Add women, change politics by making parties pay, NDP says
As Ottawa becomes more embroiled in the anti-sexual harassment #MeToo movement, the New Democrats are renewing their call for the federal government to codify its support for having more women involved in politics as elected officials. On Feb. 6, NDP House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau (Berthier-Maskinongé, Que.) tabled a notice for an opposition motion highlighting […]
NDP MPs walk fine line in Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute dividing their party
As NDP governments in Alberta and British Columbia feud over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, NDP MPs are treading a tight line in trying to support both provincial counterparts while also vocally in favour of vote-rich B.C.’s blockage of a pipeline they say never should have been approved. The two provinces are embroiled in a […]
The past is never dead: South Africa’s #Zexit and Mandela’s legacy
Feb. 11 marked 28 years since the moment Nelson Mandela walked out of Victor Verster prison near Cape Town a free man. For the previous decade of Mandela’s 27 years in prison, the image of his younger, bearded face had given Alberto Korda’s Che Guevara headshot serious competition as the T-shirt of choice on university campuses […]
Human rights ombudsperson will bring long-awaited accountability to Canadian mining
Nenita Andes Condez risked her life to visit Canada last spring. She was part of a KAIROS tour of Philippine leaders seeking accountability for mining operations from Canadians and government officials. Nenita is an Indigenous Subanen leader from the Philippine island of Mindanao. She advocates for her people in the face of complaints of human […]
NDP revs fundraising engine to meet ‘ambitious’ $9M target in 2018
Four months into Jagmeet Singh’s leadership, the NDP is ramping up its fundraising machine with an “aggressive” goal to raise $9-million—double 2017’s haul, which still left the party lagging far behind the Conservatives and Liberals. The party has less than two years to build its depleted war chest ahead of the next general election in […]
NDP to debate new harassment policy at this weekend’s party convention
The NDP’s largest-ever policy convention comes to Ottawa this weekend as delegates grapple with the party’s response to recent harassment allegations levelled at an MP and former MP. At least one delegate-driven resolution to strengthen the NDP’s anti-harassment policy is expected to be debated, and party members will have a first look at the party’s […]
#MeToo: trailblazing female ex-MPs weigh in on what needs to change on the Hill
Female former MPs say the current approach the government and federal parties are taking to deal with the Hill’s harassment and the sexual misconduct problem is far better than during their tenure when issues were ignored or swept under the rug, but they say any new system to deal with complaints—which will continue because “biology […]
Conservatives at Manning conference seek ways to court female, millennial, urban voters
Conservatives at last week’s Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa strategized how they can bridge the gap between their core 26 per cent voter base and the 51 per cent of Canadians open to voting for them, by appealing to women, millennials, and urban dwellers. The annual gathering of conservatives took place Feb. 8-11 at Ottawa’s […]
Newfoundland politicians can’t afford to duck its problems
OTTAWA—Dale Carnegie, in his renowned book How to Win Friends and Influence People, would have probably advised not to go to your hometown to tell your brethren they are almost shagged. But I did that last week with a clear purpose in mind. It was not to get drowned in the St. John’s harbour. Quite […]
NDP could be in for divisive Israel-Palestine debate
New NDP leader Jagmeet Singh would probably prefer to avoid a public debate over Israel and Palestine at the party’s policy convention in Ottawa this week, but forces both outside and inside the party will probably make that impossible. Party members will be looking to see what attitude Mr. Singh has toward this issue. As […]
