Federal Court of Appeal sides with BOIE against NDP in satellite-office battle
The NDP’s court challenge of the House of Commons Board of Internal Economy’s 2014 decisions ordering NDP MPs to repay roughly $4-million has hit a wall, after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled today to strike down the party’s application for judicial review. On Feb. 20, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that the court […]
Booting Butts is only moving the frying pan to a different SNC-Lavalin fire
Clearly, it’s Scott Brison’s fault that Gerry Butts has resigned and the government looks like a hot mess. After all, according to the prime minister in one of his most bizarre comments in recent memory, Jody Wilson-Raybould would still have been justice minister if Brison hadn’t called time on his career. Extending that thought, there […]
Too few Canadians know about the Holocaust
OTTAWA—Just prior to Jan. 27 International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations, a shocking study was released that revealed that nearly half of Canadians cannot name a single Nazi concentration camp. Commissioned by the Azrieli Foundation and conducted by Schoen consulting, the study was based on a survey of 1,100 Canadian adults last September, demographically representative of […]
Truck rally comes to Ottawa, bringing complaints on pipelines, immigration
After a nearly five-day trek across Canada, which began in Red Deer, Alta., a convoy of semi-trucks and pickups made its way to Parliament Hill to protest the Trudeau government’s performance on the energy and climate files on Feb. 19. The protesters aired their grievances with delays in pipeline construction to transport Alberta oil to […]
Perception a problem with retired Supreme Court justices involved in the ‘highly partisan’ SNC-Lavalin affair, say some court watchers
With a former Supreme Court justice tapped as counsel to former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould, some court watchers say they are “uneasy” with the optics of a political judiciary. But two former justices say she has the right to get good legal advice and it doesn’t politicize Canada’s highest court. When Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver Granville, […]
Who’s likely to blink as Brexit showdown enters final stage?
OTTAWA—With preparations ranging from the pathetic to the deeply alarming, Britain is careening towards a breakup with the European Union that could leave the world’s fifth largest national economy in a state of destructive chaos. After nearly two years of negotiations between London and Brussels, it has come down to a matter of who might […]
Wilson-Raybould story could pose election hurdle for Trudeau’s feminist brand: strategists
The SNC-Lavalin scandal has been a direct hit to the Liberal brand of feminism and reconciliation, according to strategists, with some saying it has the potential to hurt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support amongst women in the October election. Since the 2015 election, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has had strong support from women, peaking at […]
Nearly two-thirds of public servants have unresolved pay issues three years after Phoenix launched, survey shows
More than half of the public servants who experience harassment at work and choose to do nothing about it say they don’t file a formal complaint because they feel it wouldn’t matter, according to the results of the latest government-commissioned survey of federal employees. Meanwhile, 65 per cent of survey respondents say they have not yet […]
Butts’ exit could help government wield more effective defence strategy in SNC-Lavalin affair, politicos say
Gerald Butts’ resignation as the prime minister’s most trusted adviser could be an attempt for the Trudeau government to mount a more effective defence against allegations that senior officials exerted pressure on former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to drop prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, according to political observers. Mr. Butts’ departure as the prime minister’s principal secretary, […]
Gerald Butts’ resignation doesn’t do anything to dampen questions in dumpster fire of a scandal
As principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gerald Butts wasn’t known for being a wallflower. If anyone ever wanted to know what he was thinking about a particular issue, or how he responded to personal attacks, they only had to look as far as his personal verified Twitter account. But for some reason, Canadians […]
