Women, Trump, and the redefinition of power
Whether it’s happening because so many of the most powerful men in the world have careened beyond reliable competence into an uncharted realm of chaos and corruption or because it would have happened anyway, women are redefining power. Before the first month of 2019 was over in Washington, where global power shifts are still defined, […]
NGOs plan to lobby Senators to nix cross-country tour on environment bill
Five environmental non-profit groups are pushing back against a Conservative proposal to send the Senate Environment Committee on a tour of Canadian cities as part of its study of the government’s sweeping environmental assessment bill, C-69. Those groups “strongly oppose this proposal as it is in our view, a clear attempt to defeat Bill C-69 […]
Canada’s position as helpless spectators in China dispute was avoidable
Amid the righteous indignation that Canadians have expressed over the detentions of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and the death sentence hanging over the head of Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Canadians should spare some of their indignation for their own government. The Chinese state may have exposed its callous disregard for dignity and human rights, but […]
Honouring Jordan’s Principle means investing in First Nations children up front
This past weekend marks the third anniversary of the landmark ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to end discrimination against First Nations children. We’ve made progress, but obstacles remain to achieving the support and care our children and families need and deserve. The recent announcement by the federal government and Indigenous leaders to co-develop legislation to fix the First […]
Election-year heavy hitters: the 99 most influential figures to watch in federal politics in 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political fortunes will be put to the test this year. Come October, this year’s pecking order may be wildly different when the confetti dust on election night settles. The writ has yet to be dropped, but parties are already offering a preview of how they plan to undercut their opponents, with […]
McCallum’s main point’s valid: Trump politicized it when he suggested Meng might not be extradited if China, U.S. resolve certain trade issues
CHELSEA, QUE.—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is never less impressive than when he is criticizing the Trudeau government’s approach to international relations. Whether he is upbraiding Justin Trudeau for not being tough enough with Donald Trump (as if), or denouncing the Liberal approach to China as “naive,” Scheer condemns often without offering a thoughtful alternative. It […]
Current of events testing Trudeau’s steering skills
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Nineteenth century German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck once said, “Man cannot control the current of events. He can only float with them and steer.” And even though Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might replace the word “man” with “peoplekind,” I’m pretty confident he would appreciate the truthfulness of that Bismarckian statement. After all, since assuming […]
ISG Senators should create a legitimate expense oversight committee, now
With its new majority, the Independent Senators Group should quickly set up an oversight body for Senators’ expenses, with three external members and two Senators. ‘Twas four days before Christmas, when through the backdoor, as by stealth, the Senate finally shared with Canadians its response to the recommendations from the auditor general’s June 2015 report concerning questionable or improper […]
New Rural Economic Development Minister Jordan names Cory Pike as chief of staff
New Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan, one of two new faces added to the front bench as part of the Jan. 14 cabinet shuffle, has hired a chief of staff to run her brand new ministerial office: Cory Pike. Mr. Pike started on the job last week, arriving straight from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness […]
‘This is something I’ve been fighting for now for two years almost,’ Indigenous language interpretation in the House important symbol for youth, says Liberal MP Ouellette
The federal Translation Bureau has been working to adjust to the new option for MPs to speak in Indigenous languages during House of Commons proceedings, a monumental change passed two months ago and one that Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette, who pushed for the change, calls “significant and very symbolic.” “This is something I’ve been fighting […]
