Conservatives should shift focus to ‘equality of opportunity’ for Canadians as ‘the antidote to populism,’ says Kheiriddin
The Conservative Party faces “an imperative” to reach a broad, diverse voter base if it hopes to form government again, says Tasha Kheiriddin, a co-chair of Jean Charest’s leadership campaign and author of the recently released book, The Right Path: How Conservatives Can Unite, Inspire and Take Canada Forward. Despite the Conservatives winning the popular […]
British Columbia shipping port adds capacity for 200,000 more shipping containers as first phase of expansion completes
Completion of the first phase in a two-stage expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal on the West Coast of British Columbia earlier this month will support resiliency in Canada’s supply chain through the capacity to handle more than 200,000 additional shipping containers, says the president and CEO of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. “When we […]
Surrey, B.C., mayoral contest shaping up to be ‘mother of all battles,’ say some candidates and political insiders
With three current and former MPs, all known for their organizational and fundraising prowess, expected to duke it out in Surrey’s coming mayoral contest, the race is shaping up to be the “mother of all battles” taking place municipally in British Columbia this fall, say senior B.C. political insiders. “I don’t know of any other […]
Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability
Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates are calling for a first ministers’ conference as an urgently needed next step. “There is an urgency need for the meeting, but an important thing that needs to be considered is […]
Conservative ‘fundraising juggernaut’ stampedes into summer donations
Conservatives led the way in fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, but the Liberals say they are counting on the busy summer months to gain ground. The Conservatives collected more than $5.02-million through fundraising in the first quarter of 2022, surpassing the $3.4-million raised by the Liberals and the $1.37-million collected by NDP. The […]
‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to help create a “portfolio of assets” ready for top jobs, according to Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council. On July 8, Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) announced three new deputy ministers—Christiane Fox […]
‘Being referred to as an old piece of wood’ in Poilievre video ‘not all that complimentary’: Hugh Segal
“Look at these scars,” says Conservative MP and leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre, pointing to a wooden post in a cottage that appears in an online video with more than 164,000 views on YouTube. “Each one of [the scars] represents the swing of an axe by a logger converted by hand. Logs into posts and beams […]
‘They don’t want us,’ says Patrick Brown supporter ‘disenfranchised and disregarded’ by Conservative Party
Supporters of ousted Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown, including new Canadians who were participating for the first time in a leadership election, say they are shocked by Brown’s disqualification. Some have not yet decided what to do next, even though Brown himself has endorsed Jean Charest. Francesca Grosso, who ghost-wrote Patrick Brown’s 2019 book and […]
Liberal MP Sahota eyeing Brampton mayoral race, with Brown ‘leaning’ towards running again
Deputy Government Whip Ruby Sahota is considering a run to become the mayor of Brampton, Ont., in a race where she could face off against incumbent Patrick Brown and her former Liberal caucus colleague Ramesh Sangha. In a telephone interview with The Hill Times, Sahota said that a significant number of people from Brampton have […]
Ukraine pushes for speedy completion of updated trade agreement with Canada as talks resume
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine is pushing Canada to resume trade negotiations and finalize a modernized agreement expeditiously. The two countries agreed to restart trade negotiations in May and the chief negotiators met for the first time last month. Global Affairs briefing information that was obtained by The Hill Times notes that Ukraine requested […]
