sotto voce. The Feminist had just jogged down a flight of stairs and paused to take media questions, en deux langues. The questions were about the total and complete collapse of his planned show trial, the one to destroy Vice-Admiral […]
