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 […]
This just in: Olivier Duchesneau joins Liberal HQ as deputy national campaign director
Olivier Duchesneau recently exited his post as chief of staff in Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ office to become deputy national campaign director for the Liberal Party. He officially joined the federal party’s headquarters on June 25 and is now working closely with fellow former chief of staff Jeremy Broadhurst, who left […]
Ex-CSIS officer alleges wrongful dismissal, says he faced ‘blatant homophobia’ during 25-year career
A former intelligence officer alleges that he was wrongfully dismissed from the agency over his sexual orientation, saying that decades of serving in a toxic workplace has taken a debilitating toll on his mental health. Steven Hould, 52, an ex-field operations officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, claimed that the agency refused to accommodate […]
‘I completely feel like my 15 minutes are up’: de Adder moves on after Trump cartoon attracts global attention, says he has some irons in the fire
Political cartoonist Michael de Adder found himself turning his home office in Halifax into a war room last weekend to deal with the global attention of media requests after he lost his job over, he suspects, his anti-Trump presence online. Mr. de Adder said he wasn’t on a warpath to settle his score with the […]
Advertising coalition launches political ad transparency platform to help standardize ‘complicated’ disclosure process
The Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada unveiled a new political advertising program aimed at helping both federal political parties and third-party advertisers meet new transparency requirements under the Canada Elections Act. This is the first time in Canadian history there is a designated ‘pre-writ’ period, which came into place on June 30 and is meant […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to host P.E.I.’s new premier in Ottawa; Bibeau in Whitehorse to tout feds’ food policy
Good Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting Progressive Conservative P.E.I. Premier Dennis King, who was sworn in last month and is among those challenging the feds’ imposition of a carbon price. He recently registered the province as an intervener in Saskatchewan’s legal challenge, which will be making its way to the Supreme Court. So far, though, […]
