Demystifying the detection of fraud and coerced victims
The public needs to know about incidents involving the fraudulent use of social benefits, and about how fraudsters forcefully exploit and draw others into their operations.
Jobs and Families Minister Hajdu down a chief of staff
Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon recently bade farewell to one of his directors of policy, among other changes.
The controversy of hiring foreign help
I don’t think the Alberta NDP should apologize for hiring Fight Agency; it’s perfectly legitimate.
Carney should expand his inner circle to include more women
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a team of well-respected seasoned political advisers but they are all are men. It would be well-advised to include some women in his inner circle.
Women hold powerful roles in Carney’s cabinet and PMO, but none are in prime minister’s inner circle, say some Liberals
Vandana Kattar, a former senior adviser to Justin Trudeau, says it ‘folklore’ that Prime Minister Mark Carney has no women in his inner circle, pointing to several senior staffers and cabinet ministers who serve as influential advisers to him.
‘Many hundreds’ expected to attend Ottawa gala marking Harper Conservatives’ 20th anniversary of 2006 election win
The 2006 election win was a ‘life-changing’ experience, says former Conservative Senate leader and cabinet minister Marjory LeBreton.
Carney makes climate commitment, but can he keep it?
While Mark Carney’s public pledge on Paris obligations is welcome, it brings to mind the old saying about the road to hell being paid with good intentions.
Expanding exports to the rest of the world unlike anything Canada has tried to before
No previous prime minister has spent so much time in meeting world leaders, nor done so much so quickly. Yet spending this time is necessary. Personal connections matter and commitments at the top increase the probability, but don’t guarantee, that results will follow. The next steps will be a crucial.
Sergio Marchi confirms ‘Operation Citizenship’ happened in lead-up to Quebec referendum
While Philippe Léger and others beat the drum to reopen questions around federal interference in the 1995 vote, nobody is asking how provincial agencies and Crown corporations received cash to spend on Parti Québécois propaganda in the year leading up to the vote.
House Health Committee shines spotlight on foreign-funded medical residencies and feds’ role in attracting health-care workers
The committee has been studying health care and Canada’s immigration capacity in response to problems with access to care.
