Trudeau should condemn Bill 21, commit to intervene if law challenged at Supreme Court, say Liberal MPs
A significant number of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s caucus says he needs to unambiguously condemn Quebec’s Bill 21 and, should the matter appear before the Supreme Court, clearly state the federal government would intervene to defend Charter rights, Liberal MPs told The Hill Times. “If you and I know that the Liberal Party is against […]
Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll
Long story short, the 2021 Canadian political landscape was like no other in recent memory, and The Hill Times partnered once again with Forum Research Inc. for The Hill Times’ All Politics Poll survey to get a better sense for the issues of the day, the people in power. Some 82 people responded to this […]
Duplicating cabinet committee could speed work on climate change, says lobbyists
A need for speed could be behind the PMO’s decision to form two cabinet committees with identical mandates related to climate change, according to some lobbyists. “Just speaking from my experience, as a chief of staff in the government during the last mandate, the cabinet committee agendas were very heavy every single week. It was a […]
More ‘efficient, effective’ future pandemic spending needed to keep deficit under control: Page
The government will have to find less expensive ways to deal with disruptions caused by the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, if it wants to make good on its plan to rein in the deficit, say a current and former parliamentary budget officer. “While the deficits are still very high, they are coming down—quite dramatically, actually,” […]
Politics This Morning: GPT, LeBlanc have news on Moncton science centre
Good Monday morning, The MPs and Senators are long gone, and the government’s work is slowing to a pre-Christmas crawl. Politics This Morning will be digging deep this week to keep you, loyal reader, informed (and entertained) to the very last (i.e. Thursday). A pair of government ministers has an announcement this morning that has […]
Environmental groups welcome mandate letters’ ‘whole-of-government’ approach to climate change, ‘huge list of priorities’ for Guilbeault
Environmental advocacy groups are pleased to see a “whole-of-government” approach to addressing climate change laid out in newly-released ministerial mandate letters that set the agenda for cabinet members and their departments. Multiple ministers across multiple departments have now been publicly tasked by the Prime Minister’s Office to work together to address an increasingly urgent climate […]
Politics This Morning: Housing, immigration announcements on the way
Good Friday morning, MPs wrapped up their work on the government’s two priority bills yesterday, passing the bill to extend some COVID-19 benefits into the spring, C-2, as well as another to mandate 10 days of paid sick leave for federally-regulated employees and criminalize the harassment of anyone trying to access a healthcare facility, C-3. […]
Trudeau issues long-awaited ministerial mandate letters to tackle ‘challenges’ ahead
On Thursday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released new ministerial mandate letters, the long-awaited documents that provide ministers with guidance on their particular responsibilities in the weeks, months, and years to come as Canada grapples with a path forward out of a pandemic that has gripped the country for nearly two years. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) announced […]
‘A huge step’: Senate Internal Economy Committee brings in new occupational health and safety policies for all Senate employees, staffers
The powerful Senate Internal Economy Committee has approved and put into immediate effect new policies on occupational health and safety and an internal complaint resolution process to bring it in line with recent requirements set out in Canada’s Labour Code. These policies are separate from the Senate’s harassment policy and focus instead on other illness […]
Politics This Morning: MPs to vote on fall update spending
Good Wednesday morning, Negotiations over when, if, or how to wrap up the last bills remaining in the House before MPs break for Christmas seem poised to go down to the wire this week—but that can all change in a moment, so stay tuned. Today, MPs will hold their last caucus meeting before the winter […]
