Legislative Look Ahead
Mark Carney and the challenge of governing
In terms of results, the prime minister must find the right balance between dialogue and action.
Senate’s urban beekeeping project continues to buzz along
Hill visitors have been able to buy a taste of the Senate of Canada’s honey since May.
‘The honeymoon period will be over’: politicos expect high bar for Carney’s first budget, and omnibus-bill headaches
The prime minister faces the task of balancing the government’s operating budget, while also spending more in key areas such as national defence and infrastructure projects, says David McLaughlin.
Public opinion is the real opposition
This fall will be about proof. For all the talk of a fresh start, Canadians have grown skeptical that any government can deliver on the big promises.
A new session of Parliament is a time to recommit to some basic principles
Every bill should get separate, substantive, and sequential review because our lawmaking process is profoundly important to our democracy.
Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert
The type of outrage seen against the actions in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will reappear against any collective public health and safety measure proposed by any level of government until officials ‘reinvest in the public trust,’ says Raywat Deonandan.
Is there a realistic blueprint for cutting government spending?
Governments become inefficient and fat over time, but they don’t have to be. The Chrétien-Martin cuts in 1995 proved that.
From mandates to momentum
There is a path forward, but it will demand political capital expenditure and hard choices.
‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament
After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.
