GTA Grit MPs Holland, Vaughan considering run for Ontario Liberal leadership
After the devastating and spectacular defeat of the Ontario Liberals in the June 7 election, the party leadership race is unofficially on with at least two federal Liberal MPs considering entry into the contest. In interviews with The Hill Times, Liberal MP Mark Holland (Ajax, Ont.) and Liberal MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort York, Ont.) said […]
Shot across the bow by Canada’s top bureaucrat will likely not be the last
OTTAWA—Two bureaucrats rarely make it to the front page of The Globe and Mail. The normal modus operandi is to stay behind the scenes and work things out collegially. It is usually the politicians’ job to create the news, and when a bureaucrat does make the paper, the result is generally not positive. To witness […]
How we gonna keep him off of the farm?
CHELSEA, QUE.—Donald Trump is furious—well, acts furious—that Canada imposes tariffs of 270 per cent, and more, on some U.S. dairy products. It is clearly a burr under his saddle; he mentions it frequently. Last week, it featured in his famous Twitter diatribe against Justin Trudeau. It is an eye-popping number, higher by significant measure than […]
Zerucelli, Julien exit the Prime Minister’s Office
The Prime Minister’s Office is down two senior staffers with the recent departures of both senior adviser John Zerucelli and senior manager of long term planning Noémie Julien as of June 11. Mr. Zerucelli’s departure was first set and announced in January. Up until then, he had been the director of operations in Prime Minister […]
It was only a matter of time before Bernier found himself out in the cold
Absent Monday’s federal byelection in the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer might not have so expeditiously booted his former rival Maxime Bernier from his shadow cabinet. Still it was probably only a matter of time before last year’s leadership runner-up found himself out in the cold. On Tuesday, Bernier lost his […]
Blaming ethnic, religious ‘divisive forces,’ and family reasons, former Tory MP Shory quits Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview
A former two-term Conservative MP says he withdrew his name from the June 16 Conservative nomination contest in Calgary Skyview for family reasons, but is also blaming some ethnic and religious “divisive forces” for trying to undermine his nomination bid. “I don’t think it is worth it to be a Member of Parliament by giving […]
Election reform bill faces difficulties: a missed timing deadline and the absence of political consensus
The federal Liberal government is currently “expediting” passage of Bill C-76, the Elections Modernization Act, using time allocation measures. This bill, containing amendments to the current Canada Elections Act and other legislation, is expected to reach the Senate any day now. Even so, it appears most unlikely that the 246-pages of amendment clauses will be […]
Can Liberals meet the challenge of UNDRIP?
On May 30, a historic bill received its final approval in the House. It was particularly exceptional in that it was a private member’s bill impacting every aspect of federal government conduct in relation to the land, natural resources, and Indigenous peoples. It was even more meaningful in that the sponsor, NDP MP Romeo Saganash, […]
Nurses, the unsung heroes of health care, go beyond traditional roles
Last month, I attended the 16th Annual Awards of Excellence in Nursing, a celebration of both the beginning of National Nursing Week and the recipients of these awards. This year’s theme during Nursing Week was #YESThisisNursing, a testament to the constantly changing and expanding roles of nurses in Canada. It’s a theme that is especially relevant to […]
Use of Indigenous languages on House floor will help reconciliation efforts, say Liberal MP and others
Speaking Indigenous languages in the House of Commons will improve the chances of their preservation, says Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette. Mr. Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) said the use Indigenous languages in the House is “a more important step” than many others taken to save the languages. “Who knows if these languages will survive, but at […]
