Horwath campaign stocked with NDPers from Manitoba, B.C., Alberta, and Ottawa who know how to win
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who saw a surge in support for her leadership and her party last week, has some big names working on her election team, including experienced campaigners from Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta, and Ottawa. “What Andrea Horwath has done is assemble a team that combines experience and knowledge on how to win […]
Canada needs to throw off the yoke of economic complacency to play in the big leagues
Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will soon host G7 leaders in Charlevoix, Que., with members are poised to descend on the region from June 8-9. Much has changed since members first got together in 1975 at the Château de Rambouillet, situated outside of Paris. Back then, the G6—minus Canada, which was not yet part […]
Majority of Canadians says pipeline could lift economy, but generational divide in support exists: poll
Ottawa is ensnared in a legal battle with British Columbia over concerns of the environmental impact of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but one recent poll suggests that a significant proportion of Canadians thinks that the project could be a boon to the economy, though there’s a sharp generational gap in support that could dampen […]
Senate debate on Trans Mountain reveals reliance on myths, not facts
The good news is that the Senate just passed a bill to declare the Trans Mountain pipeline project to be “for the general advantage of Canada.” But the not so great news is that the record of the debate shows that some myths are still out there which anti-pipeline folks like British Columbia Green Party […]
‘Last thing we need is a straitjacket’: Sen. Harder calls for flexible rules in Senate reform, as government mulls new bill
The push to reform the Senate should lead to rules that are “flexible and permissive enough to work for all Senators,” regardless of which party assumes power after the 2019 election, said Senator Peter Harder, the government’s representative in the Upper Chamber, at a committee meeting on Wednesday. “With the benefit of hindsight, we know […]
Wynne’s nightmare is Couillard’s dream
As Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals go in Ontario’s spring election, so too will go Philippe Couillard’s ruling party in Quebec in the fall? Given the turn of the campaign for the Ontario Liberals, there certainly are too many parallels to comfort their Quebec cousins. But there are also striking differences. Wynne and Couillard became leaders of […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau sets the stage for G7 summit; Sajjan to meet with U.S. counterpart
Good Thursday Morning, Hope those who made out to The Hill Times’ party last night had a blast! Here’s what’s happening on the Hill (and beyond) today: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still in La Malbaie, Que., where has a packed agenda. First, he’ll participate in a roundtable with stakeholders from the Charselevoix region. Charlevoix […]
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As bargaining restarts, largest federal union threatens to campaign against Liberals if talks go south
The Public Service Alliance of Canada has set bargaining dates for groups representing the majority of its federal workers to negotiate their next contract, and newly minted national president Chris Aylward says if the government doesn’t fairly negotiate, it will be more ammunition for PSAC to use, should they campaign against the Liberals in 2019. […]
Feds must act to protect nuclear workers’ pensions
This fall, 3,400 of Canada’s best and brightest nuclear workers will find themselves unable to contribute to their public service pension plans. In fact, any recently hired federal nuclear worker never even had the chance to do so. Hidden away in one of the previous government’s many omnibus budget bills was a provision that doomed […]
