Mulroney fêted for his role on the world stage
OTTAWA—It was vintage Brian Mulroney, and yet, it wasn’t. The former prime minister was honoured recently by South Africa’s high commissioner, Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, and her government, with the Order of the Companions of Oliver Tambo, marking Nelson Mandela’s centenary. It was a somewhat exclusive event on the top floor of the Lester B. Pearson Building in […]
Candidate for Liberal nomination in Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel signing up new members
The Liberal Party will open up nominations in the coveted Quebec riding of Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel in January after incumbent MP Nicola Di Iorio’s announced resignation takes effect, but already a potential candidate says he’s started to sign up members ahead of the contest. In an interview with The Hill Times, Hassan Guillet, a retired executive in […]
The value of Bernier’s dissent
OAKVILLE, ONT.—It’s really easy to cast Maxime Bernier as a political joke, as the leader of a little party that couldn’t. After all, Bernier voluntarily cut himself adrift from the Conservative Party to head up the People’s Party, dooming himself to languish in Parliament’s backbench wilderness, a powerless figure, reduced to crankily and vainly shaking […]
The changing landscape of Canadian infrastructure
OTTAWA—Even with the billions of dollars spent on infrastructure by governments in Canada, Canada’s infrastructure deficit (estimated by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to exceed $200-billion) continues to pose a significant challenge for all levels of government in Canada. Governments are continually pressed to decide how limited resources should be spent. A transportation artery like […]
Demand for action on climate change shatters Scheer’s hopes in Quebec
MONTREAL—Tens of thousands of Quebecers took to the streets on Nov. 10 to call for more decisive action on climate change. In Montreal alone, 50,000 took part in the demonstration. In the short space of a week, more than 150,000 signed a pledge that commits them to reduce their carbon footprints but also demands more […]
Dear Andrew Scheer, here’s some super useful and free advice on how to win the next election
TORONTO—Dear Andrew: First off, well done. You handled the Tony Clement scandal well: (a) you moved quickly, (b) you were unambiguous, and (c) you kicked the wrongdoer right out of your caucus. Opposition can be hell, but you are mostly doing well. Mad Max Bernier sounds madder by the day, and gives every indication that […]
Pittsburgh synagogue attack exposes threat of online hate
OTTAWA—The recent massacre of 11 Jewish-Americans at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue was a painful reminder that anti-Semitism, in its most extreme form, remains a threat to innocent life. While the Pittsburgh atrocity was the deadliest anti-Semitic crime in American history, similar attacks in the past four years have targeted Jewish institutions in Paris, Brussels, […]
NDP court battle with BOIE wages on, as Parliament fights to keep courts out
The NDP’s unprecedented court battle with the House Board of Internal Economy continued last week, with the Federal Court of Appeal hearing arguments on whether or not two 2014 decisions by the board, ordering NDP MPs to repay roughly $4-million, are immune from judicial oversight. Reached by The Hill Times after the daylong hearing on […]
Brexit’s boiling over
OTTAWA—Brexit boiling over should be no surprise to anyone. The decision to leave the European Union was based on a simplistic, nostalgic notion that an exit vote would restore the greatness of Great Britain. Brexiters enjoy many parallels with the “Make America Great Again” campaign of Donald Trump. Candidate Trump himself travelled to his mother’s […]
Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into
As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from Quebec.” Albertans will have to decide from themselves whether a leader who reflects their values would, among other things, have Canada turn its back on the global fight against climate change […]
