Alberta Sovereignty Act a ‘huge’ challenge for Poilievre if he wins federal leadership election, say political players
The issue of Alberta sovereignty will be the first “huge” political hot potato for Pierre Poilievre should he win the Conservative leadership this September, particularly if Danielle Smith also wins the leadership of the United Conservative Party in Alberta, say political players. Smith, the UCP leadership contest front-runner, has proposed the “Alberta Sovereignty Act” that […]
‘These are real people’: medical ethicist urges Parliamentarians to dig deeper on inappropriate MAiD applications
As reports about Canada’s medical assistance in dying law garner ever more attention from international human rights organizations, disability advocates and academics are urging the joint committee examining medical assistance in dying to stop dismissing the lived experiences of vulnerable Canadians as “anecdotes.” On Aug. 16, Global News reported a Canadian Forces veteran seeking treatment […]
Conservative caucus to hold summer retreat after the election of new leader, say MPs
With party unity as the issue top of mind for Conservative Parliamentarians and party members, the 119-member Conservative caucus is tentatively scheduled to meet on Sept. 15-16 in Ottawa for its annual summer caucus retreat to plot strategy for the fall sitting of Parliament. This will be the Conservative MPs and Senators’ first retreat after […]
Ontario highway project and federal conservation targets prominent in July environment lobbying
Environmental advocacy led lobbying activity for the sixth consecutive month.
‘Prevailing sense that toxicity is continuing to rise,’ as report finds one in six tweets analyzed during 2021 federal election ‘likely to be toxic’
An analysis of over two-and-a-half million tweets over 36 days during the 2021 federal election campaign by the Samara Centre for Democracy found that over 475,000—or one in six—were identified as “likely toxic,” meaning they likely contained sexually explicit content, profanity, identity attacks, threats, and insults. Amid an increasing trend in toxic exchanges, threats, and […]
Survey suggests Translation Bureau’s existing interpretation resources could be better used, says AIIC
Almost half of responding Translation Bureau-accredited freelance interpreters have taken zero or very few assignments with the bureau in the last six months, according to a new survey by the International Association of Conference Interpreters—findings rep Nicole Gagnon says show the House of Commons’ pilot project to test the use of external providers is “needlessly […]
Telecommunications reliability top issue in July following Rogers outage
Discussions about how to ensure reliable communications for Canadians took the lead in federal advocacy in July, in response to a network outage that month at Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, that found millions unexpectedly without internet or cellphone service. “We took steps to learn from the outage and have now brought […]
Parliamentarians back Canadian delegations to Taiwan in face of China’s threatening response to Pelosi’s visit
MPs and Senators say they are emboldened to continue parliamentary visits to Taiwan in the face of China’s threatening response to the recent visit of a top U.S. lawmaker to the self-governing island. The Canada-Taiwan Friendship Group, a cross-party group of Canadian Parliamentarians, is planning to have a delegation travel to Taiwan this fall, in […]
‘We’re prepared to step in’: church occupants readying ‘private security force,’ deny convoy links as community groups push back
The area MP is keeping an eye on things as the controversial new occupants of St. Brigid’s church in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood say their new “security force” will “step in and uphold the rule of law” and make arrests when they feel the police are “unable or unwilling to”—a move a local community group is […]
India looks to quickly wrap draft of interim trade deal with Canada, as both sides discuss additional early pact
To overcome hurdles that prevented Canada and India from reaching a free trade deal, the two sides are discussing rolling out a series of phased agreements that could eventually lead to a comprehensive pact. In March, Canada and India announced their intention to start negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), with the objective […]
