It’s showtime: Morneau’s economic advisory council calls for $15-billion skills development initiative, tax cuts, policy changes
TORONTO—Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth has issued its third and final report. Chaired by Dominic Barton, global managing director of the consultancy McKinsey & Company, the 14-member council was appointed early last year and held its first meeting in May 2016. It has been busy since then, producing three sets of […]
Trudeau voted most valuable politician in 2017, Morneau ranked top news story in 21st Annual All Politics Poll: Best & Worst in Politics
They say the sun only shines until supper time: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was voted the most valuable politician in Ottawa but more people would rather dine with former U.S. president Barack Obama, according to this year’s 21st Annual All Politics Poll of politicos and The Hill Times readers who took part in the Forum […]
Fortunes already fading for new party leaders
On the morning after his party endured a quadruple byelection beating, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had this to offer on Twitter: “Each and every one of us has an inherent self worth. Nurture and grow it. Give it time and love. Build a courageous belief in your own self worth and you will have the […]
Last week’s byelections burst the Ottawa bubble
OTTAWA—Byelections burst the Ottawa bubble last week. Mid-term report cards on the governing Liberals have been flagging. They were unanimous in predicting the honeymoon was over. But four byelections in other parts of the country told a different story. The Liberals made surprising gains in British Columbia, while the Conservatives lost a seat but gained […]
‘Watch me, you’ll see,’ under fire, new ethics czar vows to let his record do the talking on Trudeau, Morneau investigations
Canada’s new ethics commissioner says he will take up to a few months to decide what to do with the controversial ethics investigations into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and won’t be giving the Liberals any special treatment. “Watch me over the coming years, you’ll see,” said Mr. Dion in an interview with The […]
Morneau, Joly, Hehr top list of cabinet’s poorest performers this year: strategists
While some members of the Liberal government’s front bench soared this year, others sank, and strategists say Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly were among cabinet’s worst performers in 2017. “Morneau is regarded as strong on policy and weak on politics. You can survive in many portfolios as a minister with that […]
NDP byelection loss, current polls show Liberal path to victory in 2019, say pollsters
The Liberal victory in the South Surrey-White Rock byelection and recent polls show the Liberals can still win big by wooing away NDP voters, pollsters say. However, new NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might not be the problem for the party, polls show, despite it being trounced in four byelections across Canada last week. Mr. Singh […]
#MeToo is working
TORONTO—That didn’t take long. Last Monday morning, this space wondered why the #MeToo movement had yet to alight in Ottawa. Seventy-two hours later—and just as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was about to take the stage at his annual Christmas party—TVA broke a major story: a senior staff person in Trudeau’s own office was under investigation. TVA […]
Legislation on firearms, disabilities expected after winter break for Parliament
The Liberals have now run past the halfway mark of their first mandate, and the time to make good on the remainder of their campaign promises is slowly ticking away. The Liberals made 353 promises in their campaign platform, and more since taking power, and the majority have yet to be delivered on in full, […]
Liberal government must champion and support Canada’s dynamic natural resources sector
Canadian natural resource development creates millions of jobs, provides revenue to all levels of government, and raises the standard of living for Canadians in every community. That’s particularly true of the energy sector, but Liberal policies risk the long-term future of Canadian oil and gas development. Energy is Canada’s biggest private sector investor. It provides […]
