Politics This Morning: Freeland to co-host ‘media freedom’ gathering; Trudeau in Montreal to meet with ‘community stakeholders’
Good Wednesday morning, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is in London, U.K., to co-host the Global Conference for Media Freedom, a two-day gathering that seeks to promote press freedom around the world. With the conference, said to be the first of its kind, expected to draw representatives from more than 100 countries, the goal is to have […]
Privy Council Office ready to support government transition with new clerk, ‘whatever the result of the election’
Although Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart has only been in the role since April, the Privy Council Office says they will be ready to support the government transition, “whatever the result of the election.” PCO spokesman Pierre-Alain Bujold told Civil Circles that “with more than a decade of service as a deputy minister, […]
New House sergeant-at-arms named, but expert says delay adds to questions over new process
Four years after the position was vacated, the House of Commons finally has a new sergeant-at-arms, with Patrick McDonell, who’d acted in the role since January 2015, stepping in permanently. However, experts question the delay, suggesting improvements are needed to the Liberal government’s appointment system. “[Pat McDonell] had an outstanding career in the Royal Canadian […]
No sign Canada ‘making inroads’ with China, strategy not working as Trudeau claims, say former diplomats
Canada should be taking more direct action against China instead of “turning the other cheek” and touting its record of getting other countries to advocate on its behalf with the superpower as the diplomatic row escalates, say former diplomats and experts. Charles Burton, former counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, said he’s “very concerned” […]
Feds say clean fuel standard can make LNG ‘more efficient than coal’, despite report’s warning
A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,” but, with 18 LNG facilities proposed across Canada, the government says part of the rationale for its clean fuel standard is to help manage the life cycle of fuels to ensure […]
Next PM to quicken or quell Senator independence, with nearly a quarter set to retire next Parliament
Canada’s next prime minister could appoint at least 24 new Senators, giving the country’s future leader the power to solidify the new approach to appointing Senators ushered in by the Liberals, or revert back to the old patronage system. That bloc isn’t close to the historic number of vacancies during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, […]
Senior public servants bracing for threats of foreign interference, fed officials say
While there are no major threats of political interference currently facing Canada ahead of the October election, the panel of five senior public servants has been periodically running simulations of potential incidents throughout the summer. In a not-for-attribution briefing on Tuesday, federal officials said, the select group of civil servants tasked with warning the public […]
Native women’s group calls on feds to support Organization of American States’ probe on MMIWG inquiry’s finding of genocide
An Indigenous women’s organization is adding its voice to growing calls to probe deeper into the national inquiry’s finding that the deaths and disappearances of Indigenous women and girls were tied to discriminatory policies that amounted to genocide. Lynne Groulx, executive director of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, said she is supportive of the […]
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Politics This Morning: Scheer pledges to scrap clean fuel standard; premiers huddle in Saskatoon
Good Tuesday morning, Politicians of all stripes have been making their way to Calgary for the obligatory photo-op at the stampede. In advance of the premiers’ gathering in Saskatoon today, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney yesterday hosted his Progressive Conservatives allies, who were all donning their cowboy hats, in Calgary, where they engaged in some pancake […]
