Media leaders, CAJ weigh in on newsroom diversity efforts 10 months after tumultuous summer of 2020
Ten months after the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis prompted soul-searching in newsrooms across the country to address anti-Black racism in all aspects of society, there has been slow but steady progress toward bringing more diverse voices into the fold in this country’s major media […]
Public trust in government, business, media erode following dramatic spring 2020 surge, according to survey
Public trust in government and business came back down to Earth last fall, falling significantly from a high point during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by communications firm Edelman. Canadians became fatigued by lockdowns and what they feel is the spread of disinformation online and in the news, the […]
‘It’s largely rhetoric’: digging into claims of dysfunction in the House
Conservative MPs have used up more than their share of time during some debates in the House of Commons, but the governing Liberals have also at times inflated their claims that the opposition Tories are obstructing their legislative agenda, an analysis by The Hill Times has found. Liberal and Conservative MPs have accused each other […]
Risk management to take centre stage at agriculture partnership consultations
Uncertainty over a risk management program for farmers is looming over the agricultural sector’s relationship with the federal government. The Canadian agriculture sector hasn’t been hit as hard by the pandemic as many other industries, data from Statistics Canada shows. Disruptions to the temporary foreign workers program created a shortage of labour at times, but […]
Canadian agriculture lobby groups keeping close eye on pair of private members’ bills
Canadian agriculture stakeholders are backing a pair of private members’ bills now before the House of Commons. The lobby groups and the MPs behind the bills are hoping that the looser government control in this minority Parliament will make it easier for the bills to pass before they are scuttled by the next election. One […]
Vaccine rollout revives Libs’ fortunes, but WE Charity scandal still an ‘open wound,’ say political players
The recent ramping up of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has triggered an upward trend for the Liberals, but the WE Charity controversy is still an “open wound” that could cause more political damage, and the bombshell allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour in the highest ranks of the Canadian military—and who knew what, and when—could also […]
Government to ask MPs to approve $142-billion, to start with, to cover costs in 2021-22
The government will ask MPs to approve $142-billion in spending to keep it running through the 2021-22 fiscal year. Senior Ministers Deb Schulte (King-Vaughan, Ont.) tabled the main estimates in the House of Commons on Feb. 25. Those estimates give a partial projection of the federal government’s planned spending for the coming year. The “voted” […]
Sajjan says he passed Vance allegations to PCO in 2018 to avoid whiff of ‘political interference’
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says it would have been “extremely inappropriate or damaging” for him to discuss with the ex-military watchdog allegations raised against the former chief of defence staff and tantamount to “political interference” in an ongoing investigation. “What I didn’t want to do was to undermine the just outcome [for a victim] by […]
Spending requests capture ‘direct supports’ for hotel quarantine users, says Hajdu, but not legal challenges
The federal government has not yet budgeted for any legal challenges related to its quarantine hotel policy, members of the House Health Committee heard Friday. In her testimony to the committee, Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) confirmed under questioning from Conservative MP John Barlow (Foothills, Alta.) that Ottawa was not seeking approval […]
Mi’kmaq fishery decision an ‘opportunity’ and ‘interim measure,’ says Liberal MP Battiste
The Liberal government’s “new path” that has been broadly rejected by Atlantic First Nations is an “interim measure,” says Liberal MP Jaime Battiste, to address moderate livelihood fishing, and it will mean “hundreds” can get on the water this season without signing their rights away. Mr. Battiste (Sydney-Victoria, N.S.) is one of three Mi’kmaw Parliamentarians, […]
