Peter Julian: a Westerner with strong ties to Quebec
What you might know about NDP MP Peter Julian is he’s a lifelong New Democrat, who hopes to persuade his party to vote for him to be the next party leader. What you might not know about Mr. Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) is he’s really good at basketball. That’s according to Peter Stoffer, a former […]
Trudeau leads Liberal apathy towards House
Justin Trudeau does not much like the House of Commons and the feeling is mutual. This is not a statement on the people who sit alongside or across from the prime minister, or the latter’s feelings toward them. A majority of MPs owe their seats to Trudeau’s campaign skills and they are grateful to him […]
CPC membership debacle: Tamil Conservative Party members feel unjustly called out
Several Tamil Conservative Party members are urging the Conservative Party of Canada to continue its investigation into the disallowed memberships it discovered, and to ultimately release the names of those responsible. Roshan Nallaratnam, who ran for the Conservative Party in the 2015 federal election but lost to Liberal Bill Blair (Scarborough Southwest, Ont.), and Raj […]
Ethics week: Canada’s leadership something to be celebrated; stronger when we work together
National Health Ethics Week starts today and will likely go unnoticed by many Canadians, but we have a lot to be proud of for a Canada-led and implemented national and international ethics initiative in the biopharmaceutical sector. It’s a unique accomplishment that deserves attention, especially heading into Canada’s 150th year. Leading a consensus framework for […]
House Affairs Committee puts filibuster on pause once again, as House leaders negotiate behind scenes to end standoff
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Procedure and House Affairs Committee paused its filibuster Monday afternoon against the government’s proposed sweeping changes to House rules while the Liberal, Conservative, and New Democrat House leaders talked behind closed doors to end the standoff. Deputy Government House Leader Arnold Chan (Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont.) told The Hill Times that it’s the “best way” for the two sides […]
‘This is balls to the wall,’ if he wins, O’Leary won’t commit to remaining Tory leader without a majority government
Polls indicate Kevin O’Leary has a good chance of becoming the next leader of the federal Conservative Party, but all bets are off on him sticking around if the party loses the next election or ends up with a minority government. “I’ve said to the caucus, I’m going to deliver a majority mandate or fire […]
UN Security Council resolution on Israel will cause major headaches for Trudeau
After the UN Security Council voted last December to condemn all Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out. Counting on support from a new Donald Trump administration, he declared that Israel will not abide by the resolution, and said he will “reassess” his relations with the United Nations itself. But […]
International assistance: sound investment, good foreign policy
Canada’s budget 2017 was a missed opportunity—not only for millions of people in poor and fragile states, but for Canadians themselves. International assistance is too often treated in the federal budget as a nice-to-have, but non-essential foreign policy expenditure. Governments focused on the well-being of citizens and the sovereignty of the state tend to give […]
Former PMO staffer Webb dies, ‘won’t forget his good nature, intellect, and hard work in PMO from 2010-15’
Shaun Webb, a former staffer in the office of prime minister Stephen Harper from 2010 to 2015, died on March 26 at the age of 34. It’s believed his death was caused by a blood clot that dislodged into his heart as a result of complications from a broken foot he suffered on a recent […]
Time for more action, less talk, on climate change
TORONTO—You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand there is something seriously wrong with the environment. At the same time, you don’t have to be a political scientist to understand that politics is the major obstacle to the solution of the problem. This is because in politics you are not judged by what […]
