Singh’s credibility on the line if Liberals fail to deliver on dental care, says a leading pollster
If the Liberal government fails to deliver on dental care—a key ingredient of the Liberal-NDP confidence-and-supply agreement—it could seriously undermine Jagmeet Singh’s credibility as a party leader, says a veteran pollster. “He [Jagmeet Singh] has to prove that signing the agreement actually paid off for his supporters, and for his party,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO […]
Pope’s apology disappointing, but opens a never-imagined conversation, like ‘when the Berlin Wall came down,’ say Indigenous Parliamentarians
For Senator Mary Jane McCallum—the only residential school survivor in the Red Chamber—the Pope’s apology in Canada left her disappointed for its failure to address “devastating” sexual abuse and more, but the visit launched a conversation she never thought the country would be having in her lifetime. “It’s like when the Berlin Wall came down,” […]
While Poilievre, Lewis each pay $50,000 to snub last leadership debate, Charest shows up, but optics weren’t great ‘with the tier-two leadership aspirants,’ says Nanos
Without ever naming his chief rival for the leadership of the Conservative Party, Jean Charest attacked Pierre Poilievre from his opening remarks of the third and final debate of the campaign on Aug. 3, comparing a politician who does not want to debate to “a fish who says he doesn’t want to swim in the […]
‘Outplayed and outmaneuvered’: Joly, Wilkinson spar with opposition MPs over Russian turbine decision
Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv says Canada’s attempt to call Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “bluff” has “obviously failed” following the controversial decision to return a Russian-owned gas turbine despite sanctions. Kovaliv urged the government to reverse the move during an Aug. 4 appearance before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, an hour after Canada’s foreign […]
For campaigns looking to turn support into seats in Parliament, not all ‘ethnic communities’ are created equal
The conventional wisdom around the potential for so-called “ethnic voting blocs” to swing elections is often overstated, but “parties make a big mistake when they perceive of immigrant and racialized voters as a passive voting bloc,” says political science professor Erin Tolley. “These are groups that are very politically savvy, and they understand their power […]
‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men
Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health Organization’s declaration on July 23 that the spread of monkeypox was a global health emergency. But concerns are being raised that such messaging could contribute to stigmatization and leave the greater […]
Visa issues for AIDS conference leaves ‘black mark’ for Canada amid questions over discriminatory processing: opposition MPs
With furor over delays in processing entry visa applications and allegations over wrongful rejections, opposition MPs say Canada’s customs regime is a “black mark” and hurting its global image. As Montreal hosted the International AIDS Conference between July 29 and Aug. 2, a number of hopeful attendees—particularly from the global South—weren’t granted entry visas in […]
Do more to address Rohingya and Myanmar crises, say advocates, as Bangladesh’s calls for repatriation grow louder
Amid a democratic crisis in Myanmar following the 2021 coup, Canada needs to do more to help address the Rohingya refugee crisis, say advocates and a diplomat. Since 2017, around 900,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State into Bangladesh amidst a genocide being carried out by the military. That same military has ruled the […]
Feds to grapple with potential recession, labour market shortages as second round of EI reform talks wrap
Reforming EI is no less urgent than it was a year ago, says researcher Ricardo Chejfec, but it’s much more evident in the wake of the pandemic and other current crises.
Hockey Canada was told to inform sports minister of cases involving ‘harassment, abuse or discrimination’ on same day it learned of assault allegations in 2018
Hockey Canada was explicitly directed to inform the federal minister of sport of any incidents of sexual abuse on the same day it learned of a woman’s sexual assault allegations against members of the World Junior team in June 2018, according to a Canadian Heritage press release from that year that was resurfaced by the […]
