Politics This Morning: GST bill on the fast track
Good Wednesday morning, MPs will once again meet in their caucuses this morning to plan for the days and weeks ahead. In Parliament The government and opposition are expected to carry out an agreement to fast-track Bill C-30 today, and the Senate has signed on as well. MPs from all parties agreed on Monday to […]
‘Keep going’: Legault’s victory message suggests he’ll seek ‘more liberty’ and ‘more leeway’ with Ottawa, say observers
Quebec Premier François Legault swept into a second term on the evening of Oct. 3, and took to the stage for his victory speech saying voters sent “a strong message tonight: keep going!” While Legault did not speak directly about the federal government in his speech, political communications professor Mireille Lalancette said his message to […]
‘Canada needs to step up’: better department-level reporting needed on sustainable targets with Canada’s biodiversity ‘at serious risk,’ audit finds
The government is offering incomplete, untimely, and inconsistent updates on Canada’s progress fulfilling Ottawa’s sustainable development strategy with many departments are failing to offer data, despite an annual reporting expectation, according to a new report released by the federal environment commissioner on Tuesday. Canada and the world are facing what the United Nations calls the […]
Politics This Morning: DeMarco goes nuclear
Good Tuesday morning, Canada’s environment commissioner is making public a series of reports today about the government’s performance on specific environmental files. JERRY DEMARCO, the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development, has finished his fall reports, and they will be tabled in the House and posted online simultaneously today. DeMarco’s reports cover the government’s […]
Centre Block demolition work reaches a pinnacle (four, to be exact)
Almost three years in, demolition work continues inside the historic Centre Block building—now focused on high-heritage spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors—and soon, it will reach the top of the Peace Tower, with a mobile crane set to be erected later this fall to remove the four pinnacles that surround the tower’s clock […]
Hill reporter Smith says Conservatives ‘have gone to war with the media’ following his tumultuous tweet
Following a controversial tweet that attracted national attention and spawned a flurry of activity between the Conservatives, the Parliamentary Press Gallery, and the House Speaker, freelance Hill journalist Dale Smith says he’s “not naïve” that the Conservatives “have gone to war with the media.” Other journalists say the Conservatives’ over-reaction is part of their long-term […]
Poilievre’s ‘adversarial’ media strategy ‘concerning’ for democracy, but unlikely to change as long as it keeps working: Hill observers
New Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s strategy to avoid taking questions from traditional media and make adversaries out of legacy media journalists makes him “impervious” to questions, which is “corrosive” and “concerning” for democracy, observers say. Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) has been sparring with some members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery both during his leadership run and […]
Liberals need to ‘get off their asses’ and take Poilievre seriously before it’s too late, say some Grits
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s growing support in public opinion polls is making some Liberals nervous, saying it should be a “wake-up call” to the party, while other Liberals say it’s a normal bump for any new leader. “The Liberals need to get off their asses,” said one former senior Liberal who spoke to The Hill […]
Quebec voters go to the polls on Monday, Oct. 3
MONDAY, OCT. 3 House Sitting—The House is sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14, and will sit for three straight weeks, Oct. 17-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov. 14 and will sit for five straight weeks, Nov. 14-Dec. 16. And that’s […]
Politics This Morning: Election Day in Quebec
Good Monday morning, It’s election day in Quebec. Polls suggest that FRANÇOIS LEGAULT and the Coalition Avenir Québec will cruise to a second majority government despite an uneven campaign, and that the real question will be which of several contenders emerges as the official opposition. Polling stations will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 8 […]
