Trump could be one of the ‘greatest’ presidents if he keeps promises, says former adviser
Donald Trump could become one of the “greatest” presidents the United States has ever known if he can deliver on the promises he made during the election campaign, says past Trump adviser and longtime Republican Party operative Roger Stone. “He has the capacity to be one of our greatest presidents, but only if he will […]
“What do you think of the ideas put forward in the government House leader’s discussion paper on reforms to the Standing Orders?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “In the last election, we promised to bring real change to Parliament, and Canadians elected us with a mandate to deliver on that pledge. Reforms to the Standing Orders—to make the House more efficient, open, and transparent—will help us provide the accountability we promised Canadians. “Changes like adding a new Prime […]
Conservative MP Tilson tells O’Leary ‘to his face’ he won’t vacate his House seat
Five-term Conservative MP David Tilson informed Conservative Party leadership front-runner Kevin O’Leary at a private meeting last week that he would not vacate his seat for him if the businessman and reality-TV star won the party’s top job next month in Toronto. In an interview with The Hill Times, Mr. Tilson (Dufferin-Caledon, Ont.)—who is supporting […]
‘It’s still very much a man’s world,’ female Hill staffers still face double standards, sexism, harassment
PARLIAMENT HILL—Progress continues, but female staffers on Parliament Hill continue to face double standards, sexism, and harassment, both in their daily jobs and during the evening receptions that are part of Hill life, say current and former female staffers. But they also say the more women there are on the Hill—whether working “behind the curtain” […]
A modest political proposal
OAKVILLE, ONT.—After much careful study of recent current events, I’ve come to the conclusion that what Canada desperately needs right now is a brand new political party. And I don’t mean a new political party in the usual sense. That’s to say whenever people pine about the need for new parties it usually means they […]
Ambrose does the right thing, removes Beyak from Aboriginal Peoples Committee
Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose did the right thing last week when she finally removed Conservative Senator Lynn Beyak from the Senate’s Aboriginal Peoples Committee which is investigating recommendations on how to establish a new relationship between Canada and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after it released its massive reports […]
Government looks to counter what Harder calls Conservatives’ ‘coordinated’ stall tactics in Senate and House
PARLIAMENT HILL—Amid a filibuster at a key House committee, successive procedural moves in the Commons, and an at least one government bill taking nearly a year to progress through the Senate, government leaders in both the House and Senate are eyeing new systems for scheduling their legislative agenda. Sen. Peter Harder (Ottawa, Ont.), the government’s Senate […]
Byelections give Liberals some cause for concern
Gender parity was the hands-down winner of Monday’s five federal byelections. The Conservative brand was a close second, but not necessarily for reasons related to the continuing federal leadership campaign. Where there were five male MPs on election night 2015, there are now four women and one man. Mona Fortier, Mary Ng, and Emmanuella Lambropoulos […]
Conservative leadership has dramatically set back party
TORONTO—Can you lose by winning? It’s not a riddle, it’s a fair question. Surveying the wreckage that now litters the Conservative landscape, it’s a timely question, too. Because, make no mistake: the Conservatives’ leadership race has dramatically set back their party, perhaps for years to come. Among other things, it has revealed the once-great Conservative […]
House Affairs Committee work piling up as fillibuster continues over Standing Order reform push
Locked in a filibuster since last month over the Liberal government’s push to study possible changes to the House Standing Orders, “work is piling up” for the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, says NDP MP David Christopherson, vice-chair of the committee. “It’s a mess, and we’ve just got priority on top of priority, and many […]
