Ex-PMO photographer shuts Elgin Street studio, café
Jean-Marc Carisse, a former PMO photographer, says he decided to close down his photography studio, Carisse Studio Café and Photography Gallery located on Elgin Street near Somerset Street West in downtown Ottawa, due to a massive road construction project. In an email, Mr. Carisse said the brick-and-mortar space closed on May 25 but noted he […]
We need to talk about racism, ‘colour-blind society’ is not reality
Following the latest round of social media friction between Conservative MP Maxime Bernier and Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, in which he accused her of being too focused on her skin colour instead of his stated goal “to bring better policies to all Canadians,” reporters asked Conservative MPs about systemic racism on Monday. Featured in clips […]
Fix Indigenous issues, racial discrimination, countries tell Canada in UN human rights review
Indigenous issues continue to be a major blemish on Canada’s human rights record, according to countries reviewing Canada this month as part of a regular United Nations process, though there’s also an increase in calls to address other racial discrimination, particularly against Black Canadians. On May 11, a delegation led by Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould […]
G7 can’t exclude U.S., despite disagreements, say envoys
Diplomats representing G7 countries in Canada say the group can’t exclude the United States even if most members disagree with it on a growing number of issues, including most recently its decision to pull out of a nuclear deal with Iran. Senior diplomats posted to Canada from five G7 member states and the European Union, […]
With every new misconduct allegation, more questions are raised
The last week’s revelations about NDP MP Christine Moore have rocked Parliament Hill again in what seems to be a regular occurrence in the last several months. And they’ve raised new questions about how to deal with such allegations. CBC columnist Neil Macdonald last week broke the story in the mainstream press that Afghanistan veteran […]
Even if you’re not a New Democrat, you’ve got to feel for Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA—Even if you aren’t a New Democrat you’ve got to feel a little bit for NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. It is as if he can neither make a break nor catch one. Even longtime Dippers, who usually have an abundance of optimism even when facts and the environment suggest they shouldn’t, are concerned about Singh’s […]
Ex-NDP MP Nystrom calls Weir probe ‘flawed,’ as party starts new investigation into MP Christine Moore
As the NDP opens a new investigation into misconduct allegations against MP Christine Moore, some party stalwarts say they don’t think it properly handled its most recent conduct review and dismissal last week of MP Erin Weir from caucus. Other observers, though, say the NDP leader and his team did the best they could, given […]
Duncan dishes on unmuzzling scientists, diversity around the research table, and data security
Coming off a so-called “science budget” that infused $4-billion into Canada’s science and research community and $2.8-billion to renew federal science labs, you could say it’s been a pretty good start to 2018 for Science Minister Kirsty Duncan. Federal departments will have a model policy on science integrity by the end of the year in […]
Liberals’ major new elections bill to undercut Conservatives’ spending advantage during campaigns
The government’s major new elections bill will scrap the rising cap on spending by political parties during long election campaigns, a move that could limit how the opposition Conservatives can capitalize on their long-held fundraising advantage in the 2019 election. Bill C-76, the Elections Modernization Act, will also establish a spending limit for at least […]
Trudeau’s renewed focus on economy drives up Liberal support among males: Nanos poll
A two-year decline in male support for the federal Liberals appears to be reversing, and a leading pollster attributes the change to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s renewed focus on fiscal and economic issues instead of social issues. “Now that they’re focusing more on economic issues, the greater focus on the NAFTA negotiations, even the focus on […]
