Poilievre takes aim at Housing Accelerator Fund despite representing a city that’s already received $44-million from it
A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
Inuktut becomes first Indigenous language spoken in Canada available on Google Translate
ITK President Natan Obed says the inclusion of Inuktut on the translation platform can empower Inuit to ‘interact more fully in the digital world.’
Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?
Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.
The case for a high-speed train between Quebec and Ontario
A high-speed train would be more than just a faster way to travel; it could serve as a literal and symbolic link between Quebec and Ontario.
A remarkable Montreal ‘salon’ has endured five decades
In these times of fractious political debate, a tribune of knowledgeable voices is of enormous value.
‘A lot of tension’ in both Ottawa and Quebec City sparks shifting alliances between parties
In a ‘bizarre twist of logic,’ François Legault is trying to tie the Parti Québécois ‘with the survival of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals,’ says former NDP staffer Karl Bélanger.
The Bloc’s byelection win signified little
Given the anemic turnout, lengthy ballot, and similar names, the byelection results in Montreal may be a harbinger of the future, but they are hardly a guarantee.
Blanchet’s Bloc in a position to milk the Liberals for all they’re worth
A Bloc-Liberal partnership is like a common-law relationship, the kind that’s popular in Quebec where two people live together for economic reasons long after the romance has faded.
Governing Liberals look to channel their inner opposition party as they go head-to-head against Conservatives in new fall session
Despite being the governing party, Government House Leader Karina Gould says Liberals will hold Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘to account’ this fall session. Meanwhile, MPs and cabinet ministers tell The Hill Times about their legislative priorities this fall.
Bishop’s Forum focused on keeping young Quebecers in Quebec
I emphasized to the young participants there was value in seeing the country or the world, and then coming back—as I did.
