Politics This Morning: Mississauga plays host to first byelection of the current Parliament
And a new report says Canadian diplomats improperly prioritize the interests of Canadian mining companies abroad.
NDP and Conservatives could find common ground to battle food inflation
The NDP and the Conservatives have different approaches to tackling rising food prices, but they are on the same page about improving competition laws for big grocery retailers. Agriculture expert Sylvain Charlebois said he’s ‘never seen a committee so united.’
MPs say they’re ‘deeply’ concerned with proposed ‘contentious’ Lobbyists’ Code changes, prepare to launch review in new year
Democracy Watch says Lobbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger is ‘gutting the ethical lobbying rules’ and they should be challenged by MPs.
Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate hike came with ‘big shift’ in messaging and leaves significant ‘room to manoeuvre,’ say observers
‘The most interesting thing was the forward guidance, I believe, has changed,’ says Tom Davidoff, a professor at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, and the message has shifted from ‘the beatings will continue’ to ‘the beatings will continue, unless morale improves.’
Politics This Morning: ‘Critical minerals’ strategy coming down
Plus, delving into the Investment Canada Act bill.
House of Commons Clerk Robert to retire in January
Charles Robert recently announced his plan to officially retire as the 13th clerk of the House of Commons on Friday, Jan. 13.
‘Too close to call’: Forty-candidate Ontario byelection will pit Katie Telford against Jenni Byrne for best ground game, say pollsters
Insiders will be watching whether Pierre Poilievre’s team can take tools from landslide leadership win ‘to become similarly strong in a real campaign where it’s the general public, and a lot more voters,’ says Innovative Research’s Greg Lyle.
Politics This Morning: Power players meet the AFN
Plus, the PM’s national security adviser will field questions from MPs.
Provinces ‘flush with cash’ means Liberals can ‘hold their ground’ in fight to tie strings to health funding, says strategist
UBC researcher Paul Kershaw says a better approach is to spend more on prevention instead of investing in medical systems that were ‘never designed to create health.’
‘Rock and a hard place’: party insiders say managing internal divisions on gun control Singh’s ‘biggest test’ as left-leaning hunters set sights on rural, northern MPs
Bill C-21 amendments are a ‘no-lose’ scenario for the Liberals, regardless of NDP support, says Nik Nanos, who expects more ‘sensational’ behaviour as parties look to fill campaign war chests in 2023.
