This just in: Toronto-area Liberal MPs endorse a Tory
Some Toronto-area Liberal MPs have endorsed Toronto mayor John Tory for re-election in the upcoming Toronto municipal election. Mr. Tory, not just a Tory in name, is being challenged by Jennifer Keesmaat, a former Toronto city planner who floated the idea of secession, which she has since walked back on. Mr. Tory was first elected […]
Missing mandate letters will hinder new, shuffled ministers, say Ritz, MacKay; no cause for panic, says McLellan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be the first prime minister ever to publicly release mandate letters for cabinet ministers, but his move to shuffle his cabinet on July 18 without giving new letters to his ministers will make it harder for them to do their jobs, say two former Conservative cabinet ministers, however, ex-Liberal minister […]
Clean energy revolution is underway around the world, Canada better hop to it
TORONTO—The world is slowly but surely moving to a low-carbon economy, one where new technologies will phase out our heavy dependence on oil, coal, and natural gas and shift to clean electricity based on renewables such as hydro, solar, and wind as well as nuclear. There will be big costs—but also big opportunities—as the world […]
Boutin takes over as chief of staff to Revenue Minister Lebouthillier
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has promoted Bernard Boutin to take over as her new chief of staff in light of Josée Guilmette’s recent departure from the Hill. Ms. Guilmette had been chief of staff to Ms. Lebouthillier since December 2015 and moved to Ottawa from Québec City for the job. She marked her last […]
Dead heat in polls shows fragility of federal Liberals’ majority: pollsters
Fourteen months away from the next federal election, polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a deadlock, and the Liberals have to hold onto their three-pronged coalition to win in 2019, pollsters say. A Nanos poll, released on Aug. 7, shows the Tories and Grits virtually tied, with the Liberals holding 36.9 per cent of […]
You can’t learn from history by hiding it
OTTAWA—You cannot learn from history by hiding it. The decision by Victoria City Council to get rid of a statue of our first prime minister does nothing for truth and reconciliation. It repeats the same errors made by past generations, who believed the best way to deal with a difficult issue was to hide from […]
Still troubled by government’s overall approach to ensuring Canada’s businesses remain competitive
In April 2018, the Senate’s Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources released an interim report on decarbonizing heavy industry as part of its ongoing study on Canada’s transition to a lower-carbon economy. We heard from dozens of witnesses representing emission-intensive trade-exposed industries such as iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizer and others. These […]
Canada enters dangerous year-long peacekeeping mission in Mali, Conservatives still want House debate and vote
Canada started its year-long, dangerous peacekeeping mission in Mali on Aug. 1 aimed at bringing peace and stability to the northwestern African nation which has been gripped by war since 2012, but the Conservative defence critic says it’s unclear if the mission is in Canada’s national interest and that he will push for a debate […]
Staffers on the move: chief of staff change for Health Minister Petitpas Taylor
Outside the many shuffle-related cabinet staffing changes of late, plenty of other political aides are on the move, including in Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor’s office, which recently saw chief of staff Geneviève Hinse depart. Ms. Hinse had been chief of staff in the health minister’s office since the beginning, having started under then-minister Jane […]
Singh more fizzle than sizzle as NDP struggle to stay relevant
Jagmeet Singh is about to change strategy. Long has he disavowed entering the House of Commons, preferring to do the lonely work of a third party leader free of parliamentary duties. But now, Singh, it appears, will be seeking to run in Burnaby South in an upcoming byelection. The seat has been vacated by former […]
