After two weeks of fury, it’s time for high-level talks between Canada and China, experts say
The tense diplomatic row between China and Canada will only worsen until the contentious extradition case of a Huawei executive is settled, former diplomats say, and Canada’s ambassador to China from 2012 to 2016 says he believes high-level talks between both countries need to occur in order to contain the fallout. Guy Saint-Jacques, Canada’s former […]
Lewis’ Power, Prime Ministers and the Press a must-read for Hill journalists
ST. JOHN’S—There is a lot of reflection on Parliament Hill these days as the buildings are vacated for restoration. Many of those memories and stories will never be known to a wider audience or stand the test of time unless the recollections are published. This is especially true for the members of the Canadian Parliamentary […]
The Hill Times’ 100 Best Political, History, Public Policy Books in 2018
A Conviction in Question: The First Trial at the International Criminal Court, by Jim Freedman, University of Toronto Press, 208 pp., $32.95. All Our Relations: Finding The Path Forward, by Tanya Talaga, House of Anansi Press, 320 pp., $19.95. All Things Consoled: A Daughter’s Memoir, by Elizabeth Hay, McClelland & Stewart, 272 pp., $32. Antigone […]
Freeland named most valuable politician, NAFTA voted biggest story in The Hill Times’ 22nd Annual All Politics Poll
In a year stacked with headlines of men behaving badly amid the #MeToo movement, this was Chrystia Freeland’s year. She handled the volatile NAFTA file, defiantly spoke in defence of human rights and a rules-based global order much to the ire of a certain U.S. president, and refused to publicly bow to the Saudis after […]
The Justinian Empire will strike back
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Since we’re approaching the end of 2018, it seems the right time to ponder what will take place politically in 2019. Yup, that means I’m about to make a year-end prediction. Of course, predicting the future is always a risky business, since things in politics can change quickly, especially in these crazy times. But […]
Saudi Arabia’s pack of lies should have been met with clear demands and consequences from Canada
HALIFAX—Time magazine chose Jamal Khashoggi and other guardians of the truth as their Person of the Year, not Donald Trump. Justin Trudeau should take note. The murder of The Washington Post contributor is still unfolding, so there is still time for the Liberals to do the right thing. But thus far, Canada has not covered […]
‘It’s our workplace and our home,’ Parliamentarians to be consulted on massive renovations to iconic Centre Block over next decade
House Speaker Geoff Regan and other officials in charge of the Centre Block building’s renovation say Parliamentarians will be consulted on the design of the building, but a formal structure for such consultations has yet to be figured out as the iconic building closes for more than a decade. Members of the Procedure and House Affairs […]
Is Hillary right? Do progressives need to back away from some principles?
OTTAWA—“I think Europe needs to get a handle on migration because that is what lit the flame,” Hillary Clinton recently said in what is perhaps the most important message to progressives by any senior progressive leader in recent times. In other words, rethink your progressive principles, or you run the risk of not only losing […]
Liberal MP Cuzner’s annual Christmas roast gets lots of laughs from MPs this year
Cape Breton Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner‘s annual political Twas the Night Before Christmas-type jingle was delivered on Dec. 12, to the delight of his fellow MPs. Before even starting to speak, the Nova Scotia MP received a standing ovation from both sides of the House of Commons. MPs that day were marking their impending exit […]
It’s ‘vital’ feds name Conservatives to security committee soon, or it’ll ‘become problematic’: critics, experts
It’s “vital for the legitimacy” of Parliament’s National Security and Intelligence Committee that the government name Conservative MPs to sit on the body soon or the two Tory vacant seats will become “problematic,” say critics and intelligence analysts. The 11-person National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is down two members after Conservative MP […]
