Bernier’s wrong: UN not a front for ‘world government’
OTTAWA—Maxime Bernier (or the person who writes his tweets) is at it again. The latest broadside by the People’s Party of Canada leader accuses the prime minister of supporting a “World Government” (through a proposed United Nations Parliamentary Assembly) and pressing for open borders in signing the UN Global Compact for Migration. The tweets were […]
Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party is an inconvenient truth
OTTAWA—By writing this very column I am playing into his hands. Whose hands, you ask? Those of Maxime Bernier, once a Conservative Party leadership candidate of some renown, now leader of the People’s Party of Canada. You see, Bernier is still finding a way to generate attention, be part of the political conversation, and appear […]
Centre Block and the big move: By the numbers
10—The minimum number of years initially projected for Centre Block renovations to be complete, although some expect it to take longer. $771-million—The value of contracts awarded so far for Centre Block’s renovation. $863-million—The cost of renovating West Block to become the House of Commons’ temporary home. $269-million—The project cost associated with renovating the Government Conference […]
Senate lobbying up 12 per cent in 2018, Sens. Grant Mitchell, Terry Mercer lobbied most
Lobbying of Canada’s Upper Chamber climbed 12 per cent in 2018, stretching past 2017’s already unprecedented figures. Last year, lobbyists logged 1,407 communications with the Senate, up 12.5 per cent from the 1,250 posted in 2017 and more than doubling 2016 numbers, according to monthly reports from the federal registry. It follows the trend set […]
Bob Rae should apologize for tweet against Yellow Vests, says reader
Bob Rae, a former Liberal MP and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s appointed special envoy to Myanmar, demonized the Canadian Yellow Vest protesters by characterizing them as the “new Brownshirts, Blackshirts, and Whitehoods, vigilantes” in a Jan. 12 tweet. The misinformation and outright false information being disseminated by this once-prominent Canadian politician is insulting to the tens of thousands of working-class, patriotic, peaceful, law-abiding Canadian citizens in the Yellow […]
Green Party commits to full platform cost analysis by PBO, as others indicate piecemeal approach
Only one party so far has committed to having the Parliamentary Budget Office check the full cost of its 2019 platform, says spending watchdog Yves Giroux, but come October he expects the others to follow suit, at least for main election platform points. “The moment that one has the credibility of having a costed element…by […]
Public safety is no accident
The next time you fly, consider two things: the greenhouse gas emissions created by air travel and whether you will land safely. Then think about who should be the primary regulator of air travel—is it the minister of the environment or transport? Canada has an outstanding safety record, not only for air travel but also […]
Yellow Vest, other protesters could be wild card in next federal election, says Nanos
Social media platforms are making it much easier for protesters to express their nasty and sometimes hate-filled rage with today’s federal political leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has faced recent death threats on Facebook. But a leading pollster is warning that Canadians should expect more such disruptions at the governing party’s rallies and […]
Science Minister Duncan names new director of parliamentary affairs ahead of new session
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains began the new year with a couple of staff departures from his ministerial office, including Nilani Logeswaran’s exit to become Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan’s new director of parliamentary affairs. Ms. Logeswaran marked her last day in Mr. Bains’ office on Jan. 11. Previously in Ms. […]
Will Indigenous leaders turn against Trudeau for what he did to Jody Wilson-Raybould?
TORONTO—Justin Trudeau said he’d support Indigenous leaders. He didn’t. Justin Trudeau said he’s a feminist. He isn’t. Justin Trudeau is a terrific actor, however. There he was, after his latest cabinet shuffle, and butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth. He almost sounded offended. Demoting a competent, smart, inspiring Indigenous woman like Jody Wilson-Raybould—as the Liberal […]
